--- iata: CUZ name: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport city: Cusco country: Peru lastUpdated: '2026-09-23' officialWebsite: 'https://www.gob.pe/corpac' sources: - 'https://www.gob.pe/corpac' - >- https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/10074446/8207018-informe-anual-movimiento-general-de-pasajeros-en-los-aeropuertos-del-peru-ano-2025.pdf - >- https://elperuano.pe/noticia/299905-aeropuerto-internacional-velasco-astete-del-cusco-recibe-licencia-de-uso-de-la-marca-peru - >- https://www.gob.pe/institucion/corpac/noticias/1299178-aeropuerto-internacional-del-cusco-amplia-horario-de-operaciones-de-4-a-m-a-2-a-m-desde-1-de-diciembre - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/peru/cusco-ava-international/cuz2-hanaq-vip-lounge-cusco - 'https://airport.mastercard.com/en/lounge-finder/lounge?loungecode=CUZ2' - 'https://www.dragonpass.com/explore/airport/CUZ' - 'https://www.uber.com/global/en/airports/cuz/' - 'https://www.uber.com/global/en/r/airports/cuz/taxi/' - >- https://www.latamairlines.com/pe/es/centro-ayuda/preguntas/check-in/embarque/anticipacion-llegada-aeropuerto - >- https://www.gob.pe/institucion/mtc/noticias/1373243-megaproyecto-del-aeropuerto-de-chinchero-sigue-avanzando-y-atenderia-hasta-12-millones-de-pasajeros - 'https://www.ositran.gob.pe/anterior/aeropuertos/corpac/' - >- https://www.gob.pe/institucion/corpac/informes-publicaciones/8533023-convocatoria-para-interesados-en-explotacion-comercial-aeropuerto-de-cusco - >- https://heatherjasper.com/peru-blogs-travel-tips/cusco-alejandro-velasco-astete-airport - >- https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/travel/lounges/the-platinum-card/CUZ/Hanaq-Cusco-Lounge-Main-Terminal-Domestic-RETG5UZedq/ quickFacts: - >- IATA CUZ / ICAO SPZO — Aeropuerto Internacional Teniente FAP Alejandro Velasco Astete. CORPAC S.A. public civilian field in Wanchaq, Cusco. Official operator page gob.pe/corpac. - >- MTC 2025 movement 4,771,000 (10.7% of Peru) = 4,567,000 domestic / 203,000 international (+13.8% vs 2024, +22.1% vs 2019). MINCETUR 2,380,465 is arrivals only. Leftover Wikipedia 3,004,412 (2023) leftover-stale. Leftover CORPAC Aug 2025 'more than 5 million' leftover-projection — sit the MTC year table. - >- One passenger terminal. Elevation 10,860 ft / 3,310 m AMSL. One runway 10/28 ~3,400 × 45 m asphalt. Published ops: land 28 / take off 10 (terrain). Hours from 1 Dec 2025: 04:00–02:00 (H22) — not 24h. - >- Chinchero International is not open. MTC March 2026 visit ~40% complete; Contraloría April 2026 flagged a contractor bid to slip completion from Dec 2026 to Dec 2028. Live door is still CUZ. - >- Domestic CUZ 2025: LATAM 66.0% / SKY 17.0% / JetSMART 16.9%. LIM–CUZ is Peru's busiest domestic city pair (3.982 million). International is a thin 203,000 — Avianca BOG/LPB plus LATAM SCL. - >- One listed lounge: Hanaq VIP Lounge Cusco, domestic airside only. Live Priority Pass 05:30–22:00. LoungeKey CUZ2 same hours. DragonPass /explore/airport/CUZ has no lounge. No LATAM VIP at CUZ. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: >- LATAM 2 h domestic / 3 h international — morning banks still crush the hall detail: >- MTC's passenger FAQ is the same 2 h / 3 h buffer. Carry-on-only locals sometimes cut it tighter; do not copy leftover LIM new-terminal 3–5 hour advice onto this field. summary: >- LATAM's general table is 2 hours for a domestic departure and 3 hours for an international one; CUZ is not in the exception list. The 05:00–07:00 Lima bank is when check-in and the single staffed scanner stack up. category: timing - label: Terminal title: 'One roof — Hanaq is domestic airside, not the international hold' detail: >- Priority Pass and Amex Platinum both say domestic boarding passes only, 3-hour max stay, children under 2 free. Leftover DragonPass leftover-unverified — the live CUZ airport page is empty. summary: >- Check-in is upstairs; after security, stairs drop you toward the domestic gates and the Hanaq lounge. International departures (SCL / BOG / LPB) do not get that lounge. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Buy water and snacks in the parking-front shops, not airside' detail: >- CORPAC has no published fountain map. On domestic CUZ screening, a sealed bottle can stay in the bag — that is a Peru domestic filter, not an international 100 ml rule. summary: >- Landside kiosks in the small parking apron in front of the terminal door are the honest cheap bottles and sandwiches. Airside café prices are the mark-up. category: food - label: Status title: 'Chinchero is a construction site, not your flight' detail: >- Do not sit leftover 'opens 2021' Sleeping-in-Airports copy, leftover minister 2027 ops as a live date, or leftover contractor 2028 completion as an opening day. summary: >- The live airport is still Velasco Astete. Chinchero's 12-million-passenger / 11-bridge design is not in passenger service. category: status lounges: - name: Hanaq VIP Lounge Cusco zone: >- After security, 1st floor via stairs, ~10 m on the right (domestic flights only) hours: >- 05:30–22:00 daily (live Priority Pass / LoungeKey CUZ2). Leftover 05:00–21:00 leftover-stale. access: - >- Priority Pass (domestic only; max stay 3 h; children under 2 free; 1 complimentary alcoholic drink) - 'LoungeKey (CUZ2; same 05:30–22:00 listing)' - >- Diners Club (listed on the Collinson-family directory; confirm the live card) bestFor: - Domestic Priority Pass / LoungeKey holders already through security - A sit-down away from the cramped gate hall summary: >- Tiny domestic-only room that beats the gate hall when it has a seat. Reddit 2025 reports it filling and turning people away. No showers on the live PP/Amex facility list. Not for SCL/BOG/LPB departures. verdict: depends terminal: Main terminal — domestic airside amenities: - Air conditioning - Wi-Fi - Soft drinks and snacks - Standard alcoholic drinks (1 complimentary per adult) - Flight information - Disabled access - Digital card accepted waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside parking-apron shops (sealed bottle) zone: landside price: unpublished till — cheaper than airside; confirm at the kiosk summary: >- Honest cheap bottle is landside, before the filter. CORPAC has no fountain map. location: >- Small shops and eateries in the parking apron directly in front of the main terminal door, before you enter check-in terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true - kind: free name: Sealed bottle through domestic screening zone: airside summary: >- On domestic CUZ screening you do not have to dump water. This is not an international 100 ml waiver — empty or buy new for SCL/BOG/LPB. location: >- Domestic security filter after check-in; leave a sealed bottle in the bag (Peru domestic CUZ screening) terminal: Main terminal - kind: purchase name: Airside café bottled water zone: airside price: unpublished mark-up — confirm at the till summary: >- Once you are through the filter, the café is the remaining bottle. Do not sit leftover aggregator refill stations throughout the terminal. location: >- Café / snack kiosks after security on the way to the domestic gates (upstairs hold is usually busier) terminal: Main terminal airportistScore: 6.1 slug: cuz region: South America --- > Markdown for [/airports/cuz](/airports/cuz). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/cuz) - [Lounge directory](/airports/cuz/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) Cusco, Peru · South America Peru’s second-busiest airport is still CORPAC’s high, cramped Wanchaq field: 4.771 million passengers in 2025, one terminal at 10,860 ft, a domestic-only Hanaq lounge, UberX to Plaza de Armas in 15–30 minutes, and Chinchero not open. ## Airportist Score **6.1 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 6.4 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 5.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 5.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 5.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 5.6 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 4,771,000 (2025, MTC) - Terminals: One passenger terminal (domestic + international under one roof) - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: moderate ## Best for - Domestic LIM connections with a Priority Pass / LoungeKey card - Short hop from the historic center (about 4.6 km) - Travelers who already planned for 3,310 m elevation ## Watch out for - Morning Lima bank crowds in a one-hall terminal - Hanaq is domestic only and can fill - Chinchero is construction, not a live terminal - No official SSID — CORPAC was still tendering Wi-Fi in Aug 2026 - Altitude is operational context, not medical advice ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/cuz/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/cuz/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/cuz/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/cuz/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/cuz/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/cuz/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/cuz/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/cuz/reviews.md) (free)