Guwahati Airport (Code: GAU), Assam, India

Guwahati Airport or the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is the International airport located near Guwahati and also the one for the North East States of India. Earlier the name of this Airport was Borjhar Airport. Currently this airport has two terminals each for the domestic flight and international flights. The name of this airport has been named after the famous person Gopinath Bordoloi who was the well known freedom fighter from this region. There are 6 boarding gates for the domestic passengers and one for the international passengers. One immigration counter is also present at this airport. This airport has the capacity for handling 500 domestic passengers and 125 international passengers at one time. The runway is around 3110 meter long.

Code of the Airport: GAU

Facilities at the Airport

Since this is a major port in this area, so the amount facilities that are available for the passengers etc are available in large numbers:

  1. Food courts: Ample amount of Food courts are present inside and outside the airport.
  2. Shopping Facilities: Gift shops, flower shops etc are available inside the airport. There are several shops that sell the duty free products at the airport.
  3. Baggage Facilities: Ample amount of trolleys are present in the airport. Also, baggage handling services are automatic and advanced security features are installed for checking the baggage.
  4. Parking Space: Ample amount of Parking space is available at the Guwahati Airport.

Connectivity to this Airport

  1. Car: Several paid taxis are available to the airport and from the airport. Advance booking of the taxis can also be done.
  2. Bus: Bus Stand is little far from the airport, but several feeder and shuttle bus service are available till here.
  3. By Train: Around 22 Km from this airport, you will come across the Guwahati Railway Station. From here major trains are available to the major cities of India like Delhi, Kolkata etc.

Flight Operators

Since this is an important airport near this region, so many flight operators operate from here.

Air India, Druk Air, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet fly from here to different location like Agartala, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Goa, Imphal, Jorhat, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Bangalore.

Contact details of this airport

Airport Director, Airports Authority of India, LGBI Airport, Guwahati - 781015 (Assam)
Telephone : 91-361-2841909, 91-361-2841747(R)
Fax: 91-361-2840406
E-Mail: apdght@aai.aero


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