Navi Mumbai Airport to launch commercial operations in Jul/Aug-2025: COO
Navi Mumbai International Airport chief operating officer (COO) Prabhat Mahapatra, speaking at Routes Asia 2025, confirmed (26-Mar-2025) Navi Mumbai Airport is expected to be inaugurated in Jun-2025 and commence commercial operations in late Jul-2025 or early Aug-2025. The airport will initially have capacity of 20 million passengers p/a and will immediately commence further development, including a second runway, to reach 50 million passengers p/a by mid 2029 then develop another terminal building to add capacity for another 20 million passengers.
Background ✨
Navi Mumbai International Airport initially aimed to commence operations in Apr-2025, with domestic services starting in May-2025 and international operations by late Jul-20251. Adani Airports planned to use Navi Mumbai alongside Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport as a combined hub2. The airport was expected to open with an initial capacity of 20 million passengers per annum, eventually increasing to handle up to 90 million passengers by 2031/321 3.