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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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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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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 for Gopinath Bordoloi.
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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
The facilities at the airport include a restaurant, snack bar, gift and bookshops, telecommunications counter and tourist information offices of the Govt. of India and Govt. of Assam.
Guwahati Airport is a major hub for flights to the North Eastern States, also known as The Seven Sisters.
Helicopter services are operated from Guwahati to Shillong (30 min), Tura (50 min) and Naharlagun (Itanagar) (75 min) by Pawan Hans.
- Alliance Air (Agartala, Aizwal, Bagdogra, Delhi, Dimapur, Imphal)
- Air Deccan (Bagdogra, Bangalore, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Kolkata)
- Indian (Imphal,Delhi, Kolkata)
- IndiGo Airlines (Imphal, Delhi, Kolkata)
- Jet Airways (Agartala, Bagdodra, Delhi, Kolkata, Jorhat, Mumbai and Bangalore( both via Kolkata))
- Jetlite (Dibrugarh, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore (via Delhi))
- Kingfisher Airlines (Agartala, Kolkata, Imphal, Hyderabad,Bangalore, Mumbai)
- Pawan Hans - Helicopter services (Shillong, Tura, Naharlagun (Itanagar))
- SpiceJet (Kolkata, Delhi)
- Indian Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Singapore)
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This article does not cite any references or sources. (July 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
- 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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