Khajuraho Airport Template:Airport codes is a regional airport in Khajuraho, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India. The terminal is 3 km south of Khajuraho Town, 4 km from Template:Stnlnk and 40 km from the district centre at Chhatarpur. The airport covers an area of 590 acres.[1]
History
The Khajuraho Airport opened in 1978, facilitating tourism to the nearby UNESCO world heritage site temple complex.[2]
In August 2013, the central government announced that the Khajuraho Airport would receive a new terminal.[3] Built at a cost of about Template:INRConvert, the building was inaugurated on 23 January 2016 with officials from the state and union governments in attendance.[4][5]
Infrastructure
The airport has one asphalt runway, 01/19, with dimensions Template:Convert.[6] The airport has one terminal with 2 aerobridges.
Airlines and destinations
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References
- ↑ Khajuraho Airport. Airports Authority of India.
- ↑ Religion and tourism: Crossroads, destinations and encounters{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2011). ISBN 978-0-203-85478-5
- ↑ India: Upgradation of airports. Mena Report(23 August 2013). Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Soon int'l flights will land at Khajuraho: CM. The Pioneer(24 January 2016). Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Khajuraho airport equipped with infrastructure to boost tourism: Union minister Ganpathi Raju. Pradesh18.com(23 January 2016). Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Aeronautical Information Publication for VAKJ – Khajuraho(1 August 2007). Retrieved 13 January 2017.