MUMBAI: Finding parking space is a big problem in the city for all kinds of vehicles, including the ones that fly. That is why the congested city airport has planned to relocate most of the business jets, turboprops and charter aircraft to the general aviation bays and hangars of the Navi Mumbai airport around year-end.
Currently, these small planes are parked at the general aviation bays located at a distance off the main runway of Mumbai airport.

A spokesperson for Adani Airports Holdings Ltd said: “Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will be ready for operations in 2025, creating state-of-the-art aviation infrastructure. This will include infrastructure for private and charter aircraft hangars.”
The operators of private and charter aircraft would be encouraged to opt for NMIA as an alternative location for parking, given that the infrastructure at Mumbai airport will be refurbished and reallocated to create aeronautical assets, said the official.
The Navi Mumbai airport is expected to begin handling domestic airline flights in the second half of May or early June. By the year-end, the new airport’s general aviation terminal, along with some of the planned parking bays and hangars, is expected to be ready and the gradual move to the new airport will begin.
The city airport will continue to be accessible to charter and private aircraft flyers as general aviation movement is not being banned. The aircraft will land in the city, and after passengers disembark, it will take off for the Navi Mumbai airport or some other airport to be parked. The general aviation terminal in Kalina that handles passengers who board private or charter aircraft will be retained to allow for travel to and from the city.
“We acknowledge the decision to relocate general aviation aircraft parking to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA),” said Capt. Rajesh Bali, managing director of the Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA). He noted that at the city airport, the distance between the runway and parking bays allocated for general aviation aircraft does not meet established international standards.
This concern is expected to be addressed at NMIA, where more optimised layouts are anticipated. Currently, the city airport accommodates parking for 24 general aviation aircraft. Given the congestion and limited parking capacity, standard operating procedures require aircraft engines to be shut down and the planes to be towed into parking slots, enabling more efficient use of available space.
Bali said that last year, BAOA formally raised concerns with AAHL regarding the tender process for granting rights to use and operate hangars at NMIA.
Mumbai: Finding parking space is a big problem in the city for all kinds of vehicles, including the ones that fly. That is why the congested city airport has planned to relocate most of the business jets, turboprops and charter aircraft to the general aviation bays and hangars of the Navi Mumbai airport around year-end.
Currently, these small planes are parked at the general aviation bays located at a distance off the main runway of Mumbai airport.
A spokesperson for Adani Airports Holdings Ltd said: “Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will be ready for operations in 2025, creating state-of-the-art aviation infrastructure. This will include infrastructure for private and charter aircraft hangars.”
The operators of private and charter aircraft would be encouraged to opt for NMIA as an alternative location for parking, given that the infrastructure at Mumbai airport will be refurbished and reallocated to create aeronautical assets, said the official.
The Navi Mumbai airport is expected to begin handling domestic airline flights in the second half of May or early June. By the year-end, the new airport’s general aviation terminal, along with some of the planned parking bays and hangars, is expected to be ready and the gradual move to the new airport will begin.
The city airport will continue to be accessible to charter and private aircraft flyers as general aviation movement is not being banned. The aircraft will land in the city, and after passengers disembark, it will take off for the Navi Mumbai airport or some other airport to be parked. The general aviation terminal in Kalina that handles passengers who board private or charter aircraft will be retained to allow for travel to and from the city.
“We acknowledge the decision to relocate general aviation aircraft parking to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA),” said Capt. Rajesh Bali, managing director of the Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA). He noted that at the city airport, the distance between the runway and parking bays allocated for general aviation aircraft does not meet established international standards.
This concern is expected to be addressed at NMIA, where more optimised layouts are anticipated. Currently, the city airport accommodates parking for 24 general aviation aircraft. Given the congestion and limited parking capacity, standard operating procedures require aircraft engines to be shut down and the planes to be towed into parking slots, enabling more efficient use of available space.
Bali said that last year, BAOA formally raised concerns with AAHL regarding the tender process for granting rights to use and operate hangars at NMIA.