The much-awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is set to be inaugurated on October 8, 2025 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The airport is set to place Mumbai among the world’s elite twin-airport cities, alongside London, New York, and Tokyo, giving a major boost to India’s global aviation stature. With inauguration just days away, here’s a first look at the stunning Navi Mumbai Airport.
The NMIA is being developed under a public-private partnership between Adani Airport Holdings (74%) and CIDCO (26%). The contract to develop this airport was awarded to Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL) on October 25, 2017. What makes the airport interesting is its architecture which features a lotus-inspired design blending Indian heritage with state-of-the-art sustainable en