Maria Reiche Neuman Airport
Maria Reiche Neuman Airport Nazca Airport | |||||||||||
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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°W | ||||||||||
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  NZC Location of the airport in Peru | |||||||||||
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| 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. Aerodiana,[3] AirMajoro,[4] Aero Paracas,[5] Aero Nasca,[6] Alas Peruanas,[7] and MovilAir[8] operate charter flights over the Nazca Lines
On October 23, 2025, NZC was featured as a Jeopardy! Final Jeopardy question.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 10 June 2010, an AeroDiana Cessna 208 on a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines went missing. Authorities suspected hijack, as a number of passengers had false identities. The pilot and co-pilot later were found alive, but there has been no sign of the aircraft and the remaining passengers since.[9]
