Navi Mumbai International Airport: a new gateway to India
18 Mar 2026
Airport design, planning and development – Middle East and Asia Pacific
In October 2025, Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) was inaugurated by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India. NMIA is the first in a series of greenfield airports under development in India, and embodies the country's considerable effort in growing its commercial aviation infrastructure. Developed as a public-private partnership by Adani Airports and the government of Maharashtra, NMIA was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and built by EPC contractor Larsen & Toubro. This talk will summarize the history of the project and its construction, and future developments at this new airport.
- Airport design
- Airport planning
- Architecture
- Terminal planning
- Construction
