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Khajuraho Airport (IATA: HJR, ICAO: VAKJ) is a domestic airport that serves Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India. The terminal is 3 km south of Khajuraho, 4 km from Khajuraho and 40 km from the district centre at Chhatarpur. The airport covers an area of 590 acres.[4]

Khajuraho Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesKhajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India
Time zoneIndian Standard Time (+5:30)
Elevation AMSL222 m / 728 ft
Coordinates24°49′02″N 079°55′07″E
WebsiteKhajuraho Airport
Map
HJR
HJR
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,274 7,460 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2021 – March 2022)
Passengers1,676 ( 20.1%)
Aircraft movement136 ( 42.6%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

History


The Khajuraho Airport opened in 1978, facilitating tourism to the nearby UNESCO world heritage site temple complex.[5]

In August 2013, the central government announced that the Khajuraho Airport would receive a new terminal.[6] 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.[7][8]


Infrastructure


The airport has one asphalt runway, 01/19, with dimensions 2,274 by 45 metres (7,461 ft × 148 ft).[9] The airport has one terminal with 2 aerobridges.


Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Air India Delhi, Varanasi
SpiceJet Varanasi [10]
Vistara Varanasi [11]

References


  1. "Annexure III - Passenger Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. "Khajuraho Airport". Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015.
  5. Stausberg, Michael (2011). Religion and tourism: Crossroads, destinations and encounters. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-85478-5.
  6. "India: Upgradation of airports". Mena Report. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via HighBeam (subscription required).
  7. "Soon int'l flights will land at Khajuraho: CM". The Pioneer. New Delhi. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "SPICEJET PLANS KHAJURAHO – VARANASI SECTOR FROM LATE-OCT 2022". Aeroroutes. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  11. "Vistara adds Khajuraho flights". Vistara. Retrieved 30 September 2019.



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На других языках

[de] Flughafen Khajuraho

Der Flughafen Khajuraho (englisch Khajuraho Airport) ist ein ca. 225 m hoch gelegener nationaler Flughafen knapp 3 km südlich der Kleinstadt Khajuraho im Distrikt Chhatarpur im mittelindischen Bundesstaat Madhya Pradesh.
- [en] Khajuraho Airport


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