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80-535: Navi Mumbai International Airport ( IATA : NMI , ICAO : none ) is an international airport being constructed in Ulwe , Navi Mumbai , Raigad district , Maharashtra , India . When completed, it will become the second airport of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region , serving alongside Mumbai 's existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport . The greenfield airport is being built by

160-593: A capacity of two million passengers a year, will be built in the first phase. It will have an apron area of 67,000 m (720,000 sq ft), 17,000 m (180,000 sq ft) terminal area, and parking for ten code C aircraft. The airport would feature more than 67 general aviation aircraft stands, including a separate heliport for separate scheduled and un-scheduled helicopter operations. The general aviation terminal would be India's largest planned General Aviation facility. The domestic cargo terminal will be spread over 33,000 m (360,000 sq ft) and

240-567: A new airport is built, replacing the old one, leaving the city's new "major" airport (or the only remaining airport) code to no longer correspond with the city's name. The original airport in Nashville, Tennessee, was built in 1936 as part of the Works Progress Administration and called Berry Field with the designation, BNA. A new facility known as Nashville International Airport was built in 1987 but still uses BNA. This

320-525: A number of schools, colleges and hospitals, general stores and businesses. New Panvel is also a popular destination for the popular meal called Vada Pav. Educational institutions in Panvel include: Panvel in Navi Mumbai city, is surrounded by some major Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) managed regions like Patalganga , Taloja , Nagothane , Roha , Khopoli , Bhiwandi . Some of

400-611: A planned city compared to Panvel city New Panvel is developed, administered, and maintained by CIDCO . Unlike Panvel city, New Panvel is strictly a node of Navi Mumbai . Though residents of New Panvel used to elect a representative in the Panvel Municipal Council, the Municipal Council does not control or manage any administrative or development activity in New Panvel. Since October 2016, New Panvel

480-495: A tender to select the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for the project in August 2018. In September 2019, GVK awarded a contract for construction of the airport to Larsen and Toubro (L&T). The Adani Group took over the management of the airport project in 2021, and started the construction in August that year. The Adani group had demanded that the entire project land be handed over to it before it starts

560-636: Is 27.0 °C. Panvel (also known as Panwell by the British) is about 300 years old, developed around trade routes (both land and sea), during the Maratha rule and hence after by the Mughal rule, British and the Portuguese . Once upon a time, Panvel was famous for its rice market. Panvel Municipal Council (PMC) was established in the year 1852, and was the oldest municipal council of Maharashtra, before

640-509: Is GSN and its IATA code is SPN, and some coincide with IATA codes of non-U.S. airports. Canada's unusual codes—which bear little to no similarity with any conventional abbreviation to the city's name—such as YUL in Montréal , and YYZ in Toronto , originated from the two-letter codes used to identify weather reporting stations in the 1930s. The letters preceding the two-letter code follow

720-515: Is a city and taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra , India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai . Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region . Panvel Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in Raigad and the 27th Municipal corporation of Maharashtra State. Panvel is one of the cities in the district of Raigad. It

800-493: Is a medium-sized city but densely populated as it is strategically placed between Mumbai and Pune . The city is the headquarters of the Panvel sub-division of the Raigad district, which is the largest in the district as per number of villages (564). Hinduism is majority religion in Panvel city with 78.67% followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Panvel with approximately 10.85% following it, followed by Buddhism with 5.92% followers. In Panvel city, Christianity

880-664: Is a protected place lying within the Karnala Bird Sanctuary . It was a fort of strategic importance as it overlooked the Bor pass which connected the Konkan coast to the interior of Maharashtra ( Vidharba ) and was the main trade route between these areas. It lies between Pen and Panvel near Shirdhon village. The fort is 370 m above mean sea level. At the bottom of the fort there is a famous Karnala Bird Sanctuary Maharashtra government declared this 4.5 km region as

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960-791: Is a refueling point for their locomotives. In addition to refueling, Panvel has a huge number of parcel bookings, and most trains stop for periods varying from 5 minutes to 20 minutes for technical purposes. Panvel also handles crew and locomotive change for a few long-distance passenger / freight trains. Diesel Locomotives has the facility to fill the Diesel. Good connectivity for Pune , Ahmedabad and Delhi on daily basis. Daily trains for Thiruvananthapuram , Kochi , Mangalore , Pune , Goa and Delhi along with Ahmedabad . Also there are trains for Patna , Bikaner , Chennai , Bhavnagar , Veraval , Vasco etc. Sampark Krantis and Rajdhanis have halt here along with Garib Rath and Double Decker. Some of

1040-585: Is also called the gate of Raigad because Panvel is the first city when entering in Raigad from west. It is also one of the most populous and developed cities in the district. Panvel is situated on the banks of the Gadhi river which flows and connects all the way to the Arabian Sea . It is also surrounded by hills on two sides. Panvel has a mix population consisting of the Agri samaaj and Koli communities. Panvel

1120-410: Is an NGO fighting government agencies regarding Panvel. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) gave its clearance for the airport on 14 May 2008. The airport was to have a terminal area of 250,000 m (2,700,000 sq ft) and a cargo area of 100,000 m (1,100,000 sq ft) and planned to handle 50–55 million passengers annually. The original estimated cost of

1200-452: Is an NMMT bus no. 58 from Belapur to Khopoli which halts at Mahad. Panvel is an important junction point as many major highways meet and pass through the city. The Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Sion-Panvel Expressway, NH 4B and NH 66 start from here while NH 4 passes through Panvel. Roads of New Panvel are maintained by CIDCO while those in Panvel by PMC. New Panvel, being developed by CIDCO, has well planned and wide lane major roads and even

1280-617: Is available. However, many railway administrations have their own list of codes for their stations, such as the list of Amtrak station codes . Airport codes arose out of the convenience that the practice brought pilots for location identification in the 1930s. Initially, pilots in the United States used the two-letter code from the National Weather Service (NWS) for identifying cities. This system became unmanageable for cities and towns without an NWS identifier, and

1360-496: Is being executed by Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited (NMIAL), a special-purpose vehicle formed by the Adani Airports Holdings Limited and CIDCO, which will hold 74% and 26% equity shares of NMIAL respectively. The airport covers an area of 1,160 ha (4.5 sq mi). The foundation stone for the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 February 2018, and construction

1440-523: Is different from the name in English, yet the airport code represents only the English name. Examples include: Due to scarcity of codes, some airports are given codes with letters not found in their names: The use of 'X' as a filler letter is a practice to create three-letter identifiers when more straightforward options were unavailable: Some airports in the United States retained their NWS ( National Weather Service ) codes and simply appended an X at

1520-685: Is followed by 2.13%, Jainism by 1.29%, Sikhism by 0.47%. Around 0.13% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.54% stated 'No Particular Religion'. Weather is Sunny across the year. There is heavy rain during monsoon. May is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in May averages 34.3 °C. The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around 23.4 °C. Temperatures hover around 40 °C during most days of summer during mid-March till May. Highest temperature recorded around 44–45 °C. Average annual temperature of Panvel

1600-513: Is in conjunction to rules aimed to avoid confusion that seem to apply in the United States, which state that "the first and second letters or second and third letters of an identifier may not be duplicated with less than 200 nautical miles separation." Thus, Washington, D.C. area's three airports all have radically different codes: IAD for Washington–Dulles , DCA for Washington–Reagan (District of Columbia Airport), and BWI for Baltimore (Baltimore–Washington International, formerly BAL). Since HOU

1680-412: Is located around 90 km from Mumbai , and 120 km from Pune . Matheran's proximity to many metropolitan cities makes it a popular weekend getaway for urban residents. The Matheran Mountain can be easily viewed from certain areas in Panvel. One can trek matheran from Dhodani village in Panvel. The name Matheran means "forest on the forehead" (of the mountains). Situated on M.G. Road, Panvel, it

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1760-543: Is not followed outside the United States: In addition, since three letter codes starting with Q are widely used in radio communication, cities whose name begins with "Q" also had to find alternate codes, as in the case of: IATA codes should not be confused with the FAA identifiers of U.S. airports. Most FAA identifiers agree with the corresponding IATA codes, but some do not, such as Saipan , whose FAA identifier

1840-505: Is one of the terminating stations of the harbour line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway . It is also considered as an entry point for trains bound for Konkan Railway from northern and western India. Platforms 1,2,3 & 4 are for suburban trains while platforms 5,6 & 7 are for main line trains. Nine pairs of daily express trains, 13 pairs of non-daily express trains and 12 daily commuter (passenger) trains stop here. Also,

1920-485: Is the detailed design consultant for the project. CIDCO appointed Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) to prepare the masterplan of the airport. The Texas -based Jacobs Engineering Group , prepared a detailed terminal area and facilities model to define the size of the terminals, while the passenger terminals and the air traffic control (ATC) tower have been designed by London -based Zaha Hadid Architects . The ₹ 16,700 crore (US$ 2.0 billion) project

2000-479: Is the only synagogue in Panvel and is visited by both Jews and non-Jews. It is a tourist place and part of the Indian heritage. Ballaleshwar (lit.: "Ballal's Lord") temple is one of the eight temples of Lord Ganesha . Among Ganesha temples , Ballaleshwar is the only incarnation of Ganesha that is known by his devotee's name. It is located in the village of Pali which is at a distance of 30 km from Karjat in

2080-416: Is used for William P. Hobby Airport , the new Houston–Intercontinental became IAH. The code BKK was originally assigned to Bangkok–Don Mueang and was later transferred to Suvarnabhumi Airport , while the former adopted DMK. The code ISK was originally assigned to Gandhinagar Airport (Nashik's old airport) and later on transferred to Ozar Airport (Nashik's current airport). Shanghai–Hongqiao retained

2160-423: Is well connected to rest of India by roadways and railway. New Panvel is divided in two parts – New Panvel East and New Panvel West (commonly known as Khanda Colony). They have 19 and 23 sectors respectively. It has separate railway station for Panvel and Khandeshwar . New Panvel is just adjacent to the under construction D.B Patil International Airport which is located in Ulwe , a node in Navi Mumbai . It has

2240-571: The Canadian transcontinental railroads were built, each station was assigned its own two-letter Morse code : When the Canadian government established airports, it used the existing railway codes for them as well. If the airport had a weather station, authorities added a "Y" to the front of the code, meaning "Yes" to indicate it had a weather station or some other letter to indicate it did not. When international codes were created in cooperation with

2320-507: The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) through a public–private partnership (PPP) model on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate, and Transfer (DBFOT) basis in three phases. The first phase will be able to handle 25 million passengers per annum. It will be expanded to its final capacity of third phase to handle more than 90 million passengers and 2.5 million tonnes of cargo per annum, by 2032. L&T Infrastructure Engineering Limited

2400-640: The Ernakulam – Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express has a technical halt at Panvel for crew change, refueling and catering. In addition, Panvel handles 116 suburban trains which go to destinations Mumbai CSMT , Wadala Road , Goregaon and Thane . The station also handles a sizeable amount of freight trains. Panvel is considered equivalent to Mumbai for trains which skip Mumbai. The trains run on diesel traction and alternating current (the tracks to Konkan are not electrified south of Roha ), and Panvel

2480-652: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region . It is surrounded by the mountains of Matheran to the east and south east and outer regions of Panvel i.e. villages of Dundhare, Maldunge are separated from the suburbs of Badlapur and Ambernath by hilly ranges of the Western Ghats . It lies adjacent to the Navi Mumbai International Airport forming its eastern boundary. Most of the recent developments of Panvel are in New Panvel , as it's more of

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2560-671: The Raigad district . It is situated between fort Sarasgad and the river Amba. this is 11 km.from nagothane. Varadvinayak, also spelt as Varadavinayaka, is one of the Ashtavinayak temples of the Hindu deity Ganesha . It is located in Mahad village situated in Khalapur taluka near Karjat and Khopoli of Raigad district , Maharashtra, India. The temple was built (restored) by Peshwa General Ramji Mahadev Biwalkar in 1725AD. There

2640-405: The Indian industry majors like Larsen & Toubro Limited , Reliance , Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd ., ISRO's Propellant Complex., ONGC , IPCL are based around Panvel providing mass employment. The JNPT port is also located near Panvel. New SEZ declared by government are coming around Panvel. Karnala fort is a hill fort in Raigad district about 10 km from Panvel city. Currently it

2720-645: The Project Management Committee (PMC) for scrutiny. The PMC then submitted its report to the Chief minister of Maharashtra , who must approve the project, before it received final approval from the MoCA. GVK was the only bidder in the final two rounds of bidding, causing CIDCO to extend the deadline for the tender twice. Subsequently, the GMR Group submitted a bid. On 13 February 2017, GVK-led MIAL

2800-997: The Rs. 18 in other parts of Navi Mumbai, Mumbai & Thane. Even though there is now the cheaper CNG fuel, autos – because of political support – are not controlled by the RTO. There is no "Fare Chart" defined by RTO for Panvel, unlike other parts of Navi Mumbai. This needs to improve for the benefit of commuters. There are two main bus stands in Panvel – ST stand on the National Highway and NMMT stand near Railway Station. The ST buses are available from Panvel to Khopoli , Karjat , Rasayani , Alibaug , Pen , Roha , Thane , Bhiwandi , Kalyan , Dombivli , Badlapur , Dadar , Uran as well as beyond Mumbai Metropolitan Region . NMMT AC and Non-AC buses are available from Panvel to Vashi , Thane , Kalyan , Bandra , Nariman Point , Khopoli , Karjat , Rasayani and inner areas of Panvel city. Panvel

2880-566: The State Bank of India (SBI). This pledge secures a Rs 12,770 crore facility sanctioned by SBI for the project. The airport will have two runways: Zaha Hadid Architects designed the Navi Mumbai International Airport. It will have three interconnected terminal buildings. The buildings will feature food courts, lounges, travelators, and other facilities for passengers. In the final phase, the total capacity of

2960-652: The Sukhapur-Nere road. Panvel is also famous for watermelons, which can be found abundantly in and around the city and the old Mumbai–Pune highway. Matheran is a hill station and a municipal council in the Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra . It is a hill station in Karjat Tahsil and is also the smallest hill station in India. It is located on the Western Ghats range at an elevation of around 800 m (2,625 feet) above sea level. It

3040-481: The U.S. For example, several airports in Alaska have scheduled commercial service, such as Stebbins and Nanwalek , which use FAA codes instead of ICAO codes. Thus, neither system completely includes all airports with scheduled service. Some airports are identified in colloquial speech by their IATA code. Examples include LAX and JFK . Panvel Panvel ( Marathi pronunciation: [pənʋeːl] )

3120-557: The Ulwe River catchment area and had recommended cutting a channel to divert the Ulwe River into the Moha Creek. CIDCO completed pre-development work on the Ulwe River diversion by June 2019. CIDCO invited global tenders for requests for qualification (RFQ) on 5 February 2014. The total project cost for the development of phase 1 and 2 of NMIA was estimated to be ₹ 95 billion (US$ 1.1 billion). The cost of pre-development work

3200-709: The Union Cabinet in July 2007. In July 2008, the Government of Maharashtra granted approval for development of the project on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis and appointed CIDCO as the nodal agency for its implementation. The project received defence clearance by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by the end of 2010. The airport site was located in an area of 9.5 km (3.7 sq mi) on National Highway 348 near Panvel, about 35 km (22 mi) from

3280-481: The United States, because "Y" was seldom used in the United States, Canada simply used the weather station codes for its airports, changing the "Y" to a "Z" if it conflicted with an airport code already in use. The result is that most major Canadian airport codes start with "Y" followed by two letters in the city's name (for example, YOW for O tta w a , YWG for W innipe g , YYC for C algar y , or YVR for V ancouve r ), whereas other Canadian airports append

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3360-420: The actual development. Land acquisition for the airport had officially been completed in 2019, but the project faced rehabilitation and resettlement challenges due to opposition from project-affected-persons. CIDCO was able to hand over the entire 2,866 acres of land to Adani only in July 2022 after evicting all 3,070 structures in the project area. As of November 2023, Adani claimed to have completed 57 per cent of

3440-717: The airport and via NH 4B which abuts the eastern boundary of the airport. CIDCO will construct the six-lane Ulwe Coastal Road (UCR) and Kharghar Coastal Road (KCR) to improve connectivity to the airport. The UCR will connect the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link to the airport while the KCR will connect the Kharghar node to the CBD Belapur node. Both projects are expected to be completed by early 2026. The airport will be connected with Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1 and

3520-410: The airport boundary and widening the channel to 60 metres, and shifting power transmission lines. CIDCO was to raise the level of the project site by 5.5 metres as part of the pre-development works. Work was stalled again from 12 October 2017 due to protests from local villagers, but resumed on 28 October 2017 after CIDCO reached an agreement with the protestors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled

3600-440: The airport itself instead of the city it serves, while another code is reserved which refers to the city itself which can be used to search for flights to any of its airports. For instance: Or using a code for the city in one of the major airports and then assigning another code to another airport: When different cities with the same name each have an airport, they need to be assigned different codes. Examples include: Sometimes,

3680-494: The airport will be 90 million passengers. The buildings will be shaped like a lotus to provide an aesthetic theme. The airport will also have a low-cost carrier terminal capable of handling two million passengers per annum in the first phase. After the completion of Phase 1, the NMIA will be able to handle 20 million passengers annually, which is 40% of the existing Mumbai Airport’s total capacity. A low-cost carrier terminal , with

3760-418: The airport's former name, such as Orlando International Airport 's MCO (for Mc C o y Air Force Base), or Chicago's O'Hare International Airport , which is coded ORD for its original name: Or char d Field. In rare cases, the code comes from the airport's unofficial name, such as Kahului Airport 's OGG (for local aviation pioneer Jimmy H ogg ). In large metropolitan areas, airport codes are often named after

3840-516: The arterial roads are of two lanes leading to a single direction. Old Panvel has relatively less maintained roads which are congested due to lack of planning on part of the PMC. The Navi Mumbai International Airport (DB Patil International Airport]] is being built in the Panvel and lands of nearby villages in Panvel Taluka area in the city of Panvel through public-private partnership (PPP) — with

3920-635: The bird sanctuary in 1968–69. In the sanctuary one can find around 150 species of birds, such as the red vented bulbul, Indian grey hornbill, owl, paradise fly catcher. Vasudeo Balwant Phadke was born on 1845-11-04 in Shirdhon village of Panvel taluka based in Raigad district in Maharashtra state. The house and his belongings are preserved there. During the monsoon, the Gadeshwar dam overflows. The place can be reached by entering New Panvel and via

4000-502: The code SHA, while the newer Shanghai–Pudong adopted PVG. The opposite was true for Berlin : the airport Berlin–Tegel used the code TXL, while its smaller counterpart Berlin–Schönefeld used SXF; the Berlin Brandenburg Airport has the airport code BER, which is also part of its branding. The airports of Hamburg (HAM) and Hannover (HAJ) are less than 100 nautical miles (190 km) apart and therefore share

4080-408: The daily trains are 12051/52 Jan Shatabdi Express ( Dadar – Madgaon ), Mandovi Express , Pragati Express , etc. Now all the local trains will be 12 Coach as now the current line is AC current. Indian Railways 's Central Railway division conducted an inaugural run of an AC local train from Panvel to Thane on 30 January 2020 at 3:30 pm on an open path towards Thane. On its return journey,

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4160-934: The end. Examples include: A lot of minor airfields without scheduled passenger traffic have ICAO codes but not IATA codes, since the four letter codes allow more number of codes, and IATA codes are mainly used for passenger services such as tickets, and ICAO codes by pilots. In the US, such airfields use FAA codes instead of ICAO. There are airports with scheduled service for which there are ICAO codes but not IATA codes, such as Nkhotakota Airport/Tangole Airport in Malawi or Chōfu Airport in Tokyo, Japan. There are also several minor airports in Russia (e.g., Omsukchan Airport ) which lack IATA codes and instead use internal Russian codes for booking. Flights to these airports cannot be booked through

4240-481: The existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport The coastal land required was about 2,900 ha (7,200 acres) with 1,320 ha (3,300 acres) for the core airport activity and another 245 ha (610 acres) on Waghivali Island to be developed as Mangrove Park. 3,700 m (12,139 ft) long. The site had several environmental problems concerning mangroves and rain/storm water drains in Panvel . There

4320-557: The first three letters of the city in which it is located, for instance: The code may also be a combination of the letters in its name, such as: Sometimes the airport code reflects pronunciation, rather than spelling, namely: For many reasons, some airport codes do not fit the normal scheme described above. Some airports, for example, cross several municipalities or regions, and therefore, use codes derived from some of their letters, resulting in: Other airports—particularly those serving cities with multiple airports—have codes derived from

4400-478: The following format: Most large airports in Canada have codes that begin with the letter "Y", although not all "Y" codes are Canadian (for example, YUM for Yuma, Arizona , and YNT for Yantai , China), and not all Canadian airports start with the letter "Y" (for example, ZBF for Bathurst, New Brunswick ). Many Canadian airports have a code that starts with W, X or Z, but none of these are major airports. When

4480-597: The form of " YYZ ", a song by the rock band Rush , which utilizes the Morse code signal as a musical motif. Some airports have started using their IATA codes as brand names , such as Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Numerous New Zealand airports use codes that contain the letter Z, to distinguish them from similar airport names in other countries. Examples include HLZ for Hamilton , ZQN for Queenstown , and WSZ for Westport . Predominantly, airport codes are named after

4560-416: The formation of Panvel Municipal Corporation . Panvel Municipal Council's elections started in the year 1910. The first mayor of the PMC was Mr. Yusuf Noor Mohammed Master Kachchi for the years 1910–1916. The sesquicentennial anniversary (150th anniversary) of the PMC was celebrated in the year 2002. The city prospered and grew due to the influence of large scale trade by land and sea. This was characterised by

4640-613: The foundation plaque at the ground breaking ceremony for the airport in Mumbai on 18 February 2018. Navi Mumbai International Airport (P) Limited (NMIAL), appointed London -based Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) in March 2018 to design the airport's Terminal 1 and the ATC tower. Zaha Hadid Architects was selected on completion of a 12-week fast track design competition amongst the international architecture firms that were shortlisted by GVK. CIDCO floated

4720-487: The international air booking systems or have international luggage transferred there, and thus, they are booked instead through the airline or a domestic booking system. Several heliports in Greenland have 3-letter codes used internally which might be IATA codes for airports in faraway countries. There are several airports with scheduled service that have not been assigned ICAO codes that do have IATA codes, especially in

4800-416: The international cargo terminal will be spread over 23,700 m (255,000 sq ft). During Phase 1, NMIA will handle 0.8 million tonnes of cargo in a year. The airport will have a 151,000 m (1,630,000 sq ft) fuel farm and three aircraft hangars. There is a planned dedicated MRO facility. Main access to the airport is via the four-lane Aamra marg that runs along the western boundary of

4880-518: The large palace-like homes that came up during the Peshwa period. It is also said that old name of this city was Paneli (Panelim in Konkani). There were historic cannons (during the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ) situated on Panvel fort. On 1 October 2016, Panvel Municipal Corporation came into existence. Panvel lies approximately 40 kilometers east of Greater Mumbai , in Navi Mumbai , inside

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4960-612: The name of the airport itself, for instance: This is also true with some cities with a single airport (even if there is more than one airport in the metropolitan area of said city), such as BDL for Hartford, Connecticut 's B ra dl ey International Airport or Baltimore's BWI, for B altimore/ W ashington I nternational Airport ; however, the latter also serves Washington, D.C. , alongside Dulles International Airport (IAD, for I nternational A irport D ulles) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, for D istrict of C olumbia A irport). The code also sometimes comes from

5040-416: The one they are located in: Other airport codes are of obscure origin, and each has its own peculiarities: In Asia, codes that do not correspond with their city's names include Niigata 's KIJ , Nanchang 's KHN and Pyongyang 's FNJ . EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg , which serves three countries, has three airport codes: BSL, MLH, EAP. Some cities have a name in their respective language which

5120-599: The physical work on the project site. In May 2024, the IATA designated the code 'NMI' to the airport. According to a recent announcement, the first and second phases have been merged and construction will complete in December 2024 with the airport opening in 2025. On August 15, 2024, Mumbai International Airport (MIAL), controlled by the Adani group, has pledged a 51% stake in the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIAL) to

5200-476: The private sector partner getting 74% equity and Airports Authority of India (AAI) & Maharashtra government, through CIDCO, holding 13% each. Panvel railway station is one of the most important junctions on Central Railway . Harbour line from Mumbai CSMT , central line from Diva / Karjat , Western Dedicated Freight Corridor from JNPT and the line from Roha meet at Panvel. Panvel railway station comes under Mumbai division of Central Railway. Panvel

5280-419: The project was ₹ 47.66 billion (US$ 570 million). This has since quadrupled to ₹ 160 billion (US$ 1.9 billion). MoEFCC finally cleared the project on 23 November 2010. CIDCO appointed Pune -based Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) in 2011, to study the hydrological impact of the airport on the surrounding waterbodies. The CWPRS conducted hydrological and Mathematical Model studies of

5360-657: The project. The TEFS was submitted to the State Government in September 2001, following which the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) conducted a simulation study that confirmed that simultaneous operation of two airports was possible with appropriate procedures in place. In February 2007, CIDCO submitted a Project Feasibility and Business Plan Report to the MoCA, and the project received in-principle approval from

5440-901: The proposed Mumbai Metro Line 8 (Gold Line). The airport is also planned to be the terminal station of the proposed Mumbai-Hyderabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) corridor . IATA airport code The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA Resolution 763, and it is administered by the IATA's headquarters in Montreal , Canada. The codes are published semi-annually in the IATA Airline Coding Directory. IATA provides codes for airport handling entities, and for certain railway stations. Alphabetical lists of airports sorted by IATA code are available. A list of railway station codes , shared in agreements between airlines and rail lines such as Amtrak , SNCF , and Deutsche Bahn ,

5520-462: The proposed airport was to have a single runway. That September, CIDCO revised the original proposal to provide for a pair of parallel runways and submitted its feasibility report to the MoCA. Airports Authority of India (AAI)'s sub-committee found the Navi Mumbai site technically and operationally feasible, and suggested that CIDCO carry out a detailed Techno-Economic Feasibility Study (TEFS) of

5600-402: The residents affected by the project were fishermen, farmers, or work odd jobs. CIDCO compensated land owners paying ₹ 1,500 (US$ 18) per sq ft of the land, rent for 18 months, and a developed plot of land of a size equal to triple the roof area with 1.5 FSI in the Pushpak Nagar node. Pre-development work included flattening the Ulwe Hill, reclaiming marsh land, diverting the Ulwe River outside

5680-451: The same first and middle letters, indicating that this rule might be followed only in Germany. Many cities retain historical names in their airport codes, even after having undergone an official name/spelling/transliteration change: Some airport codes are based on previous names associated with a present airport, often with a military heritage. These include: Some airports are named for an administrative division or nearby city, rather than

5760-500: The station code of Malton, Mississauga , where it is located). YUL is used for Montréal–Trudeau (UL was the ID code for the beacon in the city of Kirkland , now the location of Montréal–Trudeau). While these codes make it difficult for the public to associate them with a particular Canadian city, some codes have become popular in usage despite their cryptic nature, particularly at the largest airports. Toronto's code has entered pop culture in

5840-500: The train ran from Thane to Panvel on an open path. The AC Local started its regular commercial services from 31 January 2020. The AC local also starts from Nerul and Vashi to Thane. On the day of its inaugural run, many travellers boarded the train as they weren't aware that a separate ticket was needed to board the AC Local. The train was even made to halt at one station as one door got blocked and wasn't opening. This further delayed

5920-420: The train's as well as other trains' timings on the route. This all happened despite the train had security guards and ticket checkers. Following this incident, the number of security guards and ticket checkers was nearly doubled and awareness was being created amongst travellers. There are many autorickshaws in Panvel. The minimum fare is Rs. 20 in share-autos, but Rs. 40 for sole-hire. This is high as compared to

6000-515: The two-letter code of the radio beacons that were the closest to the actual airport, such as YQX in Gander or YXS in Prince George . Four of the ten provincial capital airports in Canada have ended up with codes beginning with YY, including: Canada's largest airport is YYZ for Toronto Pearson (as YTZ was already allocated to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport , the airport was given

6080-529: The use of two letters allowed only a few hundred combinations; a three-letter system of airport codes was implemented. This system allowed for 17,576 permutations, assuming all letters can be used in conjunction with each other. Since the U.S. Navy reserved "N" codes, and to prevent confusion with Federal Communications Commission broadcast call signs , which begin with "W" or "K", the airports of certain U.S. cities whose name begins with one of these letters had to adopt "irregular" airport codes: This practice

6160-579: Was announced as the winning bidder. GVK offered CIDCO a 12.6% share in revenue, as compared to the 10.44% offered by the GMR Group. The MoEFCC provided clearance to carry out pre-development work for the airport in April 2017. Work could not begin until 14 June 2017, however, due to opposition from local villagers. The project required the relocation of 2,786 households located across 10 villages—Chinchpada, Kopar, Kolhi, Ulwe, Varcha (Upper) Owle, Waghivalivada, Vaghivali, Ganeshpuri, Targhar, and Kombadbhuje. Most of

6240-586: Was brought under administration of Panvel Municipal Corporation . The development of New Panvel was initiated in 1970 to meet the housing requirements of employees working in the nearby industrial MIDC areas such as Taloja , Rasayani , Patalganga & Pen. New Panvel is strategically located on the eastern side of the Mumbai-Bangalore National Highway (NH-4) and just west of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway . It

6320-492: Was estimated at ₹ 23.58 billion (US$ 280 million), which including ₹ 15.38 billion (US$ 180 million) of land development for airport and ₹ 8 billion (US$ 96 million) for other works. The agency received nine bids and shortlisted four bidders, including GMR Group , the GVK-led MIAL, Hiranandani Group , Zurich Airport , and Mia Infrastructure with Tata Realty and Infrastructure. CIDCO submitted their RFQs to

6400-527: Was started in August 2021, after more than three years of land acquisition. It is expected to be completed and become operational by March 2025. The project was first conceived in November 1997. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) constituted a committee to examine various sites for an extension to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The committee recommended a site at Mandwa–Rewas in June 2000, because

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