Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, inaugurated the first phase of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), built at a cost of around Rs 19,650 crore.
With this, Mumbai joins the league of metropolitan cities in the world that have multiple airports. Spread across 1,160 hectares, Navi Mumbai International Airport, upon completion of all phases, will have four terminals with a capacity of 90 million passengers per annum and a cargo capacity of 3.25 million metric tonnes, making it one of the largest aviation hubs in Asia.
This is the second airport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region after the existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. NMIA will also be the first airport in the country to be connected by water taxi.
"On the way to Navi Mumbai to take part in the programme marking the inauguration of Phase-1 of the Navi Mumbai International Airport. With this, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will get its second major international airport, thus boosting commerce and connectivity. The final phase of the Mumbai Metro Line-3 will also be inaugurated. We are committed to enhancing Mumbai’s infrastructure and boosting ‘Ease of Living’ for the people of this dynamic city," PM Modi had said before the inauguration.
Operations at the airport are expected to begin in December 2025, while ticket sales are likely to begin by the end of October.
In the first phase, the airport will have one terminal and one runway that will cater to 20 million passengers annually.
