6 oct. 2025
Operations will begin in December and handle around 12 aircraft movements every hour.
The Navi Mumbai airport is set to begin operating 12 hours a day in December. It will initially handle 12 flights per hour, increasing to 30 per hour within three months.
The airport sprawls over 1,160 hectares and has been developed for ₹19,647 crore. It has been built in five phases, the first of which can handle 20 million passengers annually along with 5 lakh tons of cargo.
Once operational, the facility will feature two parallel runways and four terminals, with an annual capacity of 90 million passengers and 3.25 million tons of cargo.
The airport is a joint venture between the Adani Group, which holds a 74% stake, and the Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra. To date, Mumbai has been among the world's most populated cities served by a single airport with just one runway.
The present Mumbai airport handles around 55 million passengers yearly and cannot grow further.
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