Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Navi Mumbai Airport Starts Operations on Christmas Day
A new airport in Navi Mumbai is opening on Christmas Day.
It will start with a few flights each day and be open for 12 hours.
By February 2026, it will have more flights and be open all day.
IndiGo will fly the first planes in and out.
The airport is doing practice runs to make sure everything works smoothly and has added security guards.
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) begins commercial operations on December 25
Initial 23 daily departures, increasing to 34 by February 2026
12-hour service (8 am to 8 pm) with 10 flight movements per hour initially
IndiGo operates first inbound and outbound flights to major domestic destinations
Airport conducts ORAT trials and increases security with CISF deployment
- Who
- Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA)
- What
- Beginning commercial operations
- When
- December 25, 2025, with expanded operations in February 2026
- Where
- Navi Mumbai, India
- Why
- To increase aviation capacity for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and meet growing regional demand
- Initial Daily Departures
- 23
- Departures from February 2026
- 34
- Initial Operating Hours
- 12 hours (8 am - 8 pm)
- Initial Flight Movements per Hour
- 10
- Initial Airlines
- IndiGo, Air India Express, Akasa Air
- Inaugural Flight Arrival
- IndiGo 6E-460 from Bengaluru at 8 am
- Inaugural Flight Departure
- IndiGo 6E-882 to Hyderabad at 8:40 am
Sources
NMIA To Begin Commercial Operations On Christmas Day With 23 Daily Departures
Adani’s Navi Mumbai International Airport to begin operations on December 25, Indigo’s Bengaluru-Navi Mumbai flight will be the first to land
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