Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

For the previous military use of this facility, see RAF Santacruz.
"Mumbai Airport" redirects here. For other uses, see Mumbai (disambiguation).

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Aerial view of the airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAirports Authority of India[1]
OperatorMumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL)
ServesMumbai Metropolitan Region
LocationSantacruz and Sahar, Maharashtra, India
Opened1942; 82 years ago (1942)
Hub for
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL11 m / 37 ft
Coordinates19°05′19″N 72°52′05″E / 19.08861°N 72.86806°E / 19.08861; 72.86806
Websitecsmia.adaniairports.com
Map
BOM/VABB is located in Mumbai
BOM/VABB
BOM/VABB
Location in India
BOM/VABB is located in Maharashtra
BOM/VABB
BOM/VABB
BOM/VABB (Maharashtra)
BOM/VABB is located in India
BOM/VABB
BOM/VABB
BOM/VABB (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,925 9,596 Asphalt
09/27 3,445 11,302 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers52,820,754 (Increase 20.2%)
Aircraft movements324,986 (Increase 11.9%)
Cargo tonnage822,963 (Increase 5.9%)
Source: AAI[2][3][4]

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (IATA: BOM, ICAO: VABB) is the international airport serving Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the second busiest airport in India in terms of total and international passenger traffic after Delhi, and was the ninth busiest airport in Asia and 25th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in fiscal year 2023–24.[5]

The airport is operated by Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), a joint venture between Adani Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Adani Group and Airports Authority of India.[6]

A dedicated six lane, elevated road connecting the new terminal with the main arterial Western Express Highway[7] was also opened to the public the same day.[8] The airport offers nonstop or connecting flights to all six inhabited continents.

The airport is named after Shivaji (1630–1680), 17th-century Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. It was renamed in 1999 from the previous "Sahar Airport" to "Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport" (the title "Maharaj" was inserted on 30 August 2018[9]). It is situated across the suburbs of Santacruz and Sahar Village in Vile Parle East.

As the airport is difficult to expand due to the surrounding buildings, a new airport called Dinkar Balu Patil International Airport Navi Mumbai is currently being built.

  1. ^ "LIST OF INDIAN AIRPORTS" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ 2019 Annual Airport Traffic Report (PDF). United States: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 2020.
  6. ^ "Adani Group takes over Mumbai airport". The Times of India. 13 July 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ "GVK CSIA Project". GVK Industries Ltd. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Sahar elevated corridor: Five minute 'short-cut' to airport from Western Express High now open to public". The Times of India. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Mumbai airport renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji 'Maharaj' International Airport". The Indian Express. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.