Overview

• India’s aviation regulator granted the aerodrome licence on September 30, clearing regulatory decks ahead of the Oct. 8 inauguration.
• Officials say commercial services are expected to begin in December with an initial 8 am–8 pm window and roughly 8–10 aircraft movements per hour as systems scale up.
• Maharashtra has approved a dedicated airport police station with 108 sanctioned posts, complementing planned CISF deployment and other security handovers.
• The PPP project—Adani 74% and CIDCO 26%, now named Loknete DB Patil NMIA—opens Phase 1 at 20 million passengers per year toward a 90 MPPA buildout and multi‑million‑tonne cargo capacity.
• Connectivity plans include an Automated People Mover linking four terminals, the nearby Targhar suburban station nearing readiness, access via Atal Setu and future water taxis, and a proposed Metro Line 8; IndiGo, Akasa Air and Air India Express are preparing initial routes.