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Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Airports Authority of India
Operator Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL)
Serves Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
Opened 1942 (1942)
Hub for
Focus city for IndiGo
Elevation AMSL 37 ft / 11 m
Coordinates 19°05′19″N 72°52′05″E / 19.08861°N 72.86806°E / 19.08861; 72.86806Coordinates: 19°05′19″N 72°52′05″E / 19.08861°N 72.86806°E / 19.08861; 72.86806
Website www.csia.in
Map
BOM is located in Mumbai
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BOM is located in Maharashtra
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BOM is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,990 9,760 Asphalt
09/27 3,660 12,008 Asphalt
Statistics (Apr'15-Mar'16)
Passenger movements 41,670,351(Increase 13.7%)
Aircraft movements 296,874(Increase 10.1%)
Cargo tonnage 764,285(Increase 3.4%)
Source: AAI
Passenger movements 41,670,351(Increase 13.7%)
Aircraft movements 296,874(Increase 10.1%)
Cargo tonnage 764,285(Increase 3.4%)

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (IATA: BOMICAO: VABB), formerly Sahar International Airport, is the primary international airport serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Area, India. It is the second busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger traffic and international traffic after Delhi, and was the 14th busiest airports in Asia and 35th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2015 according to Airports Council International. The airport is the busiest in the country in terms of cargo traffic. The airport has three operating terminals spread over an operational area of 750 hectares (1,850 acres) and handles more than 780 aircraft movements per day. It handled a record 51 movements in one hour on 16 September 2014. It won the 2015 ASQ Best Airport Award in the 25-40 million passengers per annum category by Airports Council International. It has also won the "Best Airport in India and Central Asia" award at the Skytrax 2016 World Airport Awards. It is one of the three airports in India to have implemented Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) to ensure timely takeoffs and landings.

The airport is operated by Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), a Joint Venture between the Airports Authority of India and the GVK Industries Ltd led consortium which was appointed in February 2006 to carry out the modernisation of the Airport. The new integrated terminal T2 was inaugurated on 10 January 2014 and opened for international operations on 12 February 2014. A dedicated six lane, elevated road connecting the new terminal with the main arterial Western Express Highway was also opened to the public the same day.


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