Khajuraho Airport is a
domestic airport that serves
Khajuraho
Khajuraho () is a city, near Chhatarpur in Chhatarpur district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the country's largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous f ...
,
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
, India. The terminal is 3 km south of Khajuraho, 4 km from and 40 km from the district centre at
Chhatarpur
Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District. Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of ...
. The airport covers an area of 590 acres.
History
The Khajuraho Airport opened in 1978, facilitating tourism to the nearby
UNESCO
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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 , the building was inaugurated on 23 January 2016 with officials from the state and union governments in attendance.
Infrastructure
The airport has one asphalt
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...
, 01/19, with dimensions .
The airport has one terminal with 2 aerobridges.
Airlines and destinations
References
External links
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Airports in Madhya Pradesh
Bundelkhand
Transport in Khajuraho
1978 establishments in Madhya Pradesh
Airports established in 1978
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