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
editThe 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
editThe 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] |
| FlyBig | Bhopal, Rewa | [14] |
Statistics
editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Stausberg, Michael (2011). Religion and tourism: Crossroads, destinations and encounters. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-85478-5.
- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Khajuraho Airport". Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015.
- ^ Stausberg, Michael (2011). Religion and tourism: Crossroads, destinations and encounters. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-85478-5.
- ^ "India: Upgradation of airports". Mena Report. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Soon int'l flights will land at Khajuraho: CM". The Pioneer. New Delhi. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Velani, Bhavya (22 August 2023). "IndiGo Launches the New and 80th Destination as Khajuraho". Aviation A2Z. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "SpiceJet to resume Varanasi-Khajuraho service from Oct-2023". CAPA. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "SpiceJet Flight SG2931 (SEJ2931)–Delhi (DEL) to Khajuraho (HJR)-30 Apr 2023". FlightAware.
- ^ "First flight takes off: Now, new service connects Rewa to Bhopal & Khajuraho". www. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 November 2024.
External links
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