Khajuraho Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 222 m / 728 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°49′02″N 079°55′07″E / 24.81722°N 79.91861°E | ||||||||||
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The Khajuraho airport (IATA: HJR, ICAO: VEKO), officially known as Civil Aerodrome Khajuraho, is an airport in Khajuraho, Chhatarpur District, Madhya Pradesh, India. The terminal is 3 km south of Khajuraho Town, 4 km from Khajuraho Railway Station and 40 km from the district centre at Chhatarpur.
The Khajuraho airport opened in 1978, facilitating tourism to the nearby UNESCO world heritage site temple complex.
In August 2013, the central government announced that the Khajuraho airport would receive a new terminal. Built at a cost of about ₹90 crore (US$14 million), the building was inaugurated on 23 January 2016 with officials from the state and union governments in attendance.
The airport has one asphalt runway, 01/19, with dimensions 2,274 by 45 metres (7,461 ft × 148 ft).
Air India -: Flies thrice weekly on Monday,Wednesday and Saturday.Flight AI406 on Delhi-Varanasi-Agra-Khajuraho, AI405 on Khajuraho-Varanasi-Delhi.
Jet Airways -: Flies daily.Flight 9W2423 on Delhi-Varanasi-Khajuraho,9W2424 on Khajuraho-Varanasi-Delhi.Flights Operate daily EXCEPT from May to August.
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