Khajuraho Airport (IATA: HJR, ICAO: VEKO) is a domestic airport that serves the cities of Khajuraho and Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, India. The airport is 3 km south of Khajuraho, 4 km from Khajuraho railway station and 40 km from Chhatarpur. It covers an area of 590 acres.[5]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Khajuraho Chhatarpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1978[1] | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Indian Standard Time (+5:30) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 222 m / 728 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°49′02″N 079°55′07″E / 24.81722°N 79.91861°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Khajuraho Airport | ||||||||||
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History
The airport opened in 1978, facilitating tourism to the nearby UNESCO world heritage site temple complex.[6]
In August 2013, the central government announced that the Khajuraho Airport would receive a new terminal.[7] Built at a cost of about ₹90 crore (US$11 million), the building was inaugurated on 23 January 2016 with officials from the state and union governments in attendance.[8][9]
Infrastructure
The airport has one asphalt runway, 01/19, with dimensions 2,274 by 45 metres (7,461 ft × 148 ft),[10] one passenger terminal with two aerobridges and an apron capable of parking four ATR-72 type aircraft and three Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 type aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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| IndiGo | Delhi, Varanasi | [11] |
| SpiceJet | Delhi, Varanasi[12] | [13] |
