Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, also known as Guwahati International Airport and formerly as 'Borjhar Airport', is the primary international airport of the North-Eastern States of India. It is in Borjhar in Guwahati, Assam and is named after Gopinath Bordoloi, a freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Assam after independence of India. The airport is managed by Airports Authority of India and also serves as an Indian Air Force base. There are plans to expand it with two more aerobridges in the pipeline. A new hangar was constructed to facilitate overnight parking of aircraft. The new terminal will be around 77,500 sq m and ready by 2020. The airport covers an area of 656 acres.Airport specificationsCode #: 4Code Letter: DElevation: 162ftTerminal capacityDomestic: 500 each for arrival and departureInternational: 125 each for arrival and departureInternational: 1Domestic: 6Check-in Counters: 14Immigration counters: 4 Security check: 4Lounge: Runway Lounge and Multicuisine Restaurant and Bar operated by Hotel Prag Continental; VIP Lounge operated by AAI Guwahati airport is a hub for domestic flights to North-East India. It also provides international flight services to Bangkok and Paro. Helicopter services are operated from Guwahati to Shillong, Tura, Naharlagun, Tawang by Pawan Hans.