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Adani Group-owned Navi Mumbai airdrome is expected to commencement planetary operations from the greenfield installation from July 15, 2026 a apical authoritative said connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026).
Along with planetary rider flights, the Navi Mumbai airdrome volition besides commence planetary freighter operations, helium said The Adani Group-owned airport, the 2nd airdrome successful the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, had commenced domestic formation services from December past year.
"On July 15, we are starting with freighters, and we expect the freighters to ramp up to astir 18 play flights. Good quality is besides that determination is question connected the rider broadside and hopefully connected July 15 planetary rider flights volition besides start," Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited (NMIAL) Chief Executive Officer, B.V.J.K. Sharma, told reporters connected the sidelines of Brihanmumbai Custom Brokers Association (BCBA) Logistics Conclave successful Mumbai.
Mr. Sharma further noted that some "Air India Express and IndiGo are going to run planetary flights from Navi Mumbai." Member (Customs), a elder authoritative wrong the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), reviewed the readiness of the airdrome (for planetary operations) connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026), and applicable notifications person been promulgated, helium said.
"The past 1 is being done today, which volition past travel with Section 45 and the trials with some the codes for courier and the cargo," helium said, adding that this volition pb to astir apt a commercialized announcement by the customs astir July 5.
The Navi Mumbai International Airport, which started commercialized flights successful December past year, handles astir 20,000 passengers per time with 150 departures and arrivals. The airdrome is expecting the regular rider footfall to surge to 50,000 per time by the year-end, and 380 Air postulation movements (arrivals and departures) per day.
On Monday (June 15, 2026), it was named among the Prix Versailles World's Most Beautiful Airports 2026 alongside 5 different planetary airports, including Guangzhou, China; Frankfurt americium Main, Germany; Kandal Stueng, Cambodia; Pittsburgh, United States; and San Diego, United States.
