Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoli International Airport is also known as Guwahati International Airport. And it was also known as Boriha Airport. It is located in Guwahati city of Assam. Guwahati is the biggest city of north eastern Indian. And Dispur the capital of state has existed as a locality on the outskirts of Guwahati. This airport is operated by Airport Authority of India. It works as Air Force base. It is named after Gopinath Bardoli who is been respected as freedom fighter and was also the first chief minister of Assam after 1947.
It is the hub for the flights to North-East India and is also considered as the Nine Perfect Jewels or seven Sisters. Helicopter Services are also provided from Guwahati to Shilong and it is named as Pawan Hansa. Airport authority of India has provided good kind of X-ray baggage facility to the passengers at this airport. The cargo (Deccan) arrives and goes of Jet Air. The charter plane of Kingfisher airlines is also run by this Airport. There are shops for necessary things displayed at the airport. And handicraft items can also be purchased at the airport. Passengers can take rest by enjoying tea and coffee.
It is easy to reach the Airport by taxi and bus. Its parking area has capacity of parking 300 vehicles. Trolleys, medical help, childcare room, are provided by the airport at free of cost. One can also find help for the people who are physically challenged, old or injured. Rest rooms are also available; to avail these facilities all you need to do is talk to the terminal manger.
Booking counter of many airlines are available here, you can book the tickets for Indian Airlines, Kingfisher, JetAir, Spice Jet and GoAir. This Airport is quite expensive. . It facilitates passenger with books and magazine store so that passengers do not get bored if a particular flight is not on time. Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoli International Airport keeps an international appeal because it avails passengers the facility of cyber cafe and telephone security hold area. And its arrival and departure hall has long sized seats.
