Maria Reiche Neuman Airport guide

Maria Reiche Neuman Airport serves the town of Nazca in the Ica Region of southern Peru. It sits at 570 m (1,860 ft) above sea level on the edge of the desert, about 4 km southwest of the town centre. The ICAO code is SPZA. The airport is named after Maria Reiche, the German-born mathematician who spent decades studying and protecting the Nazca Lines.

The airport has one asphalt runway, 07/25, which is 1,004 m (3,294 ft) long. That length suits light aircraft, and most movements are small single-engine and turboprop planes rather than airliners. The state airport authority CORPAC operates the field.

Traffic is mostly sightseeing flights over the Nazca Lines. Several charter companies fly short loops from here, and a small number of domestic charter services also use the airport. Visitors usually book these flights through a tour agency or hotel in Nazca, then take a taxi for the short drive to the airport. The terminal is small and basic. Pisco, the nearest airport with wider connections, is about 183 km away by road.