Maria Reiche Neuman Airport
| Maria Reiche Neuman Airport Aeropuerto María Reiche Neuman | |||||||||||
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| IATA: NZC – ICAO: SPZA | |||||||||||
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| 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°WCoordinates: 14°51′15″S 74°57′40″W / 14.85417°S 74.96111°W | ||||||||||
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  NZC Location of the airport in Peru | |||||||||||
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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 principle 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
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aero Cóndor | Lima |
| Aerodiana[3] | charter flights over the Nazca lines |
| AirMajoro[4] | charter flights over the Nazca Lines |
| Aero Paracas [5] | charter flights over the Nazca Lines |
| Aero Nasca[6] | charter flights over the Nazca Lines |
| Alas Peruanas[7] | charter flights over the Nazca Lines |
| MovilAir[8] | charter flights over the Nazca Lines |
Accidents and incidents
- 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]
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