Parking space is a problem in the city, and this includes for vehicles that fly. This is why the city airport, which has become overcrowded, plans to move the majority of business jets (turboprops), charter aircraft and turboprops into the general aviation bays or hangars at Navi Mumbai Airport by year’s end.
These small planes are currently parked in the general aviation bays, located a distance from the main runway at Mumbai airport.
Adani Airports Holdings Ltd spokeswoman said that the NMIA (Navi Mumbai International Airport) will be operational in 2025 and create state-ofthe-art aviation infrastructure. This will include hangars for private and chartered aircraft.
The official said that operators of private aircraft and charter aircraft will be encouraged to choose NMIA for alternative parking locations, as the infrastructure at Mumbai Airport will be refurbished and reallocated in order to create aeronautical assets.
The Navi Mumbai Airport is expected to start handling domestic airline flight in the second or first half of May. By the end of the year, the general aviation terminal and some of the planned hangars and parking bays at the new airport should be ready. The gradual move to the airport is then expected to begin.
Charter and private aircraft will still be able to fly into the city airport, as general aviation is not banned. After passengers have disembarked, the aircraft will take off to the Navi-Mumbai airport or other airports where they will be parked. The Kalina general aviation terminal, which handles passengers boarding private or charter aircraft, will be retained for travel into and out of the city.
“We acknowledge the move of general aviation aircraft parking from Mumbai International Airport to Navi-Mumbai International Airport (NMIA),” said Capt.
Rajesh Bali is the managing director of Business Aircraft Operators Association. He said that the distance between the general aviation aircraft parking bays and the runway at the city airport does not meet international standards.
NMIA will address this issue, as they expect to have a more optimized layout. Currently, 24 general aviation planes can be parked at the city airport. Due to the limited parking space and congestion, standard operating procedures call for aircraft engines to be turned off and the planes towed in to parking slots. This makes better use of the available space.
Bali said that BAOA raised concerns last year with AAHL about the tender process to grant rights to use and run hangars at NMIA.
Mumbai: Finding parking spaces for all types of vehicles is a major problem in the city, including those that fly. This is why the city airport, which is already overcrowded, has planned to move the majority of business jets (turboprops), charter aircraft and turboprops into the general aviation bays or hangars at Navi Mumbai Airport around the end of this year.
Currently, these small aircraft are parked in general aviation bays at Mumbai airport. They are located at a distance away from the main runway.
Adani Airports Holdings Ltd spokeswoman said that the NMIA (Navi Mumbai International Airport) will be operational in 2025 and create state-ofthe-art aviation infrastructure. This will include hangars for private and chartered aircraft.
Officials said that operators of charter and private aircraft would be encouraged by the NMIA to use it as an alternative location to park their aircraft, since the infrastructure in Mumbai airport is being refurbished and reallocated for aeronautical assets.
The Navi Mumbai Airport is expected to start handling domestic airline flight in the second or first half of May. By the end of the year, the general aviation terminal and some of the planned hangars and parking bays at the new airport should be ready. The gradual move to the airport is then expected to begin.
Charter and private aircraft will still be able to fly into the city airport, as general aviation is not banned. After passengers have disembarked, the aircraft will land and take off to the Navi-Mumbai airport or another airport where it can be parked. The Kalina general aviation terminal, which handles passengers boarding private or charter aircraft, will be retained for travel into and out of the city.
“We acknowledge the move of general aviation aircraft to Navi Mumbai Airport (NMIA),”
said Capt. Rajesh Bali is the managing director of Business Aircraft Operators Association. He noted that the distance at the city’s airport between the runway and the parking bays for general aviation aircraft did not meet international standards.
NMIA will address this issue, as they expect to have a more optimized layout. Currently, 24 general aviation planes can be parked at the city airport. Due to the limited parking space and congestion, standard operating procedures call for aircraft engines to be turned off and the planes towed in to parking slots. This makes better use of the available space.
Bali said that BAOA raised concerns last year with AAHL about the tender process to grant rights to use and run hangars at NMIA.
