# Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU / VEGT)

**Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport** (IATA: GAU, ICAO: VEGT) is a large airport in Guwahati, Assam, India. It opened in 1958. It has one runway, 2,743 m (9,000 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Indian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vegt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GAU / VEGT
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Indian Air Force
- Serves: Guwahati, Assam, India
- Opened: 1958 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 49 m / 162 ft
- Coordinates: 26.1067, 91.5852
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,743 m / 9,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.adani.com/lgbia-guwahati-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokpriya_Gopinath_Bordoloi_International_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2673008
- Weather station: VEGT · WMO 42410
- Ident: VEGT

## Timeline

- 1958: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 023° / 203° | yes |

## Routes

20 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (20)

- [DMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vemr.md) Dimapur Airport · India · 220 km / 137 mi · IndiGo
- [HGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0308.md) Itanagar Donyi Polo Hollongi Airport · India · 226 km / 140 mi · IndiGo
- [IXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veat.md) Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport · India · 249 km / 155 mi · IndiGo
- [AJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/velp.md) Lengpui Airport · India · 273 km / 170 mi · IndiGo
- [IMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/veim.md) Bir Tikendrajit International Airport · India · 276 km / 171 mi · IndiGo
- [DIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vemn.md) Dibrugarh Airport · India · 373 km / 232 mi · Alliance Air
- [IXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vepg.md) Pasighat Airport · India · 430 km / 267 mi · Alliance Air
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 498 km / 309 mi · IndiGo
- [DGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vedo.md) Deoghar Airport · India · 524 km / 326 mi · IndiGo
- [BBI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebs.md) Biju Patnaik International Airport · India · 878 km / 546 mi · IndiGo
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 1,456 km / 905 mi · IndiGo, Air India
- [JAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vijp.md) Jaipur International Airport · India · 1,571 km / 976 mi · IndiGo
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 1,650 km / 1,025 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 1,678 km / 1,043 mi · IndiGo
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 1,680 km / 1,044 mi · IndiGo
- [MAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomm.md) Chennai International Airport · India · 1,884 km / 1,171 mi · IndiGo
- [AMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah.md) Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport · India · 1,944 km / 1,208 mi · IndiGo
- [PNQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vapo.md) Pune International Airport · India · 1,997 km / 1,241 mi · IndiGo
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 2,039 km / 1,267 mi · IndiGo
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 2,071 km / 1,287 mi · IndiGo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GAU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 17
- 9I [Alliance Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-air) · 2
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 1
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | =1,801 of 29,858 | =539 in Asia | =56 in IN |
| Elevation | 49 m / 162 ft | =34,965 of 43,403 | #2,076 in Asia | #253 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =241 in Asia | =32 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [SHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebi.md) Shillong Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [ZYL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgsy.md) Osmany International Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [TEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vetz.md) Tezpur Airport · 137 km / 85 mi
- [GLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vqgp.md) Gelephu Airport · 141 km / 88 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lokpriya_Gopinath_Bordoloi_International_Airport&oldid=1376706664), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vegt/data