Airports Authority of India (AAI) successfully conducted its first calibration flight at India’s first multi-modal airport, Navi Mumbai International (NMI) on July 16, 2024.
Navi Mumbai Airport
The second airport in construction for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Navi Mumbai International Airport, has assigned NMI as its IATA code by the International Air Transport Association.
NMIA is the second International Airport for Mumbaikars and is being developed by Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL). Currently, AAHL operates, manages, and develops 8 Airports in India.
Adani Group plans to demolish Mumbai Airport Terminal 1 (T1) next year, a few months following Navi Mumbai Airport Opening in March 2025.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to inaugurate 16 airport projects, signifying a noteworthy achievement for India’s aviation sector.
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The highly anticipated Navi Mumbai Airport (NMIA) is on track to be operational by the end of next year, providing a much-needed boost to the megacity’s aerial connectivity.
Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, along with his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, assessed Navi Mumbai Airport by inspecting the under-construction International Airport ahead of launch.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde, who travelled to Davos for the five-day World Economic Forum 2023, signed an MoU with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Orenda India to develop a 1,000-acre smart city close to the Navi Mumbai airport.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) had, last month, decided to relax the height restrictions for the construction of buildings around the Navi Mumbai airport from 55.1 meters to 160 meters.