Overview
- Administrative approval was issued by the Nashik Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Development Authority at a meeting on November 19, 2025.
- The plan includes a new integrated terminal of about 17,800 sq m, an apron of roughly 1,15,220 sq m, and a 25,000 sq m parking area with aero bridges and security scanners.
- Passenger handling capacity is set to rise from 300 to 1,000 people per hour after the expansion.
- A state–HAL Memorandum of Understanding is to be finalized, and officials were told to seek DGCA, BCAS, and Aerodrome Emergency Management Committee permissions.
- The upgrade is tied to the Simhastha Kumbh Mela scheduled from October 31, 2026 to July 24, 2028, with authorities also citing longer-term connectivity and employment gains.