Airport in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India
Location of airport in Madhya Pradesh
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Direction | Length | Surface | m | ft | 01/19 | 2,274 | 7,460 | Asphalt | |
Statistics (April 2022 – March 2023) |
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Passengers | 54,484 ( 109.7%) |
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Aircraft movements | 1,424 ( 98.3%) |
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Cargo tonnage | — |
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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
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
Statistics
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Annual passenger traffic at HJR airport. See Wikidata query.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
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