Assam’s largest and bustling Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport marked a remarkable milestone by handling close to 5.6 million passengers. The airport, located in capital city Guwahati and a central hub for Bharat’s Northeast region, demonstrated a robust jump from the previous year’s count of 4.6 million.
Operated by Adani Airports, the airfield managed around 2.9 million arrivals and 2.7 million departures all across the year. Its terminals were designed for fewer passengers, however, it displayed strength to manage a huge volume of traffic.
During peak hours, Terminal 1 (domestic) can accommodate 500 passengers whereas Terminal 2 (international) has strength of 125 passengers. The airport has a peak hour capability of 1,300 passengers, with 1,000 allocated for domestic and 300 for international flights on the whole.
At this airport, there are six boarding gates at the domestic terminal and one at the international terminal for passengers. To ensure hassle free travel experience, it has facility of 14 check-in counters, 8 immigration counters, 4 security check booths and 2 customs counters.
Besides, number of aircraft movements is impressive with more than 46,000 in 2023 and about equal numbers of arrival and departure flights.
The airport is gaining significance as a travel hub as on Christmas Eve, a record 19,290 passengers were managed.
In near future, the commissioning of a new terminal is awaited. It will led to twofold demand capacity. To boost connectivity, new routes to Jaipur, Bhubaneswar and Bangkok as well as discussions for additional domestic and international destinations are on cards.
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