CUZ | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport

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Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (IATA: CUZ, ICAO: SPZO) is 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. Its runways are completely paved. Currently, 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 1,288,200 national and international passengers in 2009, as reported by CORPAC.

It was named in honor of the Peruvian pilot Alejandro Velasco Astete who was the first pilot to cross the Andes in 1925. This first flight was from Lima directly to Cusco. Later that year, in September, while trying to avoid crashing into spectators at an airshow in the city of Puno he crashed and was killed. In recognition of his pioneering achievements in Peruvian aviation history, the airport was named in his honor.



Airlines and Destinations

Lan Peru
Arequipa, Peru / Rodriguez Ballon International Airport (via JUL)
Juliaca, Peru / Inca Manco Capac International Airport
Lima, Peru / Jorge Chavez International Airport
Puerto Maldonado, Peru / Puerto Maldonado International Airport
Tacna, Peru / International Airport Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa [suspended]

Peruvian Airlines
Lima, Peru / Jorge Chavez International Airport '

Star Peru
Lima, Peru / Jorge Chavez International Airport
Puerto Maldonado, Peru / Puerto Maldonado International Airport

TACA Peru
Lima, Peru / Jorge Chavez International Airport

International Flights

Aerosur
La Paz, Bolivia / El Alto International Airport

Star Peru
Rio Branco, Brazil / Rio Branco International Airport

Incoming international flights

Aerolineas Argentinas
Buenos Aires, Argentina / International Airport via SLA Pistarini Minister Starts: second half of 2010

Salta, Argentina / International Airport Martín Miguel de Guemes [Start: second half of 2010

Lan Peru
Puerto Iguazu, Argentina / Puerto Iguazu International Airport [Starts: November 2010]

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need to add some destinations such as Arequipa and Puerto Maldonado, also served by Taca.
Today, the chincheros cuminity agreeded to sell theirs lands for 20 dollars per square meter, in order to definitely begin works on the New International Airport of Cusco

Comunnity members will sell land at 20$ a square meter
Finally the project of the New Chinchero's International Airport comes true

After a General Assembly held on Sunday, the residents of Chincheros parish expressed their full support to the project that promotes build the international airport of Cusco in their land.
As stated by " El diario del Cusco" people voted by a large majority to sell their land at $ 20 per square meter, as proposed by the regional government.
This confirmed previous stances that are contrary to this initiative were the result of personalist decisions of those who did not want the realization of the new air terminal.


And tested land in Anta
Koreans are interested to build a new airport for Cusco
In the course of the visit of a Korean delegation that aims to make technical evaluations of the possible areas for the construction of a new airport for Cusco, the Korean government indicated its willingness to establish joint actions with private investors in order to carry out the construction of the new terminal. According to "El diario del Cusco" technicians made ​​an evaluation at the Anta parish, which showed the strength and direction of winds, evaluated the project designs and routes, the dimensions of the runway, firmness and strength of the soil, the altitude of the area and the social and economic sustainability of the airport in time

http://www.tnews.com.pe/not_am/aerop...a-realidad.htm

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more photos of the facade