- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
nativename = Guwahati International Airport
nativename-r = Borjhar Airport
IATA = GAU
ICAO = VEGT
type = Public
owner =
operator =Airports Authority of India
city-served =
location =Guwahati ,India
elevation-f = 162
elevation-m = 49
coordinates = coord|26|06|22|N|091|35|09|E|type:airport|display=inline
website = [http://aai.aero/guwahati/index.jsp aai.aero/guwahati]
r1-number = 02/20
r1-length-f = 9,000
r1-length-m = 2,743
r1-surface =Asphalt
footnotes =Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport airport codes|GAU|VEGT, also known as Guwahati International Airport and formerly as Borjhar Airport, is the airport of
Guwahati ,Assam ,India . The airport is managed byAirports Authority of India and also serves asIndian Air Force base. It is named afterGopinath Bordoloi who was a freedom frighter and also the first CM of Assam after independence.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 2009. The overhaul will include cosmetic and operational changes.This will include an A380 ready runway and Jetways in the termainal. The Airport Authority of India has plan to make this airport a major international airport of India connecting mainly the south east Asia with India
Passenger facilities currently available at Guwahati Airport include:
*Free baggage trolleys
*Wheelchairs
*Medical aid
*Lost and found baggage
*Assistance to physically challenged / aged / infirmThe facilities at the airport include a restaurant, snack bar, gift and bookshops, telecommunications counter and tourist information offices of the
Government of India andGovernment of Assam .Guwahati airport is a major hub for flights to
North-East India , known as theNine Perfect Jewells orSeven Sisters .Helicopter services are operated from Guwahati to
Shillong (30 min), Tura (50 min),Naharlagun (Itanagar ) (75 min) byPawan Hans , ahelicopter service.Airlines and destinations
Domestic
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Air India
**Air India Regional (Agartala, Aizwal, Bagdogra, Delhi, Dimapur, Imphal, Kolkata)
**Indian Airlines (Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata)
*IndiGo Airlines (Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata, Mumbai, Jaipur)
*Jet Airways (Agartala, Bagdodra, Delhi, Kolkata, Jorhat, Mumbai)
**Jet Lite (Delhi, Dibrugarh, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore)
*Kingfisher Airlines (Agartala, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kolkata, Mumbai)
**Deccan (Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Kolkata)
*Pawan Hans (Shillong, Tura, Naharlagun (Itanagar))
*SpiceJet (Bagdogra, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata)References
External links
* [http://www.flightnstyle.co.cc] FlightNstyle - For free flight status and booking.
* [http://aai.aero/guwahati/index.jsp Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport] atAirports Authority of India web site
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