Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport


Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport, also known as Guwahati Airport and formerly as 'Borjhar Airport', is the primary airport of the North-Eastern States of India. It is the 8th busiest airport in India. It is located at Borjhar, 26 km from Dispur, the capital city of the state of Assam and 28 km from Guwahati and is named after Late 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 also serves as an Indian Air Force base.

History

The airport has undergone numerous expansions and renovations since its establishment in 1958. It handled more than 3.7 million passengers in 2017, an increase of 36% from 2016.
The LGBI Airport has witnessed annual traffic of over 23% in 2018–19 with a total footfall of 5.7 million passengers and 55,066 aircraft movements in the same period.
The existing terminal building at the airport has a maximum handling capacity of 850 arrival/departure passengers an hour.
In 2002, the first international flight operated by Air India from Guwahati to Bangkok, using an A310 aircraft, becoming the first international airport in the North-East region.However, the flight was withdrawn due to poor passenger load.
In January 2019, Guwahati won bids for two international destinations under the UDAN scheme, destinations being most anticipated Dhaka and Bangkok-Don Mueang.

Privatisation

In February 2019, the Airport has been privatised and given on lease for 50 years to Adani Group at highest bid of Rs. 160 per passenger.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo