Khajuraho Airport

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; 47 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
Website	Khajuraho Airport
Map
HJR Location of airport in Madhya Pradesh Show map of Madhya Pradesh HJR HJR (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 2,274 7,460 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2022 – March 2023)
Passengers 54,484 ( 109.7%) Aircraft movements 1,424 ( 98.3%) 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

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.
IndiGo	Delhi, Varanasi	[11]
SpiceJet	Delhi, Varanasi[12]	[13]
FlyBig	Bhopal, Rewa	[14]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at HJR airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

• List of airports in Madhya Pradesh

References

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 23 April 2024.
3. "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
4. "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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.
14. "First flight takes off: Now, new service connects Rewa to Bhopal & Khajuraho". www. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 November 2024.

External links

• Official website