Navi Mumbai International Airport

For the airport in Mumbai, see Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

Navi Mumbai International Airport
IATA: NMI ICAO: VANM<ref>"AAI NOTAM LIST Series-G 01 October 2023" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 3 February 2025.</ref><ref>"India ICAO location finder". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 3 February 2025.</ref>
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) <small>(26%)</small><br />Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) <small>(74%)</small> <ref>Chowdhury, Anirban (19 February 2019). "Three in race to pick stake in GVK's airport holding company". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 February 2019.</ref>
Operator	Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited (NMIAL)
Serves	Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Location	Ulwe, Navi Mumbai, Raigad district, Maharashtra, India
Opened	25 December 2025 (2025-12-25)
Elevation AMSL	26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates	18°59′31″N 073°03′42″E
Website	navimumbai.adaniairports.com
Map
NMI/VANM Location of airport in Mumbai Metropolitan Region NMI/VANM NMI/VANM (Maharashtra) NMI/VANM NMI/VANM (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 3,700 12,140 Asphalt<!-- 08R/26L 3,700 12,140 Asphalt-->
Source: CIDCO<ref name="Plan"/>

Navi Mumbai International Airport (IATA: NMI, ICAO: VANM), is an international airport in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. Located in the Ulwe suburb in Raigad district, it is one of two airports in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, alongside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

Plans for a new airport in the Mumbai metropolitan region was first proposed in November 1997. The Navi Mumbai airport was approved by the Indian government in 2007, and City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) was appointed by the state government as the nodal agency for implementing the project. The project, estimated to cost ₹167 billion (US$2.3 billion), was planned to be implemented in three phases, with a capacity to handle 90 million passengers and 2.5 million tonnes of cargo per annum by 2032.

GVK Group-led Mumbai International Airport Limited was awarded the project in 2017. After delays due to land acquisition issues, the ground breaking ceremony was held in February 2018. In 2021, Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited, a special-purpose vehicle was established between Adani Airport Holdings and CIDCO for the management of the project. Following pre-developmental work, the construction of the airport started in August 2021, and the construction was carried out by Larsen & Toubro. It was inaugurated on 8 October 2025 by prime minister Narendra Modi, with commercial operations commencing on 25 December 2025.

The airport is equipped with a single 3,700 m (12,100 ft) long runway oriented in a northeast – southwest direction. After the first phase, the airport's single passenger terminal has a capacity to handle 20 million passengers per annum. The terminal buildings feature a lotus-shaped design, which will be complete once the three interconnected terminals are constructed in phases. The cargo terminal, spread over 33,000 m² (360,000 sq ft) is equipped to handle 0.8 million tonnes of cargo in a year.

History

Proposal

In November 1997, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) proposed the construction of a new airport at Navi Mumbai with a single runway.<ref name="Fortune">Bhargava, Anjuli (6 February 2024). "A Tale Of 2 Mega Airports: Navi Mumbai". Fortune. No. February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2025.</ref> Subsequently, the Ministry of Civil Aviation constituted a committee to examine the possibility of a second airport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area to operate alongside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The committee examined various locations in the Mumbai region, and proposed a site at Mandwa–Rewas for the new airport. The Navi Mumbai location was deemed suitable only for a domestic airport, due to a single runway. Later, CIDCO revised its plan to incorporate two parallel runways.<ref name="Hist">"Navi Mumbai airport: A saga of controversies". Rediff. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2025.</ref><ref>"Navi Mumbai International Airport New Airport Profile". CAPA. Retrieved 18 November 2023.</ref> The airport site was located in an area of 9.5 km² (3.7 sq mi) parcel of land along the National Highway 348 near Panvel, about 35 km (22 mi) from the existing airport. About 2,900 ha (7,200 acres) of coastal land was required for the project, with 1,320 ha (3,300 acres) for the airport and 245 ha (610 acres) to be developed as a mangrove park.<ref name="Plan">"Navi Mumbai International Airport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.</ref>

In August 2007, the Union cabinet of the Indian government gave approval for the construction of a new greenfield airport at Navi Mumbai in a public-private partnership model.<ref name="Hist"/> In January 2008, Rail India Technical and Economic Service was tasked with preparing the master plan of the airport.<ref>"Navi Mumbai International Airport, Maharashtra, India". Airport Technology. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.</ref> In 30 July 2008, the Maharashtra government appointed CIDCO as the nodal agency for implementing the project.<ref name="Hist"/> The project was planned to be implemented in three phases, with the first phase establishing an operational capacity to handle 20 million passengers per annum, which would be enlarged to handle 60-65 million in the second phase, and 90 million passengers and 2.5 million tonnes of cargo per annum by the third phase in 2032.<ref>Shaikh, Ateeq (11 January 2023). "FPJ Exclusive: Navi Mumbai airport operations deferred to 2025". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 January 2023.</ref><ref>"Navi Mumbai International Airport to be operational by 2024: All you need to know". The Hindustan Times. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.</ref><ref name="TIE">Adimulam, Sweety (29 December 2024). "First commercial flight lands, Navi Mumbai airport likely to be inaugurated on April 17". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> The airport was planned to have a terminal area of 250,000 m² (2,700,000 sq ft) and a cargo area of 100,000 m² (1,100,000 sq ft).<ref>"Work on Navi Mumbai airport may start next year". Business Line. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2010.</ref>

Planning and development

The project received clearance from the Ministry of Defence by the end of 2010, and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change cleared the project on 23 November 2010.<ref>"Navi Mumbai Airport Gets MoEF Green Signal". The Financial Express. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2010.</ref><ref>"Second Mumbai airport takes off". The Indian Express. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.</ref> IIT Bombay was appointed to conduct an environment impact assessment and Central Water and Power Research Station was tasked with the study of the hydrological impact of the airport on the surrounding water bodies.<ref name="Hist"/><ref>"Prepare master plan for surface drainage system at Navi Mumbai International Airport: CIDCO". The Indian Express. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.</ref> The total project is estimated to cost ₹167 billion (US$2.3 billion), with the cost for the first two phases was estimated to be ₹95 billion (US$1.3 billion).<ref>"Navi Mumbai airport set to be inaugurated in June, Gautam Adani confirms". The Economic Times. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.</ref><ref name="TFE">"CIDCO floats global tender for Navi Mumbai airport project". The Financial Express. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.</ref> The pre-development work was estimated to cost ₹23.58 billion (US$330 million), including ₹15.38 billion (US$220 million) for land acquisition and ₹8 billion (US$110 million) for other works.<ref name="TFE"/>

CIDCO invited global tenders for the project in February 2014.<ref name="TFE"/> The agency received nine bids and shortlisted four bidders, which was forwarded to the Project Management Committee for further scrutiny.<ref>"Cidco to finalise bidder for airport only by April 2016". The Asian Age. Deccan Chronicle. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.</ref> After multiple extension of the deadlines, GVK Group and GMR Group submitted final bids for the first two phases.<ref>Usmani, Azman (13 February 2017). "GVK Finally Gets The Contract To Build Navi Mumbai Airport". Bloomberg Quint. Retrieved 13 February 2017.</ref> On 13 February 2017, the GVK-led Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) was announced as the winning bidder.<ref>"GVK pips GMR to bag Rs 16k crore Navi Mumbai airport bid; shares lose ahead of the win". The Financial Express. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.</ref><ref>"GVK wins bid for Rs 16,000 crore Navi Mumbai airport project". Deccan Chronicle. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.</ref> GVK offered CIDCO a 12.6% share in revenue, as compared to the 10.44% offered by the GMR Group.<ref>Phadnis, Sanjay Jog & Aneesh (13 February 2017). "GVK wins Navi Mumbai airport bid, edges out GMR Group". Business Standard. Retrieved 13 February 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)</ref> While the government cleared the project in April 2017, land acquisition began only in June due to opposition from the locals. The project required the relocation of 2,786 households located across ten villages, who were compensated with ₹1,500 (US$21) per sq ft of the land, rent for 18 months, and a developed plot of land of a size equal to triple the roof area in an alternate locality.<ref>Assainar, Raina (19 December 2018). "CIDCO again extends deadline for PAPs to vacate homes". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2019.</ref><ref>"Navi Mumbai airport construction: Affected residents worried about source of income, await CIDCO plots". The Indian Express. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.</ref> Work was stalled again in October 2017 due to protests,<ref>Assainar, Raina (13 October 2017). "Villagers stall Navi Mumbai airport work". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref> before resuming a week later.<ref>Assainar, Raina (28 October 2017). "Villagers say yes, Navi Mumbai airport work to resume". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref>

Construction and opening

On 18 February 2018, the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi unveiled the foundation plaque at the ground breaking ceremony for the airport.<ref>"Modi lays foundation stone for Navi Mumbai airport". The Hindu. 18 February 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref> In March 2018, London-based Zaha Hadid Architects was appointed to design the airport's passenger terminal and Air Traffic Control tower, after a 12-week design competition.<ref>"GVK appoints Zaha Hadid Architects to design Navi Mumbai International Airport". Daily News and Analysis. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.</ref><ref>"GVK appoints Zaha Hadid Architects to design Navi Mumbai International Airport". Business Line. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref> CIDCO floated a tender to select the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for the project in August 2018.<ref>Phadnis, Aneesh (7 June 2019). "L&T set to construct Navi Mumbai airport, likely to finish by mid-2020". Business Standard. Retrieved 8 June 2019.</ref> Based on hydrological studies conducted of the Ulwe River catchment area, it was recommended to cut a channel to divert the Ulwe River into the Moha Creek.<ref>"Mathematical Model Studies for the modified layout of proposed International Airport at Panvel" (PDF). Central Water and Power Research Station. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.</ref> Subsequently, CIDCO completed pre-development work on the Ulwe River diversion by June 2019.<ref>"Navi Mumbai airport: CIDCO finishes Ulwe river diversion". The Hindu. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.</ref> Other work included flattening the Ulwe Hill, reclaiming marsh land, raising the level of the project site by 5.5 m (18 ft), and shifting power transmission lines.<ref name="Work">Phadnis, Aneesh (16 June 2017). "Navi Mumbai airport groundwork begins". Business Standard. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref><ref>"Groundwork at Navi Mumbai airport site begins". The Times of India. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.</ref>

In September 2019, GVK awarded a contract for construction of the airport to Larsen & Toubro.<ref>"L&T Construction bags order for Navi Mumbai International Airport". Live Mint. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.</ref> The Adani Group took over the management of the airport project in 2021, and Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited (NMIAL), a special-purpose vehicle was established between Adani Airport Holdings and CIDCO for the purpose.<ref>"About Us". Navi Mumbai International Airport Private Limited. Retrieved 1 June 2025.</ref> The construction began in August that year.<ref>"Construction of Navi Mumbai Airport expected to begin from August: Adani". The Hindustan Times. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.</ref> While initial land acquisition for the core area had been completed in 2019,<ref>"Land acquisition for core Navi Mumbai airport area completed: Govt". Live Mint. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2024.</ref> the entire project land was handed over only in July 2022 after resettlement measures.<ref>"Navi Mumbai airport development begins after long delay". Construction World. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.</ref> By November 2023, Adani reported that 57% of the work for first phase has been completed.<ref>"Navi Mumbai airport development begins after long delay". Business Line. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.</ref> On 8 October 2025, Modi inaugurated the first phase of the airport for public operations.<ref>"Mumbai gets its second wind as PM inaugurates Navi Mumbai airport's first phase". India Today. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.</ref>

The airport started commercial operations on 25 December 2025.<ref>"Akasa Air Pioneers New Era Of Travel As It Becomes One Of The First Airlines To Operate From Navi Mumbai International Airport, Offering Direct Flights To Key Cities". Travel And Tour World. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.</ref> The first scheduled commercial arrival was an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru, which landed at 8 am and departure was an Indigo flight to Hyderabad at 8:40 am, both operated by the same aircraft.<ref>"1st flight lands at Navi Mumbai airport as commercial ops begin". The Indian Express. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.</ref>

Facilities

The airport covers an area of 1,160 ha (4.5 sq mi).<ref>"GVK signs concession agreement with CIDCO for SPV for NMIA". The Times of India. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.</ref>

Runways

The airport has a single 3,700 m (12,100 ft) long runway 08/26 oriented in a northeast – southwest direction.<ref>"Navi Mumbai International Airport AIP" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 10 March 2025.</ref> It is equipped with a category II Instrument Landing System with a three-degree glide angle, enabling landings at visibility levels up to 300 m (980 ft).<ref>"Plane Diversion And Delays: NMIA to have ILS, flights can take-off, land in poor visibility". The Indian Express. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.</ref> The airport will eventually have two parallel runways enabling simultaneous operations.<ref name="Tech">"Navi Mumbai International Airport facilities". Airport Technology. Retrieved 12 October 2020.</ref> In 2025, CIDCO initiated a process to appoint a consultant for techno-feasibility study for a third runway at the airport.<ref>"CIDCO initiates consultant appointment for techno-feasibility study for a third runway". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 25 December 2025.</ref>

Terminals

The passenger terminal has a capacity to handle 20 million passengers per annum.<ref name="Cap">Velani, Bhavya (10 April 2024). "Busting Myths About New Multi-Modal Navi Mumbai International Airport: Exclusive". Aviation A2Z. Retrieved 10 April 2024.</ref> The terminal buildings feature a lotus-shaped design, which will be complete once the three interconnected terminals are constructed in phases. Once complete, the airport will have a handling capacity of 90 million passengers. The airport is equipped with food courts, lounges, travelators, and other facilities for passengers.<ref>Phadnis, Aneesh (9 June 2021). "A lotus-shaped landing field: GVK group reveals Navi Mumbai airport design". Business Standard.</ref>

The airport is planned to have 67 general aviation aircraft stands, including a separate heliport.<ref>"Navi Mumbai Airport To be India's First With Rail, Road, Metro And Waterways Connectivity". Times Now. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.</ref> Private and charter aircraft operations would be moved from the existing airport to here by the end of 2025.<ref>"Mumbai airport plans to shift private and charter planes to Navi Mumbai by end of year". The Times of India. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.</ref>

The domestic cargo terminal is spread over 33,000 m² (360,000 sq ft) and the international cargo terminal occupies 23,700 m² (255,000 sq ft).<ref name="Tech" /> After the first phase, the airport has a capacity to handle 0.8 million tonnes of cargo in a year.<ref name="Cap" />

Other facilities

The airport has a 151,000 m² (1,630,000 sq ft) fuel farm and three aircraft hangars.<ref name="Tech"/> A temporary air traffic control tower has been built, overlooking the single runway. The tower is expected to be in service for six to seven years, after which it will be replaced by a larger tower, to be built near the terminal buildings, to provide coverage to the planned two parallel runways.<ref>Kawale, Ajinkya (11 October 2024). "IAF plane makes inaugural landing at upcoming Navi Mumbai airport". Business Standard. Retrieved 16 July 2025.</ref>

Airlines and destinations

{{Airport destination list <!-- --> | Air India Express | Bengaluru,<ref name="AIX">"Air India Express Announces Start Of Flights From Navi Mumbai, Bookings Now Open". Pune Pulse. 24 November 2025.</ref> Delhi<ref name="AIX"/> <!-- --> | Akasa Air | Delhi,<ref name="Service">S, Naresh (15 November 2025). "IndiGo, Akasa Air to launch new flight routes from Navi Mumbai on December 25". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 November 2025.</ref> Goa–Mopa,<ref name="Service"/> Kochi<ref name="Service"/>, Kolkata (Begins 29 March 2026)<ref>Niyogi, Subhro (5 March 2026). "Daily flight to Navi Mumbai from March 29". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2026.</ref> <!-- --> | IndiGo | Ahmedabad,<ref name="Service"/> Belgaum (begins 29 March 2026),<ref name="ATR">"IndiGo adds six new routes from Navi Mumbai International Airport through ATR ops". The Economic Times. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.</ref> Bengaluru,<ref name="Service"/> Bhavnagar (begins 29 March 2026),<ref>"IndiGo Launches Twice-Daily Flights from Bhavnagar to Navi Mumbai". The News Mill. 25 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.</ref>, Bhopal<ref>"IndiGo takes slot for Navi Mumbai". Patrika News.</ref>(begins 29 March 2026), Chennai,<ref name="IGO">"IndiGo Adds 4 Flights from This New Asian Airport". Aviation A2Z. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.</ref> Coimbatore,<ref name="IGO"/> Delhi,<ref name="Service"/> Diu (begins 29 March 2026),<ref name="ATR"/> Goa–Mopa,<ref name="IGO"/> Hyderabad,<ref name="Service"/> Jaipur,<ref name="Service"/> Kochi,<ref name="Service"/> Kolhapur (begins 29 March 2026),<ref name="ATR"/> Lucknow,<ref name="Service"/> Mangaluru,<ref name="Service"/> Nagpur,<ref name="Service"/> Rajkot (begins 29 March 2026),<ref name="ATR"/> Vadodara<ref name="IGO"/> }}

Connectivity

The airport is connected via the National Highway 348 which abuts the eastern boundary of the airport, and Aamra marg that runs along the western boundary. CIDCO will construct two six-lane roads along the coast to improve connectivity to the airport. The Ulwe coastal road will connect the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link to the airport while the Kharghar coastal road will connect the Kharghar to CBD Belapur via the airport.<ref>"Mumbai's new airport faces traffic woes as it takes on Singapore and Dubai". BBC. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.</ref> Both projects are expected to be completed by early 2026.<ref>"Navi Mumbai Airport to be India's first with multimodal connectivity: Scindia". The Hindustan Times. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.</ref>

The airport will be connected with Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1 and the proposed Gold Line (Line 8) of the Mumbai Metro.<ref>"Navi Mumbai Airport connectivity snippets". Twenty22. Retrieved 7 September 2021.</ref> The airport has an interchange with the Port Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway at the Targhar Railway station.<ref>"Ahead of Navi Mumbai airport's inauguration, key transit hub Targhar railway station gears up for final inspection". The Indian Express. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.</ref> The airport is also planned to be the terminal station of the proposed Mumbai–Hyderabad high-speed rail corridor.<ref>Mehta, Manthank (27 December 2020). "Mumbai-Hyderabad bullet train: Mumbai-Hyderabad bullet train terminal could be at Navi Mumbai airport". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.</ref>

See also

• Juhu Aerodrome
• List of airports in India

External links

• CIDCO and Navi Mumbai International Airport Archived 20 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine