Maria_Reiche_Neuman_Airport Knowpia

Maria Reiche Neuman Airport

Nazca Airport
Maria Reiche Neuman Airport; Nazca Airport
	IATA: NZC; ICAO: SPZA;
Summary
Operator	CORPAC
Location	Nazca, Ica, Peru
Elevation AMSL	1,860 ft / 567 m
Coordinates	14°51′15″S 74°57′40″W / 14.85417°S 74.96111°W
Map
	NZC Location of the airport in Peru
Runways
	Sources: GCM WAD

The Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (IATA: NZC, ICAO: SPZA) is a small airport serving Nazca, in the Ica Region of Peru. The airport is named after Maria Reiche, a principal researcher and proponent of the Nazca Lines.

The airport receives a small number of domestic charter flights. The main use of the airport is for tourist flights over the Nazca Lines.

Airlines and destinations edit

Airlines	Destinations
Aero Cóndor	Lima

Aerodiana,^[3] AirMajoro,^[4] Aero Paracas,^[5] Aero Nasca,^[6] Alas Peruanas,^[7] and MovilAir^[8] operate charter flights over the Nazca Lines

Accidents and incidents edit

On 10 June 2010, an AeroDiana Cessna 208 on a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines went missing. Authorities suspect that it was hijacked, as a number of occupants had false identities. The pilot and co-pilot later were found alive, but there has been no sign of the aircraft and remaining passengers since.^[9]