NZCSPZA

Maria Reiche Neuman Airport

Nazca, Peru · Latin America

Latin America America/Lima

1runway

1,023 mLongest runway

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, AirMajoro, Aero Paracas, Aero Nasca, Alas Peruanas, and MovilAir operate charter flights over the Nazca Lines On October 23, 2025, NZC was featured as a Jeopardy! Final Jeopardy question.

Location

14.854°S, 74.962°O · 567 m s. n. m. (1.860 ft)

General data

CountryPeru

CityNazca

IATA codeNZC

ICAO codeSPZA

Coordinates14.854°S, 74.962°O

Elevation567 m s. n. m. (1.860 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Lima

Runways1

Longest runway1,023 m

OperatorCORPAC

Runways · 1

07/25

Length1,023 m3,356 ft

Width20 m66 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Tower

118.100NASCA TWR

Ground

121.900

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NZC

MLA

“Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NZC. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NZC (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_nzc,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NZC},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NZC}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NZC |title=Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-24 |language=en}}