Khajuraho Airport
Khajuraho Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| 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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  HJR Location of airport in Madhya Pradesh  HJR HJR (India) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (April 2025 – March 2026) | |||||||||||
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| Source: AAI[2][3][4] | |||||||||||
Khajuraho Airport (IATA: HJR, ICAO: VAKJ) 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, 40 km from Chhatarpur and 50 km from Panna. 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$9.3 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]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Stausberg, Michael (2011). Religion and tourism: Crossroads, destinations and encounters. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-85478-5.
- ↑ Annexure III: Airport-wise Passenger Traffic Statistics for March 2026 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. April 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Annexure II: Airport-wise Aircraft Movement Statistics for March 2026 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. April 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Annexure IV: Airport-wise Freight Traffic Statistics for March 2026 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. April 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "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 – via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ "Soon int'l flights will land at Khajuraho: CM". The Pioneer. New Delhi. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. 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. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. 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.
