Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), a ₹19,650-crore greenfield project aimed at enhancing air connectivity in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Western India. The new facility is expected to ease congestion and serve as a major aviation hub.
Developed under a Public-Private Partnership, NMIA is operated by Navi Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd.—a joint venture between Adani Airports Holdings Ltd (74%) and CIDCO (26%). As India’s largest greenfield airport, it will complement the existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), making Mumbai a global multi-airport city.
The project aims to ease congestion at the Mumbai International Airport and position Navi Mumbai as a global aviation and logistics h