Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

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Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Guwahati Airport in 2011.jpg
LGB International Airport, Guwahati
IATA: GAU – ICAO: VEGT
GAU is located in India airports
GAU
Location of airport in Assam
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of India
Location Guwahati, Assam, India
Elevation AMSL 162 ft / 49 m
Coordinates 26°06′22″N 091°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°E / 26.10611; 91.58583
Website www.aai.aero/guwahati
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 10,200 3,110 Asphalt
Statistics (Apr '10 - Mar '11)
Passenger movements 1,934,750
Aircraft movements 26,941
Cargo tonnage 8,520
Source: AAI [1][2][3]

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 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.

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Airport specifications [edit]

Specifications
  • Code No. 4
  • Code Letter: D
  • Elevation: 162 ft (49 m)
  • Terminal capacity
    • Domestic: 500
    • International: 125
  • Boarding Gates
    • International: 1
    • Domestic: 6
  • Terminal area: 8,655 m2 (93,160 sq ft)
  • Check-in Counters: 4
  • Immigration counters: 1
  • Security check: 4

Guwahati airport is a major hub for flights to North-East India, known as the Nine Perfect Jewels or Seven Sisters. Helicopter services are operated from Guwahati to Shillong (30 min), Tura (50 min), Naharlagun (Itanagar), Tawang (75 min) by Pawan Hans, a helicopter service. This is the only international airport in north eastern India. Planning is going on to renovate the airport.

Airlines and destinations [edit]

Passenger
Airlines Destinations
Air India Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata, Bagdogra
Air India Regional Agartala, Aizawl, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Imphal, Jorhat, Kolkata, Lilabari, Silchar, Tezpur
Druk Air Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Paro
GoAir Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bangalore, Bagdogra, Kolkata
IndiGo Chennai, Delhi, Imphal, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Agartala, Hyderabad
Jet Airways Aizawl, Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata, Mumbai, Silchar, Vadodara, Bagdogra
JetKonnect Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Goa, Imphal, Jorhat, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune
Pawan Hans Itanagar, Naharlagun, Shillong, Tawang, Tura
SpiceJet Agartala, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Port Blair
Charter
Airlines Destinations
NorthEast Shuttles Cooch Behar
Pawan Hans Shillong
GAU is located in Assam
GAU
Location of airport in Assam

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k11annex3.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k11annex2.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k11annex4.pdf.pdf

External links [edit]

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