A new terminal building will soon be coming up at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, a major hub for travel around Northeast India. More than 38 percent of the project work is completed, and the new terminal building, which is estimated to cost INR 1232 crore, is scheduled to be ready by June 2022.

Guwahati airport currently handles over six million passengers annually. After constructing the new terminal building, the airport will be capable of handling 4300 domestic and 200 international passengers during peak hours and about 10 million passengers annually.

Equipped with 64 check-in counters, 20 self-check in kiosks, six baggage carousels, In-line baggage security screening system and 10 aero bridges, the terminal will be an energy-efficient building. With a total built-up area of 1,02,500 sqm, the terminal will have two levels, arrival at the lower/apron level and departure at the upper level.

In addition to these two primary floors, there will be two more floors; a mezzanine between the two levels, which will serve as the airside arrival corridor for passengers alighting from the boarding bridges. The other part of this mezzanine will act as a service floor for the baggage handling system used for outbound baggage. Icarus, the mythological figure, one of the earliest inspirations of human flight, inspires the design of the terminal building. The airport roof is styled using the art of Origami, the design is an ode to human endeavor, crafts, and innovation.