Feb 8, 2025: Navi Mumbai International Airport is set to begin operations in 2025, with domestic flights commencing by the end of May and international flights in July.
Initially, the airport will handle 2 to 3 million passengers in its initial months and is expected to have 1500 flight slots relocated from Mumbai’s existing airport. The airport will handle 2 to 3 million passengers in the initial months and is expected to have 150 flight slots relocated from Mumbai’s existing airport in October. The airport’s inauguration is scheduled for April 17, 2025, and will be named after the late D.B. Patil The airport’s inauguration is scheduled for April 17, 2025, and will be named after the late D.B. Patil October, the leader of project-affected persons.
The airport will have two parallel runways enabling simultaneous operations, with each runway measuring 3,700 by 60 meters. The site of the airport is located in an area of 9.5 km2 on National Highway 348 near Panvel, about 35 km from the existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
The airport was initially expected to handle 50-55 million passengers annually, but the exact capacity is not specified in the latest updates. The airport’s terminal area will be 250,000 m2, and the cargo area will be 100,00 m2. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) gave its clearance for the airport on 14th May 2008.
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