Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport লোকপ্ৰিয় গোপীনাথ বৰদলৈ আন্তঃৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় বিমানবন্দৰ
LGB International Airport, Guwahati
IATA: GAU ICAO: VEGT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Assam
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Guwahati
Location	Borjhar, Guwahati, Assam, India
Focus city for	SpiceJet
Elevation AMSL	162 ft / 49 m
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
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02/20 10,200 3,110 Asphalt
Statistics (Apr'15 - Mar'16)
Passenger movements 02,784,315(24.7%) Aircraft movements 29,930(12.2%) Cargo tonnage 11,670(58.08%)
Source: AAI

Passenger movements	02,784,315(24.7%)
Aircraft movements	29,930(12.2%)
Cargo tonnage	11,670(58.08%)

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.