Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
	IATA: GAU; ICAO: VEGT;
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Airports Authority of India
Operator	Guwahati International Airport Limited
Serves	Guwahati
Location	Borjhar, Guwahati, Assam, India
Opened	1958
Focus city for	Alliance Air; Drukair; FlyBig; IndiGo ;
Elevation AMSL	49 m / 162 ft
Coordinates	26°06′22″N 091°35′09″E / 26.10611°N 91.58583°E
Website	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Map
	GAU Location of airport in Assam GAU GAU (India)
Runways
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers
Passengers	5,957,609 ( 17.9%)
Aircraft movements	46,148 ( 0.5%)
Cargo tonnage	18,851 ( 17.4%)
	Source: AAI

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT) is an international airport serving Guwahati, the largest city of North-East India in Assam, India. It is the primary airport of North-East India, and the 12th busiest airport in India. It is located at Borjhar, 26 km (16 mi) from Dispur, the capital city of Assam and 28 km (18 mi) from Guwahati. It is named after Gopinath Bordoloi, a freedom fighter and the first Chief Minister of Assam after India's independence. The airport is managed by Airports Authority of India and serves as an Indian Air Force base.

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