Mumbai International Airport to Shut Both Runways for Six Hours on 7 May : Indian Aviation NewsAviation India

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Mumbai International Airport to Shut Both Runways for Six Hours on 7 May

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) announced that it will suspend all flight operations between 11:00 and 17:00 IST on 7 May 2026 to carry out critical pre-monsoon runway maintenance. Both primary (09/27) and secondary (14/32) runways will be closed, rendering the airport—the country’s busiest single-runway hub—completely inoperative for six hours. Airport operator MIAL says it began stakeholder consultations six months ago so that airlines could re-time services and issue passenger notifications well in advance. The closure comes after an already-difficult spring in which CSMIA cancelled more than 170 movements on 3 and 8 March when West Asia airspace disruptions forced airlines to rejig rotations.

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