| Khajuraho Airport | |
| Iata: | HJR |
| Icao: | VEKO |
| Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label: | HJR |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Madhya Pradesh |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Airports Authority of India |
| City-Served: | Khajuraho Chhatarpur |
| Location: | Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Opened: | [1] |
| Elevation-F: | 728 |
| Elevation-M: | 222 |
| Metric-Elev: | y |
| Coordinates: | 24.8172°N 79.9186°W |
| Timezone: | Indian Standard Time |
| Utc: | +5:30 |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 01/19 |
| R1-Length-F: | 7,460 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,274 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | April 2022 – March 2023 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 54,484 (109.7%) |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat2-Data: | 1,424 (98.3%) |
| Stat3-Header: | Cargo tonnage |
| Stat3-Data: | — |
| Footnotes: | Source: AAI[2] [3] [4] |
Khajuraho Airport 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]
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, 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 2274x,[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.