BOM

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

ICAO VABB19.0887°N 72.8679°E12 m / 39 ftLarge airport
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (IATA: BOM, ICAO: VABB) is a large airport in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It opened in 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,509 m (11,511 ft). In 2017 it handled 47.2 million passengers.

Timeline

4 events · 1942–1982
1942
OpenedChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport opens.
24 SEP 1972
DisasterJapan Airlines Flight 472 (1972).No deaths
12 OCT 1976
DisasterIndian Airlines Flight 171.95 killed
21 JUN 1982
DisasterAir India Flight 403.
From Wikidata and WikipediaEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal 1Terminal 2General Aviation Terminal
09/27089° / 269° · LIT
LENGTH3,509 m11,511 ftWIDTH60 m197 ftSURFACEAsphalt
14/32134° / 314° · LIT
LENGTH2,871 m9,419 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Routes

27 destinations · 20 countries
5,000 km10,000 km2,500 mi5,000 mi7,500 miKWI · Kuwait International Airport · 2,758 km / 1,714 miRUH · King Khalid International Airport · 2,770 km / 1,721 miGYD · Heydar Aliyev International Airport · 3,221 km / 2,001 miBGW · Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · 3,247 km / 2,018 miJED · King Abdulaziz International Airport · 3,519 km / 2,187 miLHR · London Heathrow Airport · 7,213 km / 4,482 miYYZ · Toronto Pearson International Airport · 12,494 km / 7,763 miHYD · Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · 623 km / 387 miBLR · Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · 834 km / 518 miDEL · Indira Gandhi International Airport · 1,137 km / 706 miCMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · 1,526 km / 948 miRDP · Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport · 1,571 km / 976 miSHJ · Sharjah International Airport · 1,914 km / 1,189 miDWC · Al Maktoum International Airport · 1,934 km / 1,202 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 2,291 km / 1,424 miDMM · King Fahd International Airport · 2,499 km / 1,553 miHAN · Noi Bai International Airport · 3,440 km / 2,138 miKUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport · 3,624 km / 2,252 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 3,835 km / 2,383 miSIN · Singapore Changi Airport · 3,922 km / 2,437 miTLV · Ben Gurion International Airport · 4,047 km / 2,515 miCAN · Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · 4,204 km / 2,612 miMFM · Macau International Airport · 4,240 km / 2,635 miXMN · Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · 4,691 km / 2,915 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 4,836 km / 3,005 miTPE · Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · 5,002 km / 3,108 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 6,993 km / 4,345 miYYZLHRTPEISTTLVSINADDJEDHANGYDKWIRDPCMBBLRCDGMFMBGWRUHDWCDELHYDXMNKULDMMDOHCANBOM
Cargo23
HYDRajiv Gandhi International AirportIndia · Amazon Air623 km387 miBLRKempegowda International Airport BengaluruIndia · Amazon Air834 km518 miDELIndira Gandhi International AirportIndia · IndiGo, Amazon Air1,137 km706 miCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportSri Lanka · Turkish Airlines1,526 km948 miRDPKazi Nazrul Islam AirportIndia · IndiGo1,571 km976 miSHJSharjah International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · IndiGo, Astral Aviation1,914 km1,189 miDWCAl Maktoum International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Turkish Airlines1,934 km1,202 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines2,291 km1,424 miDMMKing Fahd International AirportSaudi Arabia · Saudia Cargo2,499 km1,553 miKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait · Ethiopian Airlines2,758 km1,714 miRUHKing Khalid International AirportSaudi Arabia · Saudia Cargo2,770 km1,721 miHANNoi Bai International AirportVietnam · Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Turkish Airlines3,440 km2,138 miJEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Saudia Cargo3,519 km2,187 miKULKuala Lumpur International AirportMalaysia · MASkargo3,624 km2,252 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Ethiopian Airlines3,835 km2,383 miSINSingapore Changi AirportSingapore · SpiceJet3,922 km2,437 miTLVBen Gurion International AirportIsrael · Challenge Airlines IL4,047 km2,515 miCANGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportChina · CMA CGM Air Cargo, Ethiopian Airlines4,204 km2,612 miMFMMacau International AirportMacao SAR China · Qatar Airways4,240 km2,635 miXMNXiamen Gaoqi International AirportChina · Ethiopian Airlines4,691 km2,915 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines4,836 km3,005 miTPETaiwan Taoyuan International AirportTaiwan · China Airlines5,002 km3,108 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · CMA CGM Air Cargo6,993 km4,345 mi
Most destinationsTurkish Airlines 5Ethiopian Airlines 5Amazon Air 3IndiGo 3Saudia Cargo 3Flynas 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from BOM. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport” (revision of 26 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers47.2M (2017)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#42of 3,974 · #20 Asia · #2 INLongest runway3,509 m11,511 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#469of 29,823 · #144 Asia · #13 INElevation12 m39 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=39,820of 43,341 · =2,712 Asia · #279 INAgeOpened 19422026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,791of 15,079 · =130 Asia · =17 INRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =30 Asia · =2 IN
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
ACCMUMBAI120.500
APPMUMBAI APP127.900
ATISMUMBAI ATIS126.400
CLDMUMBAI CLR DELIVERY121.850
GNDMUMBAI GND121.900
RDOMUMBAI RDO1008.400
RDRRDR119.300
TWRMUMBAI TWR118.100