Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport

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Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport , formerly Sahar International Airport, is an airport in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India.

The airport services the metropolitan area of the city of Mumbai and the terminals are physically located in the suburbs of Santacruz and Sahar. The airport was formerly known as Sahar International Airport but was recently renamed after the 17th century Maratha King, Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Contents

1 Statistics
2 Fixed Base Operators (FBO)
3 Structure
4 Travel times
5 Upgrades
6 Airlines

6.1 Terminal I-A
6.2 Terminal I-B
6.3 Terminal II-A
6.4 Terminal II-C

7 Pictures
8 External links

Statistics

Mumbai airport is the busiest in India and South Asia. It is the primary international gateway to the subcontinent and served by 46 international airlines and is also the base for the flag carrier Air India. It also serves as a hub for domestic operators Indian Airlines, Jet Airways , Air Sahara and Go Air. The airport averages 600 daily scheduled commercial movements with annual averages of 11 million passengers and 326,000 tons of cargo.

Fixed Base Operators (FBO)

Caterers: TAJ-SATS, Ambassador's Sky Chef, Sky Gourmet, Oberoi Flight Services, Chef Air.

Fuelers: Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum.

Ground Handlers: Air India, Indian, Cambata Aviation, Air Works India.

Structure

Interior of the domestic terminal IB

The airport consists of the International Terminal (Terminal II aka Sahar) and the Domestic Terminal (Terminal I aka SantaCruz). These terminals use the same airside facilities but are physically separated on the landside, requiring a 10-15 minute drive between them. The Airport Authorities of India provide shuttle services between the domestic and international terminals for connecting passengers. Terminal I is further divided into Terminal I-A serving Indian, its subsidiary Alliance Air, Kingfisher Airlines, Go Air, and Terminal I-B serving Jet Airways, Air Sahara, SpiceJet, Air Deccan and other private domestic carriers. Terminal II was designed by Aeroports de Paris and opened in January 1981, is now Terminal II-A (the original complex), which serves most airlines whereas Terminal II-C, inaugurated in October 1999, is exclusively for Air India, Air India Express and those carriers whose ground operations are handled by Air India. Terminal II-B, currently mothballed, functioned as an extension wing between September 1986 and October 1999 for Air India and handled airlines.

Bombay airport has 2 runways designated 09/27 and 14/32. Runway 14/32 (2,925 m or 9,619 ft) runs between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, while the main runway 09/27 (3,489 m or 11,447 ft, CAT II equipped) intersects it south of the terminal buildings. ILS approach only available on the 27 and 14 ends. As regards actual (truncated) use of both runways, only 11,303 ft (3,445 m) is designated usable at 09/27 and 9,596 ft 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.

Travel times

Journey times from the airport to the centre of Mumbai can vary significantly depending on traffic, typically taking between 40 and 120 minutes. There is no direct rail link from the airport, but ample public transportation is available. Prepaid taxi counters are available at the international airport. A number of chain and independent hotels are located in proximity to the airport. Some of them are ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton, The Intercontinental, Le Royal Meridien, Hyatt Regency and The Leela.

Upgrades

The airport is currently undergoing upgrades in order to make it compatible with the new Airbus A380. The changes include installation of a two tiered aerobridge, expansion of taxi bays and concrete reinforcements of the runway. Terminal II-C is most likely to be assigned to handle the passenger load. Work is estimated to be completed by mid-2006. Terminal I-B now has a refurbished check-in area.

During March and April 2006, rapid exit taxiways are being built for the main runway 09/27 wherein the flights between 1200 noon and 2000 hrs. will be operated solely from the secondary runway 14/32, which is expected to result in delays since 14/32 is able to handle only 15 flights an hour as against 30 flights for 09/27 required for handling larger aircraft such as A340, A330, 747 and 777.

Recently GVK-SAA (South African Airports) was appointed to carry out the modernisation of the Mumbai Airport.

Airlines

Terminal I-A

IC - Indian (Domestic)
CD - Alliance Air
IT - Kingfisher Airlines
G8 - Go Air(till 1 B renovation is over)

Terminal I-B

9W - Jet Airways
S2 - Air Sahara
DN - Air Deccan
0S - SpiceJet
G8 - Go Air( Ahmedabad, Coimbatore, Delhi, Cochin, Goa, Jaipur, Srinagar)

Terminal II-A

G9 - Air Arabia (Sharjah)
AZ - Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa)
OS - Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
BA - British Airways (London-Heathrow)
BD - bmi (London-Heathrow)
CX - Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong, Bangkok, Dubai)
DL - Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, New York-JFK [begins Nov. 1], Paris-Charles de Gaulle [ends Nov. 1])
EK - Emirates (Dubai)
EY - Etihad (Abu Dhabi)
GF - Gulf Air (Bahrain, Muscat)
IC - Indian (International)
J9 - Jazeera Airways (Kuwait)
9W - Jet Airways (London-Heathrow, Singapore)
KQ - Kenya Airways (Nairobi)
KU - Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
LH - Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
NW - Northwest Airlines (Amsterdam, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
WY - Oman Air (Muscat)
PK - Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi)
QF - Qantas (Sydney, Darwin)
QR - Qatar Airways (Doha)
SV - Saudi Arabian Airlines (Medinah, Dammam, Riyadh, Jeddah)
UL - SriLankan Airlines (Colombo, Karachi)
LX - Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
VS - Virgin Atlantic Airways (London-Heathrow)

Terminal II-C

SU - Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
AF - Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
AI - Air India (Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bahrain, Bangalore, Bangkok, Chennai, Chicago-O'Hare, Delhi, Dubai, Frankfurt, Goa, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Jakarta, Kochi, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Lucknow, Newark, New York-JFK, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Tokyo-Narita)
IX - Air India Express
MK - Air Mauritius (Mauritius)
BG - Bangladesh Biman (Dhaka, Dubai)
B3 - Bellview Airlines (Lagos)
MS - EgyptAir (Sharjah, Cairo)
LY - El Al (Tel Aviv)
ET - Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa)
IR - Iran Air (Teheran)
KE - Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
MH - Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
RJ - Royal Jordanian Airlines (Amman)
RA - Royal Nepal Airlines (Kathmandu)
SQ - Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
SA - South African Airways (Johannesburg)
RB - Syrian Air (Damascus, Abu Dhabi)
IY - Yemenia (Aden, Sanaa)
TG - Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
TK - Turkish Airlines (Istanbul)

The following have discontinued operations from Bombay: Air Canada, All Nippon, Air Seychelles, TWA, Pan Am, Tower Air, Canada 3000, Sabena, Swiss Air, CSA, LOT Polish, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Iberia, Alyemda, Iraqi Airways, MEA, TMA, Zambia Airways, Garuda, Hinduja Cargo Services, Continental Airways, Citylink Airways, Raj Aviation, Goa Holiday, Air Asiatic, NEPC, Damania, East-West Airlines, ModiLuft, Pushpaka Aviation, Huns Air, Vayudoot.

Pictures

External links

[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Homepage]
[Mumbai Airport Homepage] (This is not an official Webpage)
[Worldwide Airlines Resources Directory]

Airports in India

(1)Designated as customs airports. A few International flights operates from here.

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