Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Operator | Guwahati International Airport Limited | ||||||||||
| Serves | Guwahati, Dispur | ||||||||||
| Location | Borjhar, Guwahati, Assam, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1958 | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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Source: AAI | |||||||||||
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT), or Guwahati Airport, is an international airport serving the largest city of Assam and the capital of the state within it, Guwahati and Dispur, in India. It is the primary airport of Northeast India, and the 7th-busiest airport in India. It is located at Borjhar, 26 km (16 mi) from Dispur 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 the Airports Authority of India and also serves as an Indian Air Force base.