Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport

Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Alejandro Velasco Astete
Aerial overview of CUZ
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCORPAC S.A.
ServesCusco
OpenedDecember 1964; 59 years ago (1964-12)
Focus city forLATAM Airlines Perú
Elevation AMSL10,860 ft / 3,310 m
Coordinates13°32′08″S 71°56′37″W / 13.53556°S 71.94361°W / -13.53556; -71.94361
Websitewww.gob.pe/corpac
Map
CUZ is located in Peru
CUZ
CUZ
Location of airport in Peru
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 11,146 3,397 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers3,004,412
Aircraft operations23,373
Source: Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial[1]

Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (IATA: CUZ, ICAO: SPZO) is an international airport located in the city of Cusco, in southeastern Peru. Cusco, a principal tourist attraction in Latin America, receives various domestic flights as well as some international flights. The runway is completely paved. It operates at limited capacity due to its precarious location near the city's center. Despite these limitations, the airport has consistently ranked as Peru's second most important air terminal, handling 3,004,412 national and international passengers in 2023, as reported by CORPAC.

  1. ^ "Statistics Information". Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial (in Spanish). Retrieved May 30, 2024.