Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
লোকপ্ৰিয় গোপীনাথ বৰদলৈ আন্তঃৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় বিমানবন্দৰ |
IATA: GAU – ICAO: VEGT
Location of airport in Assam
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Summary |
Airport type |
Public |
Owner |
Government of Assam |
Operator |
Airports Authority of India |
Serves |
Guwahati |
Location |
Borjhar, Guwahati, Assam,
India |
Elevation AMSL |
162 ft / 49 m |
Coordinates |
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Website |
www.aai.aero/guwahati |
Runways |
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Statistics (2014-15) |
Passenger movements |
7,673,678(65.08%) |
Aircraft movements |
45,671(51.8%) |
Cargo tonnage |
34,760(32.5%) |
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Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT), also known as Guwāhāti International Airport and formerly as Borjhar Airport, is the primary international airport of the North-Eastern States of India, situated at Borjhar in Guwahati, Assam, named after Gopinath Bordoloi, who was a freedom fighter and also the first Chief Minister of Assam after independence. The airport is managed by Airports Authority of India and also serves as Indian Air Force base. There are plans to expand the airport with two more aerobridges in the pipeline. A new hangar was also constructed to facilitate overnight parking of aircraft.
Airport specifications
- Specifications
- Code #: 4
- Code Letter: D
- Elevation: 162 ft (49 m)
- Terminal capacity
- Domestic: 1200
- International: 500
- Boarding Gates
- International: 4
- Domestic: 10
- Terminal area: 77,500 m2 (834,000 sq ft)
- Check-in Counters: 24
- Immigration counters: 14
- Security check: 16
- Lounge: Runway Lounge and Multicuisine Restaurant operated by Hotel Prag Continental; VIP Lounge operated by AAI
Guwahati airport is a hub for domestic flights to North-East India. It also provides international flight services to Bangkok and Paro. Helicopter services are operated from Guwahati to Shillong, Tura, Naharlagun (Itanagar), Tawang by Pawan Hans.
Interior view of Guwahati Airport
Airlines and destinations
- Passenger
Airlines |
Destinations |
AirAsia India |
Delhi, Imphal[4] |
Air India |
Bagdogra, Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata |
Air India Regional |
Delhi, Kolkata, Lilabari, Silchar |
Druk Air |
Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Paro |
GoAir |
Ahmedabad, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai |
IndiGo |
Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Goa, Imphal, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai |
Jet Airways |
Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Imphal, Jorhat, Kolkata, Mumbai, Silchar |
SpiceJet |
Agartala, Bangalore, Delhi, Goa (resumes 27 March 2016),[5] Kolkata, Mumbai |
Pawan Hans |
Itanagar, Shillong, Tawang, Tura |
Vistara |
Bagdogra (resumes 15 February 2016), Delhi |
See also
References
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