Khajuraho Airport

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, 40 km from Chhatarpur and 50 km from Panna. It covers an area of 590 acres.^[5]

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 2024 – March 2025)
Passengers 67,711 ( 24.3%) Aircraft movements 1,836 ( 28.9%) Cargo tonnage —
Source: AAI[2][3][4]

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

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at HJR airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

• List of airports in Madhya Pradesh