The Maria Reiche Neuman Airport is a small airport serving Nazca, in the Ica Region of Peru. The airport is named after Maria Reiche, a principal researcher and proponent of the Nazca Lines.

The airport receives a small number of domestic charter flights. The main use of the airport is for tourist flights over the Nazca Lines.

Maria Reiche Neuman Airport

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

On 10 June 2010, an AeroDiana Cessna 208 on a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines went missing. Authorities suspect that it was hijacked, as a number of occupants had false identities. The pilot and co-pilot later were found alive, but there has been no sign of the aircraft and remaining passengers since.

Maria Reiche Neuman Airport

See also

Transport in Peru

List of airports in Peru

References

External links

Google Earth satellite view

SkyVector - Nazca

OpenStreetMap - Nasca

Airports in Peru

Buildings and structures in Ica Region

Maria Reiche Neuman Airport