Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
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| Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati International Airport Borjhar Airport |
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| IATA: GAU – ICAO: VEGT | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Location | Guwahati, India | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 162 ft / 49 m | ||
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| 02/20 | 9,000 | 2,743 | Asphalt |
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT), also known as Borjhar Airport, is the airport of Guwahati, Assam, India. The airport is managed by Airports Authority of India and also serves as Indian Air Force base. It is named after Gopinath Bordoloi.
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[edit] Facilities
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
The facilities at the airport include a restaurant, snack bar, gift and bookshops, telecommunications counter and tourist information offices of the Government of India and Government of Assam.
Guwahati airport is a major hub for flights to North-East India, known as the Seven Sisters.
Helicopter services are operated from Guwahati to Shillong (30 min), Tura (50 min), Naharlagun (Itanagar) (75 min) by Pawan Hans, a helicopter service.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Domestic
- Air India (Imphal, Delhi, Kolkata)
- Air India Regional (Agartala, Aizwal, Bagdogra, Delhi, Dimapur, Imphal)
- Deccan (Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Kolkata)
- IndiGo Airlines (Imphal, Delhi, Kolkata)
- Jet Airways (Agartala, Bagdodra, Delhi, Kolkata, Jorhat, Mumbai, Bengaluru)
- Jet Lite (Dibrugarh, Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru)
- Kingfisher Airlines (Agartala, Kolkata, Imphal, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai)
- Pawan Hans (Shillong, Tura, Naharlagun (Itanagar))
- SpiceJet (Kolkata, Delhi)
[edit] International
- Air India (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Singapore)
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
- Airport information for VEGT at World Aero Data
- Accident history for GAU at Aviation Safety Network
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