Navi Mumbai International Airport: Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is going to start operating commercial aircraft from December 25. In the initial phase, 23 flights will be operated throughout the day. In the first month, the airport will operate for a total of 12 hours from 8 am to 8 pm. During this period the airport will be able to handle a maximum of 10 flight movements per hour.
The airport has been developed by Navi Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (NMIAL), a special unit jointly owned by Adani Group and Maharashtra Municipal and Industrial Development Corporation Limited (CIDCO).
First flight at Navi Mumbai International Airport
Navi Mumbai International Airport is going to become one of the busiest and important aviation hubs of the country. Located in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, this airport is strategically built to meet the rapidly growing air travel demands of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Western India.
Spread over 1,160 hectares (2,866 acres), the airport will be able to handle 90 million passengers per annum (MPPA) after complete construction. It will have two parallel runways, modern terminal buildings and advanced cargo facilities, which will make passenger experience smoother and cargo handling more efficient.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated Navi Mumbai International Airport on 8 October. In the initial phase, this airport will operate 12 hours a day (08:00 am to 20:00 pm) for the first month. This includes 23 scheduled daily flights and up to 10 flight movements per hour.
The first commercial flight to arrive at NMIA after the inauguration will be IndiGo flight 6E460 (from Bengaluru), which will land at 8:00 am on 25 December. The first departing flight will be IndiGo 6E882, which will depart for Hyderabad at 8:40 am.
NMIA is being developed as a greenfield airport, incorporating eco-friendly infrastructure, use of renewable energy and green building principles. Its fluid and futuristic design represents the national flower of India. Lotus Inspired by.
Airlines and Routes
In the initial operations, airlines like IndiGo, Air India Express and Akasa Air will connect Mumbai to 16 major domestic destinations. The airport will start operating 24×7 from February 2026, and daily flight departures will be increased to 34.
To strengthen the security arrangements, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was formally deployed at NMIA on 29 October 2025. When fully developed, NMIA is designed to handle 90 million passengers per annum (MPPA), while in the initial phase it will handle 20 MPPA and 0.5 million metric tonnes of cargo.
Navi Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (NMIAL) is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up to develop, construct, operate and maintain a greenfield international airport project in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. NMIAL is based on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, in which Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) – a subsidiary of Adani Airports Holdings Limited (AAHL) – holds a 74% stake. Whereas CIDCO, a Maharashtra government undertaking, has 26% stake. AAHL is a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited, the flagship company of the Adani Group.
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