Question 1

Who runs Cusco’s Alejandro Velasco Astete airport?

Accepted Answer

CORPAC S.A., the Peruvian state airport corporation attached to the transport ministry (MTC) — not a private concessionaire. CORPAC’s own fact sheet states it plainly: "Operado por CORPAC S.A." The future Chinchero airport, still under construction, is a separate project run by others — this one stays with CORPAC.

Question 2

Which terminal do I go to at Cusco airport?

Accepted Answer

There is only one. CUZ has a single two-storey passenger building — no North/South split, no letter to pick — with 18 check-in counters in its main hall and separate domestic and international boarding halls inside the same structure.

Question 3

Is there a VIP lounge at Cusco airport?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Hanaq, a domestic VIP lounge CORPAC opened on 5 October 2023, the same month the Tempo café-restaurant opened inside the terminal. The operator’s fact sheet confirms the lounge is available but does not publish its hours or entry terms.

Question 4

How busy is Cusco airport?

Accepted Answer

CORPAC’s statistics compendium closed 2025 at 4.77 million passengers (arrivals plus departures, domestic and international) — up from 4.2 million in 2024, itself a 39.5% jump on 2023. By June 2026 CORPAC was describing daily traffic of more than 50 flights and 11,000 passengers.

Question 5

What are Cusco airport’s operating hours?

Accepted Answer

CORPAC’s own national airport directory lists Alejandro Velasco Astete as open 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. — an 18-hour window, not round-the-clock like Lima’s Jorge Chávez in the same directory. Plan arrivals and departures inside that window.

Question 6

Where can I park at Cusco airport?

Accepted Answer

In the 176-space lot in front of the terminal, which CORPAC concessions to Los Portales S.A. The operator publishes the rate itself: S/5.00 an hour for cars and vans (S/4.00 for motorcycles, S/6.00 for buses), or a US$30-a-month pass for regular users.

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