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[1]
Serves	Guwahati
Location	Borjhar, Guwahati, Assam, India
Opened	1958; 66 years ago (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 / 26.10611; 91.58583
Website	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Map
GAU Location of airport in Assam Show map of Assam GAU GAU (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 3,110 10,200 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers 5,957,609 ( 17.9%) Aircraft movements 46,148 ( 0.5%) Cargo tonnage 18,851 ( 17.4%)
Source: AAI[2][3][4]

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT), or Guwahati Airport, is an international airport serving Guwahati 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.