PM Modi to Inaugurate Navi Mumbai International Airport on October 8

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Navi Mumbai International Airport on October 8, marking a key milestone in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s aviation expansion.

The airport, which received its aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 30 September, is being developed in multiple phases by Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd.

(NMIAL) — a joint venture in which the Adani Group holds 74 per cent and the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) retains 26 per cent.

According to CIDCO Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Vijay Singhal, the airport will be inaugurated at 2.40 pm on October 8 and is expected to begin operations in December 2025.

Once fully operational, the airport — designated with the code ‘NMI’ — will be capable of handling 90 million passengers annually and processing 3.2 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo, positioning it among the largest aviation hubs in Asia.

Officials said the new airport will help ease congestion at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and play a vital role in connecting Navi Mumbai and surrounding regions to major global destinations.