Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to preside over the opening, with Phase 1 reported about 94–95% complete and the IATA code assigned as NMI.
• Security and oversight transitions are under way with CISF and BCAS, and reporting indicates domestic operations could begin by December 2025, followed by international services by February 2026.
• Launch plans call for roughly 60 flights per day at the outset, rising toward about 300 within six months, with carriers such as IndiGo, Air India Expressnd AkAkasa Air reported as likely early participants.
• Terminal 1 is designed for about 20 million passengers annually in Phase 1, scaling toward a four‑terminal, dual‑runway campus aimed at up to 90 million passengers per year.
• Officials highlight a twin‑airport strategy with Mumbai’s CSMIA targeting a combined 150–160 million passengers per year, supported by planned multimodal links via the Trans Harbour Link, rail, metro and MSRTC buses, plus green features such as 47 MW solar, an all‑electric airside fleet, SAF storage and a cargo build‑out from 0.5 to 2.6 MMT alongside India’s largest general aviation terminal.