In a significant development, the much awaited inaugural take-off and landing of aircraft on the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is all set to be conducted on October 11.
The inaugural ceremony is to be held between 3 and 4 pm in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, sources stated.
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— The Indian Aviation Guy 🇮🇳 (@TIAG747) October 9, 2024
An IAF Aircraft (probably a Sukhoi) will perform landing and takeoff at Navi Mumbai Airport (NMI) tomorrow, as part of Runway testing.
The testing is expected to take place between 3PM and 4PM, in the presence of @mieknathshinde and @Dev_Fadnavis. pic.twitter.com/6cXvye3D3f
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Wednesday, October 9, had announced that a Sukhoi fighter jet will take off from the Navi Mumbai international airport. He made these statements in an event in Nagpur during which Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone of various development projects in the poll-bound state.
For the trial run of the newly built air strip, a C 295 defense transport aircraft from Gandhinagar and Sukhoi MK 30 fighter aircraft from Pune are being specially flown in.
The inaugural ceremony is happening just a month after the Airport Authority of India (AAI) completed the Instrument Landing System (ILS) testing at the airport.
Initially the inauguration was to coincide with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 5. However, it was postponed for technical reasons.
The Navi Mumbai international airport near Mumbai is currently under construction. It is expected to be operational by March next year, officials had said earlier.
Meanwhile, a few days ago, on October 7, a meeting was chaired by Ministry of Civil Aviation alongside Union Minister for Civil Aviation Rammohan Naidu ji regarding Govt. of Maharashtra’s resolution to Navi Mumbai International Airport.
📍New Delhi | Navi Mumbai International Airport to become Loknete D. B. Patil Navi Mumbai airport soon!
— Murlidhar Mohol (@mohol_murlidhar) October 7, 2024
Today at the Ministry of Civil Aviation, chaired a meeting alongside Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shri. Rammohan Naidu ji regarding Govt. of Maharashtra’s resolution to… pic.twitter.com/BMsSNOuWVx
Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol said that it will be named as Loknete D. B. Patil Navi Mumbai International Airport.
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