Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
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| Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati International Airport Borjhar Airport |
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| IATA: GAU - ICAO: VEGT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Serves | Guwahati | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 162 ft (49 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02/20 | 9,000 | 2,743 | Asphalt |
Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT), also known as Borjhar Airport, is the airport of Guwahati, Assam, India.
The airport is undergoing renovations to enable it to handle increased air traffic. The upgrade is due to be completed by the end of 2008. The overhaul will include cosmetic and operational changes.
Passenger facilities currently available at Guwahati Airport include:
- Free Baggage Trolleys
- Wheelchairs
- Medical Aid
- Lost and Found Baggage
- Assistance to physically challenged / Aged / Infirm
Contact Number
- Airport Director:-0361-2841909
- Airport Terminal Manager:-0361-2840068
Guwahati Airport is a major hub for flights to the North Eastern States, also known as The Seven Sisters.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Deccan (Agartala, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Imphal, Kolkata, Lilabari)
- Air Sahara (Bhubneshwar, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Indore, Chennai, Patna, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Kolkata, Singapore)
- Indian (Agartala, Aizal, Silchar, Dimapur, Lilabari,Bangkok, Bagdogra, Mumbai, Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata)
- Alliance Air (Agartala, Aizwal, Bagdogra, Delhi, Dimapur, Imphal, Kolkata, Lilabari, Silchar)
- IndiGo Airlines (Delhi, Imphal, Jaipur, Mumbai, Kolkata)
- Jet Airways (Agartala, Bagdodra, Delhi, Imphal, Jorhat, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Pune)
- SpiceJet (Delhi, Kolkata)
- Kingfisher Airlines (Dibrugarh, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Agartala, Imphal)
Kingfisher Airlines is the only airline which connects Bangalore and Hyderabad to Guwahati daily. Air Deccan has recently launched a direct flight between Guwahati and Bangalore Via Kolkata. The website of Air Sahara also gives many different direct connections from Guwahati to places like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai or Indore and even to Singapore
As of October 2006 Bangkok is the only international destination served. The weekly non-stop flight is operated by Indian, the national flag carrier.
GMG Airlines is to commence a Sylhet-Guwahati daily flight in the next quarter.
[edit] External links
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (official Airports Authority of India web site)
- World Aero Data airport information for VEGT
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