Khajuraho Airport

Airport in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Khajuraho Airport

* IATA: HJR
* ICAO: VEKO

Summary
Airport type| Public
Operator| Airports Authority of India
Serves| Khajuraho
Chhatarpur
Location| Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India
Opened| 1978; 46 years ago (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 / 24.81722; 79.91861
Website| Khajuraho Airport
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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m  | ft
01/19  | 2,274  | 7,460  | Asphalt
Statistics (April 2022 – March 2023)
| Passengers| 25,973 ( 175.7%)

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Aircraft movements| 718 ( 136.2%)
Cargo tonnage| —

Source: AAI[2][3][4]

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]

## History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Airlines| Destinations| Refs.

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IndiGo |  Delhi, Varanasi| [11]
SpiceJet |  Delhi, Varanasi[12]| [13]

## Statistics[edit]

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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## See also[edit]

* List of airports in Madhya Pradesh

## References[edit]

1. ^ Stausberg, Michael (2011). Religion and tourism: Crossroads, destinations and encounters. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-85478-5.
2. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
3. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
4. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
5. ^ "Khajuraho Airport". Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015.
6. ^ Stausberg, Michael (2011). Religion and tourism: Crossroads, destinations and encounters. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-85478-5.
7. ^ "India: Upgradation of airports". Mena Report. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
8. ^ "Soon int'l flights will land at Khajuraho: CM". The Pioneer. New Delhi. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
9. ^ "Khajuraho airport equipped with infrastructure to boost tourism: Union minister Ganpathi Raju". Pradesh18.com. Press Trust of India. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
10. ^ "Aeronautical Information Publication for VAKJ – Khajuraho" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
11. ^ Velani, Bhavya (22 August 2023). "IndiGo Launches the New and 80th Destination as Khajuraho". Aviation A2Z. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
12. ^ "SpiceJet to resume Varanasi-Khajuraho service from Oct-2023". CAPA. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
13. ^ "SpiceJet Flight SG2931 (SEJ2931)–Delhi (DEL) to Khajuraho (HJR)-30 Apr 2023". FlightAware.

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