--- iata: GAU name: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport city: Guwahati country: India lastUpdated: '2026-09-08' officialWebsite: 'https://lgbia-guwahati.adaniairports.com/' sources: - 'https://lgbia-guwahati.adaniairports.com/' - 'https://lgbia-guwahati.adaniairports.com/en/airport-facilities/transport' - 'https://lgbia-guwahati.adaniairports.com/en/airport-services/lounges' - 'https://lgbia-guwahati.adaniairports.com/en/airport-facilities/digiyatra' - >- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokpriya_Gopinath_Bordoloi_International_Airport - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/lokpriya-gopinath-bordoloi-international - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/lokpriya-gopinath-bordoloi-international/gau4-adani-silver-lounge-gau-t2 - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/india/lokpriya-gopinath-bordoloi-international/gau3-the-lounge - >- https://www.airindia.com/in/en/newsroom/press-release/Air-India-and-Air-India-Express-to-operate-from-new-terminal-of-Lokpriya-Gopinath-Bordoloi-International-Airport.html - >- https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/indigo-to-operate-exclusively-from-guwahati-airports-terminal-2-from-july-20-1425934-2026-07-17 - >- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/5-airlines-shift-operations-to-guwahatis-state-of-the-art-t2/articleshow/129723368.cms - >- https://assamtribune.com/guwahati/guwahatis-lgbi-airport-records-701-million-passenger-footfall-in-2025-1603118 - >- https://assamtribune.com/guwahati/lgbi-airport-handles-657-million-passengers-and-12893-mt-cargo-in-fy-2024-25-1578278 quickFacts: - >- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (IATA GAU / ICAO VEGT; also styled Lokapriya / LGBIA) is Guwahati’s civil passenger gateway at Borjhar, about 20 km west of the city centre. Owner is the Airports Authority of India; operator is Guwahati International Airport Limited (Adani Airports) under a long PPP concession. Official passenger site: https://lgbia-guwahati.adaniairports.com/. Screenshot GAU (VEGT) ≠ IXB (Bagdogra) ≠ IMF (Imphal) ≠ DIB (Dibrugarh) — the wrong Northeast IATA is a multi-hour road recovery, not an airside hop. - >- Two passenger terminals sit on one campus. Terminal 2 (Kopou-orchid + bamboo architecture by Nuru Karim / Nudes) was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in December 2025; domestic commercial ops began 22 February 2026 (Akasa first), with SpiceJet and Alliance Air on 1 March 2026 and Air India / Air India Express on 16 March 2026 (Air India newsroom; ToI airport release). IndiGo moved all arrivals and departures exclusively to Terminal 2 from 00:01 on 20 July 2026 (India Today NE citing airport authorities). Terminal 1 remains the older integrated domestic/international shell (~28,685 m²; ~6M annual design capacity) — ToI’s airport release after the early-2026 airline moves still said international flights continued from Terminal 1 pending a phased shift. Trust the boarding pass / airline SMS / FIDS for which door to enter; there is no sterile walk between T1 and T2. - >- Traffic: Adani / GIAL press compiled by Assam Tribune reported calendar-year 2025 throughput of 7.01 million passengers (about 3.5M domestic arrivals + 3.4M domestic departures; ~45.4k international arrivals + ~45.5k international departures), with a single-day peak of 22,089 passengers on 5 October 2025 and ~47,550 domestic + ~1,000 international aircraft movements. Assam Tribune separately reported FY 2024–25 at 6.57 million passengers and 12,893 MT cargo. Wikipedia’s infobox lists April 2025–March 2026 figures of 6,622,784 passengers (+7.5%), 46,418 movements (+0.9%), and 32,990 t cargo (+23.99%), but its linked AAI annex PDFs are Mar2k25 — treat that year label carefully and prefer clearly dated Adani CY / Assam Tribune FY prints when auditing. - >- Airfield (Wikipedia / public AIP-style summaries for VEGT): single runway 02/20 — 3,110 m × asphalt; aerodrome elevation about 49 m / 162 ft; CAT III ILS, DVOR/DME and PAPI published for low-visibility and night ops. Dual aprons (legacy terminal + T2 side) are cited for roughly 25 narrow-body stands. Civil passenger product under GIAL; DigiYatra is advertised on the official site for selected domestic departures via DigiYatra gates at Terminal 1 (operator DigiYatra page still worded around T1 — confirm live T2 availability on the day rather than inventing full-campus coverage). - >- Lounges (live Priority Pass Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi / Guwahati directory, checked Sep 2026): two soft rooms — Adani Silver Lounge (Terminal 2, domestic airside near Gate 6 after security; published 00:00–23:59; max stay 2 hours; children under 5 free on PP conditions; standard alcohol listed complimentary, premium brands extra) and The Lounge (domestic airside after Security Hold Area, ground floor near Gate 2; published 05:00–22:00; PP page conditions cite a maximum 2-hour stay while a 3-hour max-stay chip also appears — confirm the live app; children under 5 free). Operator lounge page still lists Terminal 1 “The Lounge 1” (first floor post-SHA) and “The Lounge 2” (ground floor post-SHA) as card / walk-up rooms — only the live PP soft pins above count for Priority Pass. Do not invent Plaza Premium / Encalm / international soft rooms from aggregator mirrors. - >- Ground: official transport page lists prepaid taxi, WTI, SMARTO, Uber, Guwahati Airport Taxi Association cabs, ASTC / govt AC buses, and auto rickshaws — with pickup detail still framed around Terminal 1 kerbs; T2 has its own signed landside roads (PRM parking is called out at Terminal 2 on the same site). No metro and no suburban rail into the terminal building — nearest major rail heads are Kamakhya / Guwahati stations with a separate road transfer. DigiYatra is domestic facilitation only, not immigration. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Single CAT III runway helps fog — dual terminals still burn the buffer detail: >- DigiYatra can shrink domestic entry when your airline/terminal actually supports it, but GAU remains a single-runway Northeast hub with monsoon weather, pilgrimage / wedding peaks, and T1↔T2 assignment changes through 2026. Domestic ~2 hours early is the sane default; international wants a full ~3 hours for check-in, CISF, and outbound immigration. Priority Pass Adani Silver publishes near-24h hours with a 2-hour max stay; The Lounge publishes 05:00–22:00 — still confirm the live app pin before you bank a lounge soak. summary: >- CAT III and DigiYatra help; one strip plus T1/T2 splits still demand real buffers. category: timing - label: Terminal title: >- Read the airline — T2 took the big domestic banks; international may still be T1 detail: >- Terminal 2 is the December 2025 / February 2026 Adani hall (Kopou orchid + bamboo). Akasa, SpiceJet, Alliance Air, Air India, and Air India Express moved in Feb–Mar 2026; IndiGo followed exclusively from 20 July 2026. Terminal 1 is the older shell; early-2026 airport releases still kept international there pending a phased move. Screenshot GAU ≠ IXB ≠ IMF ≠ DIB before the car leaves Fancy Bazaar / GS Road. summary: >- Most major domestic metal is on T2 after July 2026 — still verify international. category: terminal - label: Food title: >- Adani Silver / The Lounge if entitled — otherwise landside sealed water before CISF detail: >- Live Priority Pass soft rooms are Adani Silver Lounge (T2 domestic near Gate 6, 00:00–23:59, max 2h, standard alcohol listed complimentary) and The Lounge (domestic after SHA near Gate 2, 05:00–22:00). Operator T1 “The Lounge 1/2” card and walk-up rooms are separate from inventing extra PP pins. Without entitlement, buy sealed water and snacks landside before CISF; airside markup is the usual Indian-airport tax. summary: Two live PP soft rooms; landside bottles beat airside pricing. category: food - label: Access title: Prepaid taxi / signed app cab Plan A — no terminal metro detail: >- Use official prepaid taxi counters or signed Uber / WTI / SMARTO pickup. ASTC / govt AC buses and autos are documented on the operator transport pages (still often described against Terminal 1 kerbs). Kamakhya JN is the nearest major rail head — it is a road transfer, not a terminal platform. Do not invent a metro or sterile T1↔T2 airside walk. summary: 'Road access only; rail stops in the city, not under the pier.' category: status lounges: - name: Adani Silver Lounge (Terminal 2 Domestic) zone: >- Airside Terminal 2 domestic departures — after security near Gate 6 (Priority Pass gau4-adani-silver-lounge-gau-t2). hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible Indian premium credit-card programmes that list this room - Paid walk-up / Adani One when the operator offers it (confirm desk) bestFor: - >- Domestic Terminal 2 departures with Priority Pass on any clock (published near-24h hours) - >- Short soft-room resets before IndiGo / Air India / Akasa banks (2-hour max stay) summary: >- Primary live Priority Pass Terminal 2 soft room at GAU. Published hours 00:00–23:59; max stay 2 hours; children under 5 admitted free on PP conditions; air conditioning / cold buffet / digital card accepted listed; standard alcoholic drinks listed complimentary and premium brands as extra payment on the live PP facilities list. Confirm the live app pin; do not invent a separate international Adani soft room from marketing copy. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 2 (Domestic) amenities: - Air conditioning / cold buffet / digital card accepted listed on PP - Standard alcoholic drinks listed complimentary on PP facilities - Premium-brand alcohol listed as extra payment on PP - Max stay 2 hours; children under 5 free on PP conditions - name: The Lounge (Domestic) zone: >- Airside domestic departures — after Security Hold Area, ground floor near Gate 2 (Priority Pass gau3-the-lounge). Matches the operator’s Terminal 1 ground-floor “The Lounge 2” post-SHA pin more closely than inventing a T2 duplicate. hours: '05:00-22:00' access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (confirm live PP listing) - Eligible bank / card programmes that route through PP networks - Paid walk-up when offered (confirm desk / operator lounge page) bestFor: - Daytime domestic departures that still clear security toward Gate 2 - Priority Pass holders outside Adani Silver’s Terminal 2 catchment summary: >- Live Priority Pass domestic soft room at GAU (PP code gau3-the-lounge; ~3.2 / 165 reviews on the live page). Published hours 05:00–22:00. Conditions text cites a maximum 2-hour stay while a 3-hour max-stay chip also appears on the same PP page — trust the live app on the day. Children under 5 free; à la carte listed as extra payment; digital card / disabled access / flight information listed. Operator site separately markets Terminal 1 Lounge 1 (first floor) and Lounge 2 (ground floor) as card / walk-up products — only this live PP pin is the Priority Pass soft room. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 (Domestic) — confirm day-of Gate 2 / SHA signs amenities: - Air conditioning / digital card accepted / disabled access listed on PP - À la carte menu listed as extra payment on PP - Flight information listed - 'Published 05:00–22:00; children under 5 free; confirm live max-stay chip' waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside sealed water (check-in / departures halls) zone: landside price: >- Typical Indian-airport sealed-bottle markup — confirm shelf tag (often roughly ₹40–80) summary: >- Best default hydration play — buy sealed water landside before CISF so you are not hostage to airside café pricing after a Borjhar road transfer. location: >- Convenience and café kiosks in Terminal 2 (and Terminal 1 when that shell is your check-in) departures halls before security / DigiYatra entry terminal: Terminal 2 / Terminal 1 landside isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside retail water zone: airside price: Higher than landside — confirm shelf tag summary: >- Markup backup once you are through security; fine for a top-up, poor as Plan A. location: Post-security café and retail units toward T2 Gate 6 / T1 Gate 2 clusters terminal: Terminal 2 / Terminal 1 airside - kind: free name: Lounge drinks (entitlement only) zone: airside summary: >- Soft drinks (and, on the Adani Silver PP page, listed standard alcohol) with Priority Pass / paid / card entitlement only — not a public fountain. Adani Silver max stay 2 hours; The Lounge publishes 05:00–22:00 with a conflicting 2h/3h max-stay display — confirm live. location: >- Adani Silver Lounge Terminal 2 near Gate 6 (00:00–23:59) or The Lounge domestic after SHA near Gate 2 (05:00–22:00) during published windows terminal: Terminal 2 / Terminal 1 airside isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.6 slug: gau region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/gau](/airports/gau). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/gau) - [Lounge directory](/airports/gau/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) Guwahati, India · Asia-Pacific Adani-operated Northeast gateway at Borjhar — December 2025 Terminal 2 upgrade, DigiYatra documented on Terminal 1 domestic paths, and two live Priority Pass soft rooms (Adani Silver T2 near-24h with a 2-hour cap; The Lounge daytime near Gate 2) — still a single-runway monsoon airport where the boarding-pass terminal letter and live FIDS beat any 2024 blog. ## Airportist Score **6.6 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.0 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 5.8 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 7.01M (Adani/GIAL CY 2025 via Assam Tribune); FY 2024–25 6.57M passengers / 12,893 MT cargo (Assam Tribune) - Terminals: Two landside shells — Terminal 2 (Kopou orchid + bamboo hall, inaugurated Dec 2025; domestic ops from 22 Feb 2026) is the modern domestic product for IndiGo/Air India/Akasa/SpiceJet/Alliance Air after their published move dates; Terminal 1 is the legacy integrated shell that still mattered for international in early-2026 airport releases - Typical security: 18 min - On-time: 78% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Northeast India trips ticketed into GAU (not IXB / IMF / DIB) - Domestic IndiGo / Air India / Akasa banks into Terminal 2 after their published 2026 moves - Priority Pass holders who can use Adani Silver Lounge (T2 domestic, published 00:00–23:59, max 2h) or The Lounge (domestic after SHA near Gate 2, published 05:00–22:00) - Travellers who can use prepaid taxi / signed app cabs rather than inventing a metro ## Watch out for - GAU (VEGT) ≠ IXB Bagdogra ≠ IMF Imphal ≠ DIB Dibrugarh — wrong Northeast IATA is a multi-hour road recovery - Terminal 1 vs Terminal 2 — IndiGo is T2-exclusive from 20 Jul 2026, but international may still clear T1; trust the boarding pass / FIDS - Operator DigiYatra page still worded around Terminal 1 selected domestic — do not invent full-campus biometric coverage - Single runway 02/20 — monsoon cells and evening banks ripple the whole schedule ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/gau/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/gau/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/gau/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/gau/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/gau/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/gau/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/gau/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/gau/reviews.md)