Airports / Peru / NZC
Maria Reiche Neuman Airport
SPZA / NZCNazca, PeruELEV 1,860 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
99 nm
To the nearest alternate
Captain Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO).
Overview
Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (SPZA / NZC) is a mid-sized airport serving Nazca, Peru. Field elevation is 1,860 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list NZC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Captain Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO, 99 nm), Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP, 111 nm), and Francisco Carle Airport (JAU, 187 nm).
Trip costs from NZC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from NZC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SPZA
IATA
NZC
FAA / Local
SPZA
Elevation
1,860 ft
Coordinates
14.8540° S · 74.9615° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Peru fields
state range 39–12,552 ft
At 1,860 ft, NZC sits higher than 61% of the 31 Peru fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 99nmPIOCaptain Renán Elías Olivera International AirportPisco
- 111nmAYPAir Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte AirportAyacucho
- 187nmJAUFrancisco Carle AirportJauja
- 193nmCUZAlejandro Velasco Astete International AirportCusco
- 211nmLIMJorge Chávez International AirportLima
- 216nmAQPRodríguez Ballón International AirportArequipa
Location
Open the full mapSPZA · Maria Reiche Neuman Airport · Nazca, Peru