AirportsLokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is a large airport serving Guwahati, in Assam, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GAU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GAU
- ICAO code
- VEGT
- City
- Guwahati
- State or region
- Assam
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.1067° N, 91.5852° E
- Elevation
- 49 m (162 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (9,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GAU means Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VEGT. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.1067° N, 91.5852° E. It stands 49 metres (162 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,743 metres (9,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 49.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shillong AirportShillong | SHL | 60 km |
| Yongphulla AirportYongphulla, Bhutan | YON | 128 km |
| Osmany International AirportSylhet, Bangladesh | ZYL | 130 km |
| Tezpur Airport | TEZ | 137 km |
| Bathpalathang AirportJakar, Bhutan | BUT | 182 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,456 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,071 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,619 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,904 km | 10 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,441 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,626 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,056 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,673 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,168 km | 11 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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