AirportsMaria Reiche Neuman Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nazca, in Ica Region, Peru. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NZC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NZC
- ICAO code
- SPZA
- City
- Nazca
- State or region
- Ica Region
- Country
- Peru
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.8540° S, 74.9615° W
- Elevation
- 567 m (1,860 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,023 m (3,355 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NZC means Maria Reiche Neuman Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SPZA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.8540° S, 74.9615° W. It stands 567 metres (1,860 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Ica, about 120 km away in a straight line.
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
Maria Reiche Neuman Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,023 metres (3,355 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 25 airports of Peru on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,023 m 3,355 ft | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte AirportAyacucho | AYP | 206 km |
| Andahuaylas AirportAndahuaylas | ANS | 215 km |
| Francisco Carle AirportJauja | JAU | 346 km |
| Alejandro Velasco Astete International AirportCusco | CUZ | 357 km |
| Jorge Chávez International AirportLima | LIM | 392 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,763 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,566 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,730 km | 18 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,260 km | 12 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,172 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,112 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,509 km | 22 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,865 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,716 km | 15 h 50 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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