Khajuraho Airport
Khajuraho Airport | |||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 222 m / 728 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°49′02″N079°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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Khajuraho Airport(IATA:HJR,ICAO:VEKO) is adomestic airportthat serves the cities ofKhajurahoandChhatarpurinMadhya Pradesh,India.The airport is 3 km south of Khajuraho, 4 km fromKhajuraho railway stationand 40 km from Chhatarpur. It covers an area of 590 acres.[5]
History
[edit]The airport opened in 1978, facilitating tourism to the nearbyUNESCOworld heritage sitetemple 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
[edit]The airport has one asphaltrunway,01/19, with dimensions 2,274 by 45 metres (7,461 ft × 148 ft),[10]one passenger terminal with twoaerobridgesand an apron capable of parking fourATR-72type aircraft and threeAirbus A320andBoeing 737type aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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| IndiGo | Delhi,Varanasi | [11] |
| SpiceJet | Delhi,Varanasi[12] | [13] |
Statistics
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info onPhabricatorand onMediaWiki.org. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Stausberg, Michael (2011).Religion and tourism: Crossroads, destinations and encounters.Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge.ISBN978-0-203-85478-5.
- ^"Annexure III – Passenger Data"(PDF).aai.aero.Retrieved23 April2024.
- ^"Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data"(PDF).aai.aero.Retrieved23 April2024.
- ^"Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data"(PDF).aai.aero.Retrieved23 April2024.
- ^"Khajuraho Airport".Airports Authority of India. Archived fromthe originalon 8 July 2015.
- ^Stausberg, Michael (2011).Religion and tourism: Crossroads, destinations and encounters.Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge.ISBN978-0-203-85478-5.
- ^"India: Upgradation of airports".Mena Report.23 August 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 19 October 2017.Retrieved13 January2017.
- ^"Soon int'l flights will land at Khajuraho: CM".The Pioneer.New Delhi. 24 January 2016.Retrieved13 January2017.
- ^"Khajuraho airport equipped with infrastructure to boost tourism: Union minister Ganpathi Raju".Pradesh18.com.Press Trust of India.23 January 2016.Retrieved13 January2017.
- ^"Aeronautical Information Publication for VAKJ – Khajuraho"(PDF).Airports Authority of India.1 August 2007. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 January 2017.Retrieved13 January2017.
- ^Velani, Bhavya (22 August 2023)."IndiGo Launches the New and 80th Destination as Khajuraho".Aviation A2Z.Retrieved22 August2023.
- ^"SpiceJet to resume Varanasi-Khajuraho service from Oct-2023".CAPA.Retrieved25 July2023.
- ^"SpiceJet Flight SG2931 (SEJ2931)–Delhi (DEL) to Khajuraho (HJR)-30 Apr 2023".FlightAware.
External links
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