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Airport in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 222 m / 728 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°49′02″N 079°55′07″E | ||||||||||
Website | Khajuraho Airport | ||||||||||
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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]
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.
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