Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport CUZSPZO

Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) is the air gateway for Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. It is important for Peru’s domestic network, but it is not a major global hub or alliance hub. LATAM Peru has the strongest presence and CUZ is commonly treated as a focus city; Avianca provides Star Alliance-linked international service, while LATAM is not currently in a global alliance. Most flights are domestic, especially to Lima, with selected regional routes and limited international service such as Bogotá, La Paz and Santiago depending on season and schedules. The airport uses one compact passenger terminal, so there is no inter-terminal transfer process: domestic and international flows are in the same building, with walking transfers only. For the historic centre, use an authorized taxi, ride-hail or prebooked transfer; the airport is close to town and the ride is usually about 15–25 minutes in normal traffic. For layovers, remember this is a high-altitude, terrain-constrained airport, not a lounge-and-hotel hub: avoid tight self-connections, build extra time for weather and baggage recheck, and use longer layovers to go into central Cusco rather than stay airside.

Timezone: America/Lima

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://www.gob.pe/corpac

As of 2026-06-21 — confirm with the airport.

Airport facts

ICAO

SPZO

Elevation

10860 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

1

Longest runway

11146 ft

Terminals

To the city

• taxi → Cusco historic centre (Plaza de Armas) · 20-30 min · Airport is ~3.7 km / ~5 km by road from the city centre; no metro or rail link

Bus / coach

Airport shuttle/van companies (e.g. Aeroexpreso, Cusco Airport Shuttle) serve the centre and Sacred Valley

Taxi

Authorized taxi service counters in the arrivals area; ~20-30 min to the city centre

Train / metro

No on-site rail station; PeruRail has a sales office at the airport, but trains depart from Wanchaq, San Pedro or Poroy stations

Airport services

Cities served

Hotels near the airport