Guwahati International Airport

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Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati is all set to get a new Integrated Terminal Building. The new terminal will come up with a cost of Rs 1,232 Crores. The foundation for the new terminal was laid by the civil aviation minister.

The terminal Building spread over 90000 square meter will be equipped with world-class passenger facilities and will have the capacity to handle 3100 passengers during peak hour. The interiors of the building will depict local handicrafts, murals and popular tourist destinations of Assam. The new terminal building will conform to GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) 4-Star rating. The new integrated terminal building will have 64 check-in counters, 20 self-check-in kiosks, eight Immigration counters, eight custom counters, six arrival carousels, 10 escalators, 25 elevators, 16 self-baggage drop counters and 20 aircraft parking bays among others.

In September 2018, the airport has laid the foundation for development of Common User Domestic Cargo Terminal-II (CUDCT) . It will improve the air cargo capacity of the airport to 12,000 mt annually, is scheduled to be completed by next year. For 2016-17, outbound cargo stood at 5,700 mt, while inbound cargo was 11,300 mt.

In January 2020, the airport has set up a persihable cargo centre which has an area of 4050 SqM of land and has a capacity to handle 10,000 tonnes of cargo. The airports authority have also developed the approached road to the cargo centre . The project has entailed an investment of ₹ 190 crores.