Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport
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Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport , formerly Sahar International Airport, is the primary international airport
in Mumbai
, India
, and is South Asia
's second busiest airport
in term of passenger
traffic.
The airport, with its five operating terminals spread over an operational area of 1450 acre (5.9 km²), is India's and South Asia's largest and most important airline hub
; it handled more than 29.9 million passengers and 670,235 tonnes of cargo in 2010–2011. Along with Delhi
's Indira Gandhi International Airport
, it handles more than half of the air traffic in South Asia
. For the period of Apr–Nov 2010, it was the busiest airport in India in terms of international passenger traffic and the second busiest in terms of overall passenger traffic. In 2010, the airport was ranked the 30th busiest airport in the world in terms of cargo
with 671,238 tonnes handled. Formerly called Sahar (international) Airport and Santa Cruz (domestic) Airport, the two airports were merged and renamed after the 17th century Maratha
Emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhosle, to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. In February 2006, Mumbai International Airport Limited, a consortium of GVK Industries Ltd, Airports Company South Africa
, and Bidvest, was appointed to carry out the modernisation of Mumbai Airport. A massive scale modernisation is underway and once it is completed in 2013 it is again set to become the busiest airport in the country. The airport has almost reached its saturation point. Mumbai airport is amongst the very few international airport which is located within the city itself unlike many major airports which are constructed in outskirts of the city. Also Mumbai has only one major International airport but citizens are often confused that International airport is at Andheri and Domestic airport is at Santacruz, The fact it is only one airport but two different terminals at different suburbs of Mumbai. The airport is located in a Mumbai suburb. The business district of Andheri where many major international offices are located is just few minutes away from the international terminal.
functioned as Mumbai's sole airport until 1942. Due to operational constraints imposed by its low-level location and proximity to the Arabian Sea coastline making it vulnerable during the monsoon season, a move further inland became necessary.
In 1942 a bigger airfield was set up at Santa Cruz, which was also home to several RAF
Squadrons from 1942 to 1947 during World War II
.
The apron existed on the south side of runway 09/27, and the area, referred to today as the "Old Airport", houses, among others, maintenance hangars of Air India
, Air Works India and MIAL's General Aviation
Terminal.
In its first year, it handled six civilian services a day. Traffic at the airport increased after Karachi
was partitioned to Pakistan
and as many as 40 daily internal and foreign services operated by 1949.
In 1946 the RAF began the process of handing over the airfield to the civil aviation authorities in India.
By June 1948, a new terminal building and apron
had been constructed across the runway 09/27, which was used by Air India
for its maiden international flight to London. Named after the neighbourhood in which it stood and initially under the aegis of the Public Works Department, the new airport was subsequently run by the Ministry of Civil Aviation
. It's name remained Santa Cruz Airport until the new international terminal at nearby Sahar
became operational in 1981. After a major fire gutted the Santa Cruz terminal in 1979, a temporary departure extension or "Gulf Terminal" became functional in October that year. Prior to the fire, plans were already underway by the mid-1970s to construct a new international terminal since Santa Cruz, despite several extensions, had insufficent operational capacity. Even today, the domestic terminals 1-A and 1-B are still commonly referred to as Santa Cruz. Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), a consortium of GVK Industries Limited (GVK) and Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), was appointed to carry out the modernisation of Mumbai Airport in February 2006.
According to a report submitted by GVK to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the airport's total operating area covers 936 acres (3.8 km²) of which actual encroached land is 262 acres (1.1 km²) against a government estimate of 147 acre (0.59488842 km²). Land subject to legal proceedings covers an area of 34 acres (137,593.2 m²).
"BOM" , the Airport's IATA
code is derived from Bombay, Mumbai's former name.
The airport consists of two main terminals: Terminal 1 (Santa Cruz) for domestic flights and Terminal 2 (Sahar) for international flights. These terminals use the same airside facilities but are physically separated on the landside, requiring a 15–20 minute (airside) drive between them. The operating agency of the airport (MIAL) operates coach shuttle services between the domestic and international terminals for transit passengers. Terminal 1 is further divided into Terminal 1-A (which opened in April 1992, and serves Air India and Kingfisher Airlines), Terminal 1-B, the original Santa Cruz building used for international and domestic operations (refurbished since 1998, and serves JetLite, SpiceJet, GoAir, IndiGo Airlines, and other private domestic low cost carriers) and Terminal 1-C (which opened in April 2010, is a boarding-only facility used by all airlines). Terminal 2, designed by Aéroports de Paris
and opened in January 1981, was structurally divided as 2-A, 2-B, and 2-C. The original complex, 2-A, consisting of parking bays 41–46, namely, gates 3 to 8, were the first aerobridges installed in the subcontinent and served most international carriers airlines whereas 2-C, inaugurated in October 1999, was, originally, exclusively for Air India, Air-India Express
, and those carriers whose ground operations were handled by Air India. Terminal 2-B functioned between September 1986 and October 1999 for Air India and handled airlines, before being decommisisoned when 2-C opened. Terminal 2-B, now extensively refurbished is operational following the demolition of 2-A.
Mumbai has two intersecting runway
s designated 09/27 and 14/32. Runway 14/32, 2925 metres (9,596.5 ft), runs between terminals 1 and 2, while the main runway 09/27 is 3445 m (11,302.5 ft) (previously designated as 3489 m (11,446.9 ft)) intersects it south of the terminal buildings. The main runway is code F, which means it can accomodate larger aircraft like the Airbus A380
. Instrument landing system
(ILS) approaches are available on all runways, with runway 27 having CAT2 capabilities. The ILS on 27 starts at 3700 ft (1,127.8 m) and is 10.5 nautical miles (19.4 km) long with a glide slope path of 3.3°. With regard to (truncated) use of both runways, only 11303 ft (3,445.2 m) is designated usable at 09/27 and 9596 ft (2,924.9 m) at 14/32, especially for landings. Runway 14 approach requires aircraft
to backtrack and exit upon landing as the turning pad at 32 end is unusable. Due to maintenance runway 09/27 is unavailable for operations between 0715–0915Z
on Mondays and Saturdays, and between 0715–0845Z on Wednesdays. A parallel taxiway has been installed on runway 14/32 for aircraft landing and taxing which saves time as well as runway occupancy.Meanwhile the lengths of both the runways are being extended.
From 1 January 2006, both runways were operated simultaneously for three hours in the morning from 0530 to 0830. On average, about 50 flights of smaller aircraft have taken off daily from 14/32 in this time period. Since the experiment was deemed successful it has recently been decided to carry out simultaneous use in the evenings too. It is not clear if this will be for two hours or three hours. A rate of 25 departures per hour is being targeted in the evening slot. The problems with utilising 14/32 are: (i) Mumbai's controversial new control tower
erected in 1996 and some 72 m (236.2 ft) tall penetrates transitional obstacle limitation surfaces by over 50 m (164 ft) for instrument approach
es, and in excess of 40 m (131.2 ft) for visuals. Approach minima at both 14 and 32 ends are higher (based on best approach aid) and are as follows: runway 14 (DA 580 ft (176.8 m)), runway 32 (MDA 1440 ft (438.9 m)) compared to runway 09 (DA 270 ft (82.3 m)) or runway 27 (DA 230 ft (70.1 m)), meaning that there is a higher probability of missed approaches and diversions in inclement weather (ii) a hillock, Trombay Hill, lies 4.5 nmi (8.3 km) away from the 32 end, an approach also questioned recently by security agencies because the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(BARC) nuclear complex at Trombay (Anushakti Nagar) lies within its flight path.
L&T ECCD have been awarded the contract to expand Terminal 1 and to construct a new international terminal. The brand new International Terminal T2 is being designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
(SOM). Design Cell, a reputed firm based in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and New York has been appointed as Landscape Architects for the cityside open spaces at the departure and arrival level. T2 is expected to be completed by 2013. The terminal is X-shaped and has a total floor area of 4.3 million square metres across four floors. The new terminal will have 184 check-in counters, 56 passenger boarding bridges, 14 reclaim belts, around 700,000 sq ft of retail space and lounges and travel services and a car parking facility for over 5,000 cars. Currently, the airport has around 30 boarding bridges, 135 check-in counters and parking capacity for 3,600 vehicles.
Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), a consortium of GVK Industries Limited (GVK) and Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), was appointed to carry out the modernisation of Mumbai Airport in February 2006. MIAL improved areas of passenger convenience like curbside, terminal entrances, and improved cleanliness. Human resources initiatives were taken such as employee communication and training. Some of the changes that have taken place at CSIA in the recent past include: aesthetic changes, additional check-in counters, refurbished toilets, improved signage, additional food and beverage outlets, better curbside, and management leading to a smoother traffic flow. The Airport's expansion plans have been repeatedly thwarted by slums encroaching onto the airport area.
The graphic design and ambientation of the airport has mainly been created by Argentinan design studio Steinbranding. Landscape improvements were designed by Design Cell, a firm specialising in landscape architecture.
In October 2006, MIAL unveiled the master plan for CSIA, which has been designed to expand and upgrade the infrastructure to cater for 40 million passengers per year and one million metric tonnes of cargo per year by 2010. The separate international and domestic terminals will be merged into one terminal building at the current international building and the current domestic terminal will be converted to a dedicated cargo terminal. MIAL has also incorporated a parallel runway as part of the master plan but there are some obstructions to this part of the which includes land acquisition and rehabilitation of slums as well as relocation of a number of airport facilities.
The implementation will be undertaken in two stages:
New taxiways have been developed to reduce the runway occupancy time by aircraft after landing. The airport has five rapid exit taxiways. By 2013, 11 rapid exit taxiways will be constructed. MIAL is undertaking the installation of a centralised data system which will provide information about domestic as well as international flights to all display devices at both terminals instead of just one or the other as at present. There are plans to extend the scope of the system to the air traffic control (ATC) and apron
control areas, the airport website and even to leading hotel chains. A centralised call centre
to provide flight details is also envisaged. While a parallel runway has apparently been ruled out by the AAI and Civil Aviation Ministry, at least for the time being, the ATC tower is now expected to be taken down and relocated to facilitate cross-runway operation.
A Wi-Fi
service is available free of charge throughout the airport.
near Kopra Panvel
.
Two alternatives have been mooted by MIAL in unveiled the master plan for CSIA.
The Air Cargo Complex, located west of the International Passenger Terminal (T2), has been in operation since 1977.
The cargo apron is capable of handling five wide-bodied aircraft.
In 2009-10, the airport handled 385,937 metric tones of International Cargo and 165,252 metric
tones of Domestic Cargo.
Air India
(AI) and Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL) have been appointed as custodians of cargo by the Central Board of Excise and Customs
at Mumbai. MIAL handles 33 airlines while AI handles 11. Apart from handling 65% of the international volumes at CSIA, MIAL also operates the Common User Domestic Cargo Facility since
November 2009 handling three airlines viz Deccan 360
, IndiGo
and Kingfisher Airlines
. The common user facility for exports is 7,500 m2 and handles 11,000 tonnes per month. The Common User Express Terminal for couriers is operated by the Express Industry Council of India. Small shipments are handled via the International Passenger Terminal or the Domestic Passenger Terminal while larger express parcels are handled through the general cargo warehouses.
The Cargo Terminal has a Centre for Perishable Cargo(CPC) with an area of 1844 m2 for perishable and temperature sensitive international export shipments, strong rooms of 115 m2 for storage of valuable cargo and storage areas for dangerous goods in both import and export warehouses, dedicated Unaccompanied Baggage handling and clearance areas and 09 coloured X-ray cargo screening machines for export cargo.
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is the second-busiest airport in the Indian Subcontinent
, in terms of passengers carried per year and second-busiest in term of traffic movements. The airport oficially handles 36 flights per hour and intends to increase this to 48. The Mumbai-Delhi route was recently ranked by Official Airline Guide
(OAG) as the seventh-busiest domestic route
in the world, based on the number of flights per week. This airport, along with Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport
, is the primary international gateway to India and served by approximately 50 international airlines. It is the primary hub for Jet Airways
and GoAir and also serves as a secondary hub for a few other airlines, including Air India
, IndiGo
, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines
and SpiceJet
. International traffic peaks late in the night, whilst peak domestic traffic is before 10:00. Nevertheless, at least 45% of traffic flows between 10:00 and 18:30 daily.
In July 2010, the Airport was ranked fourth best in the world for having aerobridges, fancy food courts, spas, and salons. This airport, along with airports in Delhi
, Chennai
, Bangalore
, and Kolkata handles more than 50% of the passengers in India. In the eleven months between April 2006 and February 2007, it handled 180,000 landings and take-offs and over 20 million passengers, with a total of 13.56 million domestic air passengers and 6.73 million international passengers. It registered a 21.28% growth in passenger traffic over the previous year 2005–06, when the figure was 17.6 million passengers. In 2008, for the second year in a row, it was the world's most-delayed airport in terms of arrivals. Only 49.95% of arrivals were on time. About 58% of its late arrivals in 2008 were delayed by 30 minutes or more, although the delay in these arrivals is largely attributed to air congestion at a flight's origin.
s at the airport and they include:
International airport
An international airport is any airport that can accommodate flights from other countries and are typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle these flights to and from other countries...
in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
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, and is South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
's second busiest airport
Airport
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in term of passenger
Passenger
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traffic.
The airport, with its five operating terminals spread over an operational area of 1450 acre (5.9 km²), is India's and South Asia's largest and most important airline hub
Airline hub
An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations...
; it handled more than 29.9 million passengers and 670,235 tonnes of cargo in 2010–2011. Along with Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
's Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in West Delhi, 16 km southwest of New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in...
, it handles more than half of the air traffic in South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
. For the period of Apr–Nov 2010, it was the busiest airport in India in terms of international passenger traffic and the second busiest in terms of overall passenger traffic. In 2010, the airport was ranked the 30th busiest airport in the world in terms of cargo
World's busiest airports by cargo traffic
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with 671,238 tonnes handled. Formerly called Sahar (international) Airport and Santa Cruz (domestic) Airport, the two airports were merged and renamed after the 17th century Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
Emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhosle, to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. In February 2006, Mumbai International Airport Limited, a consortium of GVK Industries Ltd, Airports Company South Africa
Airports Company South Africa
Airports Company of South Africa Limited operates ten of South Africa’s airports. Its head office is in The Maples Office Park in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni.-History:...
, and Bidvest, was appointed to carry out the modernisation of Mumbai Airport. A massive scale modernisation is underway and once it is completed in 2013 it is again set to become the busiest airport in the country. The airport has almost reached its saturation point. Mumbai airport is amongst the very few international airport which is located within the city itself unlike many major airports which are constructed in outskirts of the city. Also Mumbai has only one major International airport but citizens are often confused that International airport is at Andheri and Domestic airport is at Santacruz, The fact it is only one airport but two different terminals at different suburbs of Mumbai. The airport is located in a Mumbai suburb. The business district of Andheri where many major international offices are located is just few minutes away from the international terminal.
History
The Juhu AerodromeJuhu Aerodrome
Juhu Aerodrome an airport serving Mumbai, was India's first civil aviation airport. It is currently used by small private aircraft and as a heliport....
functioned as Mumbai's sole airport until 1942. Due to operational constraints imposed by its low-level location and proximity to the Arabian Sea coastline making it vulnerable during the monsoon season, a move further inland became necessary.
In 1942 a bigger airfield was set up at Santa Cruz, which was also home to several RAF
Royal Air Force
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Squadrons from 1942 to 1947 during World War II
World War II
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.
The apron existed on the south side of runway 09/27, and the area, referred to today as the "Old Airport", houses, among others, maintenance hangars of Air India
Air India
Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited . The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman...
, Air Works India and MIAL's General Aviation
General aviation
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Terminal.
In its first year, it handled six civilian services a day. Traffic at the airport increased after Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
was partitioned to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and as many as 40 daily internal and foreign services operated by 1949.
In 1946 the RAF began the process of handing over the airfield to the civil aviation authorities in India.
By June 1948, a new terminal building and apron
Airport ramp
The airport ramp or apron is part of an airport. It is usually the area where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled or boarded. Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations, such as lighting on vehicles, it is typically more accessible to users than the runway or taxiway...
had been constructed across the runway 09/27, which was used by Air India
Air India
Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited . The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman...
for its maiden international flight to London. Named after the neighbourhood in which it stood and initially under the aegis of the Public Works Department, the new airport was subsequently run by the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)
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. It's name remained Santa Cruz Airport until the new international terminal at nearby Sahar
Sahar, Maharashtra
Sahar is an area in the Andheri suburb of North Mumbai which is the site of the Sahar International Airport which opened here in 1981, which lead to subsequent development in the area. including the opening of the first hotel of The Leela Group in 1988...
became operational in 1981. After a major fire gutted the Santa Cruz terminal in 1979, a temporary departure extension or "Gulf Terminal" became functional in October that year. Prior to the fire, plans were already underway by the mid-1970s to construct a new international terminal since Santa Cruz, despite several extensions, had insufficent operational capacity. Even today, the domestic terminals 1-A and 1-B are still commonly referred to as Santa Cruz. Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), a consortium of GVK Industries Limited (GVK) and Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), was appointed to carry out the modernisation of Mumbai Airport in February 2006.
According to a report submitted by GVK to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the airport's total operating area covers 936 acres (3.8 km²) of which actual encroached land is 262 acres (1.1 km²) against a government estimate of 147 acre (0.59488842 km²). Land subject to legal proceedings covers an area of 34 acres (137,593.2 m²).
"BOM" , the Airport's IATA
International Air Transport Association
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code is derived from Bombay, Mumbai's former name.
Structure
Aéroports de Paris
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and opened in January 1981, was structurally divided as 2-A, 2-B, and 2-C. The original complex, 2-A, consisting of parking bays 41–46, namely, gates 3 to 8, were the first aerobridges installed in the subcontinent and served most international carriers airlines whereas 2-C, inaugurated in October 1999, was, originally, exclusively for Air India, Air-India Express
Air-India Express
Air India Express is a low-cost airline subsidiary of Air India, operating mainly from Indian state of Kerala. It operates services mainly to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The airline belongs to Air India Charters Limited, a whole owned subsidiary of Air India Limited, which was formed in...
, and those carriers whose ground operations were handled by Air India. Terminal 2-B functioned between September 1986 and October 1999 for Air India and handled airlines, before being decommisisoned when 2-C opened. Terminal 2-B, now extensively refurbished is operational following the demolition of 2-A.
Mumbai has two intersecting runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s designated 09/27 and 14/32. Runway 14/32, 2925 metres (9,596.5 ft), runs between terminals 1 and 2, while the main runway 09/27 is 3445 m (11,302.5 ft) (previously designated as 3489 m (11,446.9 ft)) intersects it south of the terminal buildings. The main runway is code F, which means it can accomodate larger aircraft like the Airbus A380
Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. Due to its size, many airports had to modify and improve facilities to accommodate it...
. Instrument landing system
Instrument Landing System
An instrument landing system is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during instrument...
(ILS) approaches are available on all runways, with runway 27 having CAT2 capabilities. The ILS on 27 starts at 3700 ft (1,127.8 m) and is 10.5 nautical miles (19.4 km) long with a glide slope path of 3.3°. With regard to (truncated) use of both runways, only 11303 ft (3,445.2 m) is designated usable at 09/27 and 9596 ft (2,924.9 m) at 14/32, especially for landings. Runway 14 approach requires aircraft
Aircraft
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to backtrack and exit upon landing as the turning pad at 32 end is unusable. Due to maintenance runway 09/27 is unavailable for operations between 0715–0915Z
Coordinated Universal Time
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on Mondays and Saturdays, and between 0715–0845Z on Wednesdays. A parallel taxiway has been installed on runway 14/32 for aircraft landing and taxing which saves time as well as runway occupancy.Meanwhile the lengths of both the runways are being extended.
From 1 January 2006, both runways were operated simultaneously for three hours in the morning from 0530 to 0830. On average, about 50 flights of smaller aircraft have taken off daily from 14/32 in this time period. Since the experiment was deemed successful it has recently been decided to carry out simultaneous use in the evenings too. It is not clear if this will be for two hours or three hours. A rate of 25 departures per hour is being targeted in the evening slot. The problems with utilising 14/32 are: (i) Mumbai's controversial new control tower
Control tower
A control tower, or more specifically an Air Traffic Control Tower , is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. Control towers are also used to control the traffic for other forms of transportation such...
erected in 1996 and some 72 m (236.2 ft) tall penetrates transitional obstacle limitation surfaces by over 50 m (164 ft) for instrument approach
Instrument approach
For aircraft operating under instrument flight rules , an instrument approach or instrument approach procedure is a series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing, or to a point...
es, and in excess of 40 m (131.2 ft) for visuals. Approach minima at both 14 and 32 ends are higher (based on best approach aid) and are as follows: runway 14 (DA 580 ft (176.8 m)), runway 32 (MDA 1440 ft (438.9 m)) compared to runway 09 (DA 270 ft (82.3 m)) or runway 27 (DA 230 ft (70.1 m)), meaning that there is a higher probability of missed approaches and diversions in inclement weather (ii) a hillock, Trombay Hill, lies 4.5 nmi (8.3 km) away from the 32 end, an approach also questioned recently by security agencies because the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is India's primary nuclear research facility based in Mumbai. It has a number of nuclear reactors, all of which are used for India's nuclear power and research programme.- History :...
(BARC) nuclear complex at Trombay (Anushakti Nagar) lies within its flight path.
L&T ECCD have been awarded the contract to expand Terminal 1 and to construct a new international terminal. The brand new International Terminal T2 is being designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP is an American architectural and engineering firm that was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. They opened their first branch in New York City, New York in 1937. SOM is one of the largest...
(SOM). Design Cell, a reputed firm based in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and New York has been appointed as Landscape Architects for the cityside open spaces at the departure and arrival level. T2 is expected to be completed by 2013. The terminal is X-shaped and has a total floor area of 4.3 million square metres across four floors. The new terminal will have 184 check-in counters, 56 passenger boarding bridges, 14 reclaim belts, around 700,000 sq ft of retail space and lounges and travel services and a car parking facility for over 5,000 cars. Currently, the airport has around 30 boarding bridges, 135 check-in counters and parking capacity for 3,600 vehicles.
Expansion
The graphic design and ambientation of the airport has mainly been created by Argentinan design studio Steinbranding. Landscape improvements were designed by Design Cell, a firm specialising in landscape architecture.
Master plan
The implementation will be undertaken in two stages:
- The Interim Phase is the implementation of several immediate measures. These were completed in 2008 and include:
- Refurbishment and construction at Terminal 2
- Revamp of Terminal 1A to upgrade and expand facilities such as check-in counters and boarding bridges
- Setting-up of temporary cargo facilities to add capacity
- Upgrading of the airside runway facilities such as rapid exit taxiwayTaxiwayA taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass....
s to increase runway capacity to cater to traffic growth - Enhancing city-side facilities such as multi-level car parksMulti-storey car parkA multi-storey car-park is a building designed specifically to be for car parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place...
- Phase One (to be completed by 2011) includes:
- Creation of a brand new terminal building (T2) at Sahar catering to both international and domestic operations
- Construction of a dedicated link from the Western Express Highway to T2 at Sahar
- Enhancement of the airside facilities by shifting the air traffic controlAir traffic controlAir traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other...
tower and construction of a parallel taxiway - Development of infrastructure on the city-side
- Building new cargo facilities
- Construction of Terminal 1C
Revamped CSIA
| Facilities | Proposed | Existing |
|---|---|---|
| Parking stands for aircraft | 106 | 84 |
| Boarding bridges | 56 | 25 |
| Check-in counters | 184 | 135 |
| Car parking | 5,000 | 3,600 |
New taxiways have been developed to reduce the runway occupancy time by aircraft after landing. The airport has five rapid exit taxiways. By 2013, 11 rapid exit taxiways will be constructed. MIAL is undertaking the installation of a centralised data system which will provide information about domestic as well as international flights to all display devices at both terminals instead of just one or the other as at present. There are plans to extend the scope of the system to the air traffic control (ATC) and apron
Airport ramp
The airport ramp or apron is part of an airport. It is usually the area where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled or boarded. Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations, such as lighting on vehicles, it is typically more accessible to users than the runway or taxiway...
control areas, the airport website and even to leading hotel chains. A centralised call centre
Call centre
A call centre or call center is a centralised office used for the purpose of receiving and transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone. A call centre is operated by a company to administer incoming product support or information inquiries from consumers. Outgoing calls for telemarketing,...
to provide flight details is also envisaged. While a parallel runway has apparently been ruled out by the AAI and Civil Aviation Ministry, at least for the time being, the ATC tower is now expected to be taken down and relocated to facilitate cross-runway operation.
A Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
service is available free of charge throughout the airport.
Project facts
- Cost:
- Airport area: 800 hectares
- Completion Year: 2014
- Project Area: 4843759 ft (1,476,377.7 m)
- Building Height: 45 m
- Number of Storeys: 4
Parallel runway
A second parallel runway is one of the options being considered to meet objections raised by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests against the proposed location of the Navi Mumbai International AirportNavi Mumbai International Airport
The proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport is a new international airport, which is to come up at Kopra-Panvel area, is being built through public-private partnership — with private sector partner getting 74% equity while Airports Authority of India and Govt of Maharashtra holding 13% each...
near Kopra Panvel
Panvel
Panvel is city and a municipal council in Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra. Panvel is also known as the gateway of Konkan region. It adjoins Navi Mumbai, and is just after the Thane district border. Panvel is located on the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway about 21 kilometres from...
.
Two alternatives have been mooted by MIAL in unveiled the master plan for CSIA.
- An east-west runway parallel to the existing runway 09/27 on the southern side. With a length of 12500 ft (3,810 m), this runway will accommodate new-generation aircraft, and also be sufficiently distant (more than 800 feet (243.8 m) apart) from the existing runway; it would necessitate the relocation of Air-India's hangars and maintenance facilities.
- A second runway parallel to the current cross runway 14/32 on the northern side, between the international terminal to the north and the Kalina campus university grounds. The airport's flight kitchens and the Sahar police station would have to be moved and the area to which they could be relocated is occupied by thousands of slum-dwellers.
Terminals, airlines and destinations
Terminals
The airport consists of four terminals:- Terminal 1, at Santacruz, for domestic flights
- This terminal has two terminals: 1A and 1B. 1C is a gates-only facility and can be reached from both 1A and 1B after security check. Check-in and security are all performed only in 1A and 1B.
- Terminal 2, at Sahar, for international flights.
- All international flights, as well as domestic segments of international flights operate from Terminal 2
- It is under redevelopment and will handle all passenger traffic (international and domestic) when completed.
- General Aviation Terminal for private and non-scheduled flight operators (NSOPs).
- CSIA's GA Terminal is located at Kalina on the south-west side of the airfield. The terminal was approved for international operations in April 2011, making CSIA the first airport in India to have a self contained terminal for handling round the clock domestic and international flight operations for private and NSOPs. The terminal offers facilities for passengers departing and arriving on private aircraft and business jets. The terminal has two exclusive lounges, two conference halls, two crew rest rooms and a cafe bar.
- Cargo Terminal
The Air Cargo Complex, located west of the International Passenger Terminal (T2), has been in operation since 1977.
The cargo apron is capable of handling five wide-bodied aircraft.
In 2009-10, the airport handled 385,937 metric tones of International Cargo and 165,252 metric
tones of Domestic Cargo.
Air India
Air India
Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited . The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman...
(AI) and Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL) have been appointed as custodians of cargo by the Central Board of Excise and Customs
Central Board of Excise and Customs
The Central Board of Excise and Customs is the national agency responsible for administering customs and excise in India.The Customs & Excise department was established in the year 1855 by the then British Governor General of India, to administer customs laws in India and collection of import...
at Mumbai. MIAL handles 33 airlines while AI handles 11. Apart from handling 65% of the international volumes at CSIA, MIAL also operates the Common User Domestic Cargo Facility since
November 2009 handling three airlines viz Deccan 360
Deccan 360
Deccan 360 also known as Deccan Cargo & Express Logistics is a cargo airline based in Bangalore, India.-History:Deccan 360 began operations in November 2009, the company was been set up by Capt. G.R...
, IndiGo
Indigo
Indigo is a color named after the purple dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet...
and Kingfisher Airlines
Kingfisher Airlines
Kingfisher Airlines is an airline group based in India. Its head office is Kingfisher House in Vile Parle , Mumbai. Kingfisher Airlines, through its parent company United Breweries Group, has a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red....
. The common user facility for exports is 7,500 m2 and handles 11,000 tonnes per month. The Common User Express Terminal for couriers is operated by the Express Industry Council of India. Small shipments are handled via the International Passenger Terminal or the Domestic Passenger Terminal while larger express parcels are handled through the general cargo warehouses.
The Cargo Terminal has a Centre for Perishable Cargo(CPC) with an area of 1844 m2 for perishable and temperature sensitive international export shipments, strong rooms of 115 m2 for storage of valuable cargo and storage areas for dangerous goods in both import and export warehouses, dedicated Unaccompanied Baggage handling and clearance areas and 09 coloured X-ray cargo screening machines for export cargo.
Passenger airlines
Cargo airlines
| Air Cargo Germany Air Cargo Germany Air Cargo Germany GmbH is a German cargo airline based at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. The company was granted its Air Operator's Certificate on 14 July 2009, which was followed by the first revenue flight on 28 July... |
Air France Cargo | Air India Cargo Air India Cargo Air India Cargo is the cargo division of Air India, it is based in Mumbai. The airline operates freighter services to twelve domestic and two international cities.-History:... |
Aryan Cargo Express Aryan Cargo Express Aryan Cargo Express is a cargo airline based in New Delhi, India. It serves Hong Kong, Bangkok, Mumbai, Seoul, and Brussels.... |
Atlas Air Atlas Air Atlas Air, Inc. is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, Harrison, New York. It operates scheduled freight flights on a wet lease basis for some of the world's leading airlines, flying to 101 cities in 46 countries. Its crew bases include: Miami International Airport, New York's John F... |
Blue Dart Aviation Blue Dart Aviation Blue Dart Aviation is an all-cargo airline based in Chennai, India. It operates scheduled night express cargo flights including domestic and regional charters. It has an in-house maintenance capability and provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support to other airlines .- History :The... |
British Airways World Cargo |
| Cathay Pacific Cargo Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport, although the airline's registered office is on the 33rd floor of One Pacific Place... |
Deccan360 | DHL Aviation DHL Aviation DHL Aviation is a division of DHL Express responsible for providing air transport capacity. It is not a single airline but refers to several airlines owned, co-owned or chartered by DHL Express... |
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines , formerly Ethiopian Air Lines, often referred to as simply Ethiopian, is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It serves as the country's flag carrier, and is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia... |
Etihad Crystal Cargo | FedEx Express | Finnair Cargo |
| Jade Cargo International Jade Cargo International Jade Cargo International is a cargo airline with its headquarters on the sixth floor of the Shenzhen Airlines Flight Operations Building on grounds of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Asia,... |
Kingfisher Xpress Kingfisher Xpress Kingfisher Xpress is a new Door-to-Door cargo delivery service from Kingfisher Airlines. Kingfisher Xpress Same Day service will be India's first and only same day delivery by air service.-Service:... |
Lufthansa Cargo Lufthansa Cargo Lufthansa Cargo AG is a cargo airline from Germany, operating worldwide air freight and logistics services on behalf of Lufthansa, of which it is a wholly owned subsidiary. The company is headquartered in Building 451 of the Frankfurt Airport area in Frankfurt, the major hub of Lufthansa... |
Midex Airlines Midex Airlines Midex Airlines is a cargo airline based in the United Arab Emirates. Licenced for both cargo and passenger services in 2007, the airline concentrates on scheduled cargo services.-Destinations:... |
Polet Airlines Polet Airlines CJSC «Polet Airlines» is an airline based in Voronezh, Russia. It operates a worldwide cargo and domestic passenger charter services from Voronezh, as well as regional passenger and cargo services from Sokol. Its main base is Chertovitskoye Airport, Voronezh.-History:The airline was established... |
Qatar Airways Cargo | Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo |
| Singapore Airlines Cargo Singapore Airlines Cargo Singapore Airlines Cargo is a cargo airline based in Singapore. It is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and was incorporated in 2001. SIA Cargo operates 11 freighters and manages the bellyhold of all Singapore Airlines aircraft... |
SriLankan Airlines Cargo SriLankan Airlines SriLankan Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Sri Lanka. It operates to destinations in Asia and Europe from its base and hub at Bandaranaike International Airport . The airline's trademark phrase is 'You're Our World', and the company's logo features a stylized peacock... |
Turkish Airlines Cargo | UPS Airlines UPS Airlines UPS Airlines is an American cargo airline owned by United Parcel Service Inc. . The company is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Its home airport is located at Louisville International Airport... |
Uzbekistan Airways Cargo | Volga Dnepr |
Statistics
| Top ten destinations by flight frequencies (weekly non-stop, one-way) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | |||
| Rank | Destination | Weekly non-stop flights | |
| 1 | Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in West Delhi, 16 km southwest of New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in... |
530 | |
| 2 | Bangalore | 187 | |
| 3 | Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is India's eighth busiest airport with an average of 250 aircraft movements a day. It services the metropolitan areas of two cities in the State of Gujarat - Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The airport is located from the Ahmedabad Railway Station. It is... |
129 | |
| 4T | Goa Dabolim Airport Dabolim Airport is located in the village of Dabolim in Goa, India. It is the only airport in the state and operates as a civil enclave in a military airbase named INS Hansa.-History :... |
120 | |
| 4T | Hyderabad | 120 | |
| 4T | Chennai Chennai International Airport Chennai International Airport , formerly known as Madras International Airport is located in Tirusulam, south of Chennai , India... |
120 | |
| 7 | Calcutta | 105 | |
| 8 | Cochin Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport is an international airport located in Nedumbassery, a suburb on the outskirts of the city of Kochi about northeast of downtown Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala... |
59 | |
| 9T | Jaipur | 49 | |
| 9T | Nagpur | 49 | |
| International | |||
| Rank | Destination | Weekly non-stop flights | |
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates DubaiDubai International Airport Dubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, southeast of Dubai... |
84 | |
| 2 |  Thailand BangkokSuvarnabhumi Airport Suvarnabhumi Airport , also known as Bangkok International Airport, is an international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand. It was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September... |
63 | |
| 3 |  Singapore Singapore |
56 | |
| 4 |  United Kingdom London |
49 | |
| 5 |  Oman Muscat |
32 | |
| 6 |  Bahrain BahrainBahrain International Airport Bahrain International Airport is an international airport located in Muharraq, an island on the northern tip of Bahrain, about northeast of the capital Manama... |
28 | |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia RiyadhKing Khalid International Airport King Khalid International Airport is located north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by the architectural firm HOK.The airport includes the terminals, mosque, the control tower and two parallel runways, each long... |
27 | |
| 8T | United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi International Airport is an airport in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the world in terms of passengers , new airline operators, and infrastructural development... |
21 | |
| 8T |  Hong Kong Hong KongHong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.The airport opened for commercial... |
21 | |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport King Abdulaziz International Airport is an aviation facility located 19 km to the north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Named after King Abdulaziz Al Saud, the airport is Saudi Arabia's third largest air facility and busiest airport by passenger. The airport occupies an area of 15 square kilometers... |
15 | |
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is the second-busiest airport in the Indian Subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
, in terms of passengers carried per year and second-busiest in term of traffic movements. The airport oficially handles 36 flights per hour and intends to increase this to 48. The Mumbai-Delhi route was recently ranked by Official Airline Guide
Official Airline Guide
OAG, formerly Official Airline Guide, is a United Kingdom based business providing aviation information and analytical services sourced from its proprietary airline schedules, flight status, fleet, MRO and cargo logistics databases....
(OAG) as the seventh-busiest domestic route
World's busiest passenger air routes
The busiest air routes in the world appear to involve pairs of large cities in close proximity, but which rely more on air transport due to a lack of High Speed Rail, and the distance is large enough to discourage car driving...
in the world, based on the number of flights per week. This airport, along with Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in West Delhi, 16 km southwest of New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in...
, is the primary international gateway to India and served by approximately 50 international airlines. It is the primary hub for Jet Airways
Jet Airways
Jet Airways is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is India's largest airline and the market leader in the domestic sector. It operates over 400 flights daily to 76 destinations worldwide. Its main hub is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, with secondary hubs at Delhi,...
and GoAir and also serves as a secondary hub for a few other airlines, including Air India
Air India
Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited . The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman...
, IndiGo
Indigo
Indigo is a color named after the purple dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet...
, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines
Kingfisher Airlines
Kingfisher Airlines is an airline group based in India. Its head office is Kingfisher House in Vile Parle , Mumbai. Kingfisher Airlines, through its parent company United Breweries Group, has a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red....
and SpiceJet
SpiceJet
SpiceJet is a low-cost airline headquartered in Gurgaon, India. It began service in May 2005 and by 2008, it was India's second-largest low-cost airline in terms of market share. SpiceJet was voted as the best low-cost airline in South Asia and Central Asia region by Skytrax in...
. International traffic peaks late in the night, whilst peak domestic traffic is before 10:00. Nevertheless, at least 45% of traffic flows between 10:00 and 18:30 daily.
In July 2010, the Airport was ranked fourth best in the world for having aerobridges, fancy food courts, spas, and salons. This airport, along with airports in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, and Kolkata handles more than 50% of the passengers in India. In the eleven months between April 2006 and February 2007, it handled 180,000 landings and take-offs and over 20 million passengers, with a total of 13.56 million domestic air passengers and 6.73 million international passengers. It registered a 21.28% growth in passenger traffic over the previous year 2005–06, when the figure was 17.6 million passengers. In 2008, for the second year in a row, it was the world's most-delayed airport in terms of arrivals. Only 49.95% of arrivals were on time. About 58% of its late arrivals in 2008 were delayed by 30 minutes or more, although the delay in these arrivals is largely attributed to air congestion at a flight's origin.
Fixed base operators (FBO)
There are several fixed base operatorFixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
s at the airport and they include:
Fuellers
- Bharat PetroleumBharat PetroleumBharat Petroleum Corporation Limited is a state-controlled oil and gas company headquartered in Mumbai, India. In 2011, Fortune Global 500 ranked the company of 272.- History :...
- Hindustan PetroleumHindustan PetroleumHindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited , is an Indian state-owned oil company headquartered at Mumbai, India and is a Fortune 500 company of India listed at number 336....
- Indian OilIndian Oil CorporationIndian Oil Corporation Limited, or IndianOil, is an Indian state-owned oil and gas corporation with its headquarters are in Mumbai, India. It is India’s largest commercial enterprise, ranked 98th on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2011...
1950s
- On 15 July 1953, a BOACBritish Overseas Airways CorporationThe British Overseas Airways Corporation was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946 to 1974. The company started life with a merger between Imperial Airways Ltd. and British Airways Ltd...
DH.106 CometDe Havilland CometThe de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at the Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, it first flew in 1949 and was a landmark in aeronautical design...
landed at the much smaller Juhu AerodromeJuhu AerodromeJuhu Aerodrome an airport serving Mumbai, was India's first civil aviation airport. It is currently used by small private aircraft and as a heliport....
instead of Santacruz Airport (now Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport). The aircraft was flown out some nine days later. - On 19 July 1959 Rani of Aera a Lockheed L-1049G Super ConstellationLockheed ConstellationThe Lockheed Constellation was a propeller-driven airliner powered by four 18-cylinder radial Wright R-3350 engines. It was built by Lockheed between 1943 and 1958 at its Burbank, California, USA, facility. A total of 856 aircraft were produced in numerous models, all distinguished by a...
(registered VT-DIN) carrying 46 people (39 passengers and 7 crew) approached Santacruz Airport in conditions of poor visibility due to rain. The captain was using an altimeter with the barometric pressure set at 29.92". An overshoot was delayed and the aircraft crashed and suffered damage beyond repair. There were no fatalities.
1960s
- On 28 May 1968, the pilot of a Garuda IndonesiaGaruda IndonesiaPT Garuda Indonesia Tbk , publicly known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia...
Convair 990Convair 990The Convair 990 Coronado was a narrow-body jet airliner produced by the Convair division of General Dynamics, a "stretched" version of their earlier Convair 880 produced in response to a request from American Airlines. The 990 was lengthened by 10 feet, which increased the number of passengers from...
mistook the much smaller Juhu AerodromeJuhu AerodromeJuhu Aerodrome an airport serving Mumbai, was India's first civil aviation airport. It is currently used by small private aircraft and as a heliport....
for Santacruz Airport and tried to land his aircraft. It overshot the runway falling just short of the traffic road ahead and several residential buildings when its nose wheel got stuck in a ditch at the end of the runway. All passengers survived.
1970s
- On September 9, 1970, BOAC 775 was flying from Sahar Airport to London Heathrow International airport with a stopover in Bahrain. It was hijacked by PFLP hijackers after taking off from Bahrain and diverted to Dawson's Field.
- On 24 December 1972, Japan Airlines' Flight 472Japan Airlines Flight 472 (1972)Japan Airlines Flight 472 was a flight from London to Tokyo via Frankfurt, Rome, Beirut, Tehran, Bombay, Bangkok and Hong Kong. On September 24, 1972, the flight landed at Juhu Aerodrome near Bombay, India instead of the city's much larger Santacruz Airport and overran the runway, resulting in the...
, operated by Douglas DC-8-53Douglas DC-8The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined narrow-body passenger commercial jet airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company...
landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport. The aircraft overran the end of the runway and was damaged beyond economic repair. - On 12 October 1976: a Sud Aviation SE 210 CaravelleSud Aviation CaravelleThe Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle was the first short/medium-range jet airliner produced by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955 . The Caravelle was one of the more successful European first generation jetliners, selling throughout Europe and even penetrating the United States market, with...
had its right engine catch fire shortly after take off. The crew attempted to return, but fuel flow to the engine was not stopped. When the fire spread through the fuselageFuselageThe fuselage is an aircraft's main body section that holds crew and passengers or cargo. In single-engine aircraft it will usually contain an engine, although in some amphibious aircraft the single engine is mounted on a pylon attached to the fuselage which in turn is used as a floating hull...
and the hydraulic systemHydraulic drive systemA hydraulic drive system is a drive or transmission system that uses pressurized hydraulic fluid to drive hydraulic machinery. The term hydrostatic refers to the transfer of energy from flow and pressure, not from the kinetic energy of the flow....
failed, the aircraft controls failed before landing. All six crew members and their 89 passengers were killed. - On 1 January 1978 Air India Flight 855Air India Flight 855Air India Flight 855 was a scheduled passenger flight that crashed during the evening of 1 January 1978 about off the coast of Bandra, Bombay , India. All 213 lives on board were lost...
a Boeing 747-237B crashed into the Arabian SeaArabian SeaThe Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...
after take off from Mumbai, killing all on board (213 persons; 190 passengers, 23 crew). - On 4 August 1979: a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft was approaching Sahar International Airport (now Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport) at night and in poor weather when it flew into high terrain approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) from the airport, killing the four crew and their 41 passengers.
2000s
- On 4 September 2009, Air India Flight 829Air India Flight 829Air India Flight 829 was a Boeing 747-437 which caught fire on the ground at Mumbai, India on 4 September 2009. A successful emergency evacuation was carried out with 21 minor injuries.-Aircraft:...
a Boeing 747-437Boeing 747-400The Boeing 747-400 is a major development and the best-selling model of the Boeing 747 family of jet airliners. While retaining the four-engine wide-body layout of its predecessors, the 747-400 embodies numerous technological and structural changes to produce a more efficient airframe...
flying on the Mumbai-Riyadh route caught fire at the Airport. The fire started in number one engine while the aircraft was taxing to Runway 27 for take-off. An emergency evacuation was carried out with no injuries among the 228 people (213 passengers and 15 crew) on board. - On 10 November 2009, Kingfisher AirlinesKingfisher AirlinesKingfisher Airlines is an airline group based in India. Its head office is Kingfisher House in Vile Parle , Mumbai. Kingfisher Airlines, through its parent company United Breweries Group, has a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red....
Flight 4124, operated by ATR 72-212AATR 72The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop short-haul regional airliner built by the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR. ATR and Airbus are both built in Toulouse, and share resources and technology...
VT-KAC skidded off the runway after landing. The aircraft suffered substantial damage but all 46 passengers and crew escaped unharmed.
2010s
- On 2 September 2011, Turkish AirlinesTurkish AirlinesTurkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered in the Turkish Airlines General Management Building on the grounds of Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Bakirköy district, Istanbul...
Flight TK-720, from Istanbul, skid of the runway N8 after landing. No injuries were reported but the incident has been called "Serious" by an official and probing has been ordered.
Awards and honours
- Fourth Best Airport in the World(15-20 Million Passengers Annually), by the Airport International Council, for aerobridges, fancy food courts, spas, and salons.
- Best Airport in India by the Airport International Council, a body of operators who collectively manage over 1,600 airports worldwide.
- Best Airport in Public-Private Partnership by the Air Passengers Association of India (APAI)
- Aeronautical Excellence Airport of the Year 2008 from Frost & Sullivan
- First Airport in India to Implement Self-Service Kiosks and CUTE (Common Use Terminal Equipment) check-in systems.
External links
- Mumbai International Airport Limited (Official website)
- Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at Airports Authority of IndiaAirports Authority of IndiaThe Airports Authority of India is an organization working under the Ministry of Civil Aviation that manages most of the airports in India. The AAI manages and operates 126 airports including 16 international airports, 89 domestic airports and 26 civil enclaves. The corporate headquarters are at...
web site