<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport has undergone numerous expansions and renovations since its establishment in 1958. It handled more than 3.7 million passengers in 2017, an increase of 36% from 2016. The LGB Airport has witnessed annual traffic of over 23% in 2018&ndash;19 with a total footfall of 5.7 million passengers and 55,066 aircraft movements in the same period. The existing terminal building at the airport has a maximum handling capacity of 850 arrival/departure passengers an hour.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 2002, the first international flight operated by Air India from Guwahati to Bangkok,</p>
<p class="blog-para">using an Airbus A310 aircraft, becoming the first international airport in the North-East region. However, the flight was withdrawn due to poor passenger load.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In January 2019, Guwahati won bids for two international destinations under the UDAN scheme, destinations being most anticipated Dhaka and Bangkok-Don Mueang.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In November 2021, Guwahati won bids for six international destinations under the UDAN scheme &ndash; Dhaka, Bangkok&ndash;Don Mueang, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Yangon. In February 2019, the airport has been given on lease for 50 years to Adani Group at highest bid of Rs. 160 per passenger. Currently, international flights in the airport are operated by Drukair from Paro to Singapore, as a connecting flight.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Terminal</h2>
<p class="blog-para">To meet the growing demands and rising traffic in the future, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken construction of a new second passenger terminal in the northern side of the airport, at a cost of ₹ 1,232 crores.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The new terminal building will be capable of handling 4,300 domestic and 200 international passengers during peak hours and about 10 million passengers annually. It will be equipped with 64 check-in counters, 20 self-check in kiosks, six baggage counters, in-line baggage security screening systems and 10 aerobridges. It will be an energy-efficient building, as it is expected to achieve a Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) 4-Star rating, with a solar roofing system for electricity generation,</p>
<p class="blog-para">in addition to allowing maximum sunlight into the building. A photovoltaic solar plant with a power generation capacity of 540 kW will be developed at the terminal, along with eco-friendly measures such as a solid waste management system, wastewater treatment facility, rainwater storage facility and underground drainage system. With an area of 1,002,500 sq., the terminal will have two levels, consisting of the arrivals area at the lower level and departures area at the upper level. In addition to these two primary floors.</p>
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