Lok Sabha Question No. 180 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Functional Airports in Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 180

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  11th December 2025 )

## FUNCTIONAL AIRPORTS IN MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION

## 180.    PROF VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of functional airports in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) along with their names, passenger-handling capacity and the status of commercial operations therefrom;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any comprehensive national strategy for airportinfrastructure development, particularly to address the high aviation demand in Mumbai and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the key components of the said strategy and the manner in which it is being implemented in Mumbai and the MMR;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to manage rising domestic and international air-travel demand in Mumbai including the measures to ease congestion and improve connectivity to Tier-2 cities in Maharashtra;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  additional  modern  airport  facilities to support Mumbai's aviation requirements and if so, the details and current status thereof; and
- (f) the status of ongoing or proposed expansion and upgradation of airports serving Mumbai including CSMIA and NMIA?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu)

(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  180*  FOR  REPLY  ON  11.12.2025 REGARDING "FUNCTIONAL AIRPORTS IN MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION" ASKED BY PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD AND SHRI SANJAY  DINA  PATIL;;    (a):  At  present,  Mumbai  Metropolitan  Region (MMR) has three operational airportsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai, with a passenger handling capacity of 55 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA), Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), Navi  Mumbai,  with  a  capacity  of  20  MPPA  and  Juhu  Airport  with capacity  of  0.05  MPPA.  Juhu  Airport  is  catering  to  helicopter  and  general aviation operations only and does not have any scheduled flight operations.  (b) to  (f):  Government  of  India  (GoI)  has  formulated  Greenfield  Airports  (GFA) Policy, 2008, for development of greenfield airports in the country. Under this policy, GoI has granted 'In-Principle' approval for 24 greenfield airports across the country, including the Navi Mumbai airport in the MMR. ;;  As per winter schedule  2025,  CSMI  airport,  Mumbai  is    connected  to  approx  70  Domestic cities  including  tier-2  cities  of  Maharashtra  such  as  Aurangabad,  Sholapur, Kolhapur, Nagpur,  Amravati & Jalgaon and the airport is operating at its full capacity.  To  augment  capacity  and  improve  connectivity  from  Mumbai  to various cities in Maharashtra and across the country, a new greenfield airport at Navi Mumbai has been developed which will compliment CSMIA under  the dual Airport System  in MMR.; ; The combined envisaged  Passenger Handling Capacity of both the airports is 155 MPPA (CSMIA - 65 MPPA & NMIA - 90 MPPA). The 1st & 2nd phase of NMIA project was inaugurated recently  on 08.10.2025  with  a  passenger  handling  capacity  of  20  MPPA  and  its  ultimate phase  is  designed  to  handle  90  million  passengers  annually.  Further,  after expansion  of  Terminal  side  infrastructure  at  CSMIA,  Mumbai,  it  could  cater upto  65  million  passengers  annually.;    Both  CSMIA  and  NMIA  has  been developed with modern airport facilities to meet Mumbai's aviation requirements.