# Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ / SPZO)

**Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport** (IATA: CUZ, ICAO: SPZO) is a large airport in Cusco, Cuzco Region, Peru. It opened in Dec 1964. It has one runway, 3,397 m (11,146 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by CORPAC. In 2023 it handled 3.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CUZ / SPZO
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: CORPAC
- Serves: Cusco, Cuzco Region, Peru
- Opened: Dec 1964 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 3,310 m / 10,860 ft
- Coordinates: -13.5357, -71.9388
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,397 m / 11,146 ft
- Passengers: 3,004,412 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Lima
- Website: http://www.corpac.gob.pe/vuelos/cusco.asp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Velasco_Astete_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431170
- Weather station: SPZO · WMO 84686
- Ident: SPZO

## Timeline

- Dec 1964: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport opens.
- 9 Aug 1970: LANSA Flight 502. 99 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,397 m / 11,146 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 096° / 276° | yes |

- 10/28 slopes 1.4%: threshold 28 at 3,262 m / 10,702 ft, threshold 10 at 3,310 m / 10,860 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | 792,125 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 716,235 | Wikidata |
| 2002 | 661,127 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 715,655 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 825,565 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 895,895 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 909,041 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 1,108,005 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 3,906,169 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,489,273 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,857,820 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 3,004,412 | Wikidata |

## Routes

7 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [PEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sptu.md) Padre Aldamiz International Airport · Peru · 311 km / 193 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru
- [AQP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spqu.md) Rodríguez Ballón International Airport · Peru · 314 km / 195 mi · JetSmart Perú, LATAM Airlines Peru
- [LPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sllp.md) El Alto International Airport · Bolivia · 521 km / 324 mi · Avianca, Boliviana de Aviación
- [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 586 km / 364 mi · JetSmart Perú, LATAM Airlines Peru
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 2,042 km / 1,269 mi · Avianca
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 2,211 km / 1,374 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,896 km / 1,799 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CUZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 5
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 2
- [JetSmart Perú](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-peru) · 2
- OB [Boliviana de Aviación](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/boliviana-de-aviacion) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.0M (2023) | #467 of 3,974 | #30 in South America | #2 in PE |
| Longest runway | 3,397 m / 11,146 ft | #621 of 29,858 | #23 in South America | #5 in PE |
| Elevation | 3,310 m / 10,860 ft | #71 of 43,403 | #44 in South America | #17 in PE |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =79 in South America | #5 in PE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =2 in PE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CUSCO APP | 120.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | CUSCO TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [SPPP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sppp.md) Huanacopampa Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [SPIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spir.md) Patria Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [PE-0019](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pe-0019.md) Tamburco Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [UMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spil.md) Quincemil Air Base · 133 km / 83 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #19

## 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alejandro_Velasco_Astete_International_Airport&oldid=1376132857), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/spzo/data