About Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT),
also known as Guwahati 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 (AAI) and also serves as Indian Air Force base. There are plans to
expand the airport with two more aerobridges in the pipeline. A new hangar
was also constructed to facilitate overnight parking of aircraft.
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.
Blue Dart Aviation also served cargo services from this airport to
Kolkata International Airport (CCU).
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