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Borjhar Airport

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
লোকপ্ৰিয় গোপীনাথ বৰদলৈ আন্তঃৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় বিমানবন্দৰ
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LGB International Airport, Guwahati
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Assam
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Guwahati
Location Borjhar, Guwahati, Assam, India
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 49 m / 162 ft
Coordinates 26°06′22″N 091°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°E / 26.10611; 91.58583Coordinates: 26°06′22″N 091°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°E / 26.10611; 91.58583
Website www.aai.aero/guwahati/index.jsp
Map
GAU is located in Assam
GAU
GAU
GAU is located in India
GAU
GAU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 3,110 10,200 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2016 - March 2017)
Passenger movements 3,789,656(Increase36.1%)
Aircraft movements 37,873(Increase28.7%)
Cargo tonnage 17,286(Increase10.6%)
Source: AAI
Passenger movements 3,789,656(Increase36.1%)
Aircraft movements 37,873(Increase28.7%)
Cargo tonnage 17,286(Increase10.6%)

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAUICAO: 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.


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