Navi Mumbai International Airport
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: TOI
Context: Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), India’s largest greenfield airport project, built at a cost of ₹19,650 crore.
About Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA):
What It Is?
• The Navi Mumbai International Airport is a state-of-the-art greenfield airport developed under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) between Adani Airports Holdings Ltd (74%) and CIDCO (26%).
• It is envisioned as India’s first fully digital, 5G-enabled, and eco-sustainable airport, designed to complement the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).
Located In: Ulwe, Navi Mumbai.
History:
• Proposed in the 1990s to reduce congestion at Mumbai’s primary airport.
• Received final environmental clearance in 2017.
• Construction began under CIDCO and was later taken over by Adani Group.
Key Features:
• Infrastructure & Capacity: Two parallel Code F runways (3,700 m x 60 m each). Phase 1 capacity: 20 million passengers per annum (MPPA); final phase: 90 MPPA. Cargo complex: 0.5 million metric tonnes annually (expandable to 3.25 million).
• Two parallel Code F runways (3,700 m x 60 m each).
• Phase 1 capacity: 20 million passengers per annum (MPPA); final phase: 90 MPPA.
• Cargo complex: 0.5 million metric tonnes annually (expandable to 3.25 million).
• Design & Technology: Architecture inspired by the lotus flower, featuring 12 petal-shaped columns. Fully digital operations: AI-enabled baggage tracking, online immigration, contactless boarding via Digi Yatra.
• Architecture inspired by the lotus flower, featuring 12 petal-shaped columns.
• Fully digital operations: AI-enabled baggage tracking, online immigration, contactless boarding via Digi Yatra.
• Green & Smart Initiatives: 47 MW solar power, rainwater harvesting, wastewater recycling, and EV-based ground transport. Designed as a carbon-neutral and IGBC Platinum-rated airport.
• 47 MW solar power, rainwater harvesting, wastewater recycling, and EV-based ground transport.
• Designed as a carbon-neutral and IGBC Platinum-rated airport.
• Connectivity: Integrated with expressways, metro, suburban rail, and water transport. Proximity to JNPT port enhances multimodal logistics efficiency.
• Integrated with expressways, metro, suburban rail, and water transport.
• Proximity to JNPT port enhances multimodal logistics efficiency.