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 / -14.85417; -74.96111
Map
NZC Location of the airport in Peru
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 7/25 1,004 3,294 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] WAD[2]

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

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

• 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]