Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport লোকপ্ৰিয় গোপীনাথ বৰদলৈ আন্তঃৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় বিমানবন্দৰ |
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LGB International Airport, Guwahati
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Assam | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Guwahati | ||||||||||
Location | Borjhar, Guwahati, Assam, India | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 49 m / 162 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°06′22″N 091°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°ECoordinates: 26°06′22″N 091°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°E | ||||||||||
Website | www |
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Statistics (April 2016 - March 2017) | |||||||||||
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Source: AAI
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Passenger movements | 3,789,656(36.1%) |
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Aircraft movements | 37,873(28.7%) |
Cargo tonnage | 17,286(10.6%) |
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT), also known as Guwahati 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 of India. The airport is managed by Airports Authority of India and also serves as an 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.The new terminal will be around 77,500 sq m and ready by 2020.
Specifications
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.