Mumbai’s second airport—Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA)—is gearing up to open later this year, and there’s a new fee on the horizon for flyers. The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has approved a User Development Fee (UDF) for departing and arriving passengers.
Passengers flying out from Navi Mumbai Airport will have to shell out 620 Rs for Domestic Flights and 1225 Rs for international flights, respectively. For arriving passengers, a fee of Rs 270 will be applicable for domestic flights and Rs 525 for international flights. Taxes will be extra. The AERA has issued the ad-hoc traffic card for NMIA effective until March 31, 2026 (or until final tariffs are in place, whichever is earlier)
These ad-hoc charges are lower than the airport’s initial proposals—NMIA had sought up to ₹840 and ₹1,500 for domestic and International departing passengers, respectively, with extra taxes. For arriving passengers for domestic and international flights, UDF suggested of Rs 360 and Rs 750.
At Mumbai’s existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), departing passengers currently pay ₹207 (domestic) and ₹726 (international) as UDFs, which means NMIA departures cost roughly three times more domestically and nearly double the international fare.
NMIA is planned and designed to scale rapidly—starting with a 20 million passenger capacity in Phases I & II, expanding to 50 million by 2030 and up to 90 million at full build-out. The ad-hoc UDF will help recover the ₹57,333 crore allocated for development in the first three phases. The higher UDF is part of a broader push to modernize airport infrastructure without relying entirely on government budgets.
Since the UDF is integrated into airline fares, your ticket will reflect this increment—expect an additional ₹620–₹1,225, depending on your flight type.
NMIA isn’t just an airport—it’s being touted as a fully multimodal transport hub, with metro, rail, road, and even high-speed rail links in the pipeline. The goal is to accomplish smoother, faster travel in and out of Navi Mumbai.
This isn’t just about tickets—it’s about how India is funding its next-gen airport infrastructure. For now, passengers bear the cost, but the aim is far-reaching: a smarter, faster, and better-connected gateway to the Mumbai region.