# Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC / SPZA)

**Maria Reiche Neuman Airport** (IATA: NZC, ICAO: SPZA) is a medium airport in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru. It has one runway, 1,023 m (3,355 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by CORPAC. In 2022 it handled 116 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/spza

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NZC / SPZA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: CORPAC
- Serves: Nazca, Ica Region, Peru
- Elevation: 567 m / 1,860 ft
- Coordinates: -14.8540, -74.9615
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,023 m / 3,355 ft
- Passengers: 115,810 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Lima
- Website: https://www.aeronasca.com/como-llegar-al-aeropuerto-maria-reiche-en-nazca/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Reiche_Neuman_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1031400
- Weather station: SPZA · WMO 84720
- Ident: SPZA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,023 m / 3,355 ft | 20 m / 65 ft | Asphalt | 066° / 246° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | 103,621 | Wikidata |
| 2000 | 110,644 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 121,924 | Wikidata |
| 2002 | 128,458 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 151,702 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 179,428 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 223,950 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 235,886 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 249,020 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 194,999 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 43,619 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 115,810 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 116K (2022) | #1,755 of 3,974 | #164 in South America | #20 in PE |
| Longest runway | 1,023 m / 3,355 ft | #13,313 of 29,858 | #2,443 in South America | #49 in PE |
| Elevation | 567 m / 1,860 ft | =9,601 of 43,403 | =1,739 in South America | #62 in PE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =2 in PE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | NASCA TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [SJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spjn.md) San Juan de Marcona Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [SPBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spbq.md) Nuevo Acari Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [SPCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spcr.md) Acarí Airbase Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [SPQJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spqj.md) Jaquí Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [SPYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spyu.md) Yauca Airport · 97 km / 60 mi
- [PE-0026](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pe-0026.md) Las Dunas Airport · 125 km / 78 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/spza/data