AirportsAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport is a large airport serving Cusco, in Cuzco Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CUZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CUZ
- ICAO code
- SPZO
- City
- Cusco
- State or region
- Cuzco Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.5357° S, 71.9388° W
- Elevation
- 3,310 m (10,860 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,397 m (11,146 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CUZ means Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPZO. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.5357° S, 71.9388° W. It stands 3,310 metres (10,860 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Lima, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,397 metres (11,146 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,397 m 11,146 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Andahuaylas AirportAndahuaylas | ANS | 154 km |
| Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte AirportAyacucho | AYP | 249 km |
| Inca Manco Capac International AirportJuliaca | JUL | 288 km |
| Padre Aldamiz International AirportPuerto Maldonado | PEM | 311 km |
| Rodríguez Ballón International AirportArequipa | AQP | 314 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,410 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,215 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,373 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,948 km | 12 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,027 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,212 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,588 km | 22 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,011 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,039 km | 16 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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