AirportsKhajuraho Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Khajuraho, in Madhya Pradesh, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HJR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HJR
- ICAO code
- VEKO
- City
- Khajuraho
- State or region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.8172° N, 79.9186° E
- Elevation
- 222 m (728 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,274 m (7,460 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HJR means Khajuraho Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEKO. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.8172° N, 79.9186° E. It stands 222 metres (728 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Khajuraho Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,274 metres (7,460 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 79.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,274 m 7,460 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rewa Airport, Chorhata, REWARewa | REW | 136 km |
| Jabalpur AirportJabalpur | JLR | 183 km |
| Kanpur AirportKanpur | KNU | 183 km |
| Prayagraj AirportAllahabad | IXD | 195 km |
| Gwalior AirportGwalior | GWL | 236 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 501 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 966 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,470 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,226 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,245 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,200 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,673 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,790 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,959 km | 12 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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