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Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, also known as Borjhar Airport, is the airport of Guwahati, Assam, India. This is also known as Guwahati Airport. The airport is managed by Airports Authority of India or AAI. It also serves as a basr for Indian Air Force. It is named after Gopinath Bordoloi, the first chief minister of the state of Assam. Located in Assam this airport acts as the gateway to the north-eastern region of India. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Guwahati is getting a change to make it better furnished to handle increased air traffic. The upgrade is destined for completion by the end of 2008. The change of state will bring about operational changes in the Guwahati Airport. The modern airport will include aero bridges, air link corridors and escalators.
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Work is also on to improve the quality of the taxiways and widening the shoulders of the paved surface with a view to handle increased air traffic. Once ready, the Guwahati International Airport can be opened to larger-sized international carriers. The airport provides a number of facilities for its passengers. The passenger facilities of Guwahati Airport include:
- Cyber cafes
- Jewellery shops
- Lost and Found Baggage
- mobile charging booths
- free Baggage Trolleys
- wheel Chair
- medical Aid
- assistance to physically challenged / Aged / Infirm and better quality seats in the lounge have also been included to make the airport truly international.
- restaurant
- snack bar
- gift and bookshops
- telecommunications counter
- tourist information offices of the Govt. of India and Govt. of Assam.
You may need to visit this airport either as tourist or for any business purpose. This airport is the main gateway to the nrtheastren region. So you have to pass through this airport even if you want to visit any other northeastern state of India. So you need to know some ways to contact this airport. The contact number of the airport director of Guwahati Airport is 0361-2841909. The number of the airport terminal manager is :-0361-2840068.
Guwahati Airport is a major hub for flights to the North Eastern States. This is also known as The Seven Sisters.Helicopter services are operated from Guwahati to Shillong (30 min), Naharlagun (Itanagar) (75 min) by Pawan Hans and Tura (50 min). A number of domestic airlines operate from this airport. Given below is a list of domestric c and their destinations:
- Alliance Air (Agartala, Aizwal, Bagdogra, Delhi, Dimapur, Imphal)
- Air Deccan (Bagdogra, Bangalore, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Kolkata)
- Kingfisher Airlines (Agartala, Kolkata, Imphal, Hyderabad,Bangalore, Mumbai)
- Indian (Imphal,Delhi, Kolkata)
- IndiGo Airlines (Imphal, Delhi, Kolkata)
- Pawan Hans - Helicopter services (Shillong, Tura, Naharlagun )
- Jetlite (Dibrugarh, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore (via Delhi))
- SpiceJet (Kolkata, Delhi)
- Jet Airways (Agartala, Bagdodra, Delhi, Kolkata, Jorhat, Mumbai and Bangalore)
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