Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
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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 | Guwahati, Assam, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 162 ft / 49 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°06′22″N 091°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.aai.aero/guwahati | ||||||||||
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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 at Borjhar 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.
Airport specifications
- Specifications
- Code #: 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
- Lounge: Runway Lounge and Restaurant; VIP Lounge operated by AAI
Guwahati airport is a hub for domestic flights to North-East India. Helicopter services are operated from Guwahati to Shillong, Tura, Naharlagun (Itanagar), Tawang by Pawan Hans.
The airport terminal
Airlines and destinations
- Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia India | Delhi (begins 21 May 2015)[4] |
| Air India | Bagdogra, Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata |
| Air India Regional | Delhi, Kolkata, Lilabari, Silchar |
| Druk Air | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Paro |
| GoAir | Ahmedabad, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai |
| IndiGo | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Goa, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai |
| Jet Airways | Bagdogra, Bangalore, Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata, Mumbai |
| Jet Airways operated by JetKonnect | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bangalore, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Imphal, Jorhat, Kolkata, Mumbai, Silchar |
| SpiceJet | Agartala, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai |
| Pawan Hans | Itanagar, Shillong, Tawang, Tura |
| Vistara | Bagdogra, Delhi[5] |
Interior view of Guwahati Airport
See also
- Airports in India
- List of busiest airports in India by passenger traffic
References
- ↑ http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k14annex3.pdf
- ↑ http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k14annex2.pdf
- ↑ http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/mar2k14annex4.pdf
- ↑ "AirAsia India (rpt India) set to launch flights from New Delhi". Press Trust of India/Business Standard. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Vistara to add Guwahati and Bagdogra into its network". Vistara. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. |
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
- LGBIA official website
- Airport information for VEGT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Accident history for GAU at Aviation Safety Network