Khajuraho Airport

The Khajuraho Airport, 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 airport covers an area of 590 acres.HistoryThe 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, the building was inaugurated on 23 January 2016 with officials from the state and union governments in attendance.InfrastructureThe airport has one asphalt runway, 01/19, with dimensions 2,274x.Airlines and destinationsAir India's Khajuraho - Varanasi - Delhi flight originates at Agra. However, Air India does not fly directly from Khajuraho to Agra.