Mumbai airport

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport छत्रपती शिवाजी आंतरराष्ट्रीय विमानतळ
Characteristics
ICAO code	VABB
IATA code	BOM
Coordinates	19 ° 5 ′ 19 ″  N , 72 ° 52 ′ 5 ″  E Coordinates: 19 ° 5 ′ 19 ″  N , 72 ° 52 ′ 5 ″  E
Height above MSL	11 m (36  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	15 km north of Mumbai
Basic data
operator	Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAL)
Terminals	2
Passengers	40,637,377 (2015)
Air freight	698,447 t (2015)
Flight movements	289,166 (2015)
Runways
09/27	3445 m × 45 m asphalt
14/32	2925 m × 46 m asphalt

The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport ( IATA code : BOM, ICAO code : VABB) is a major international commercial airport in Mumbai (Bombay until 1995) in India . The airport is located approximately 15 km north of the immediate city center at just 11  m above sea level . Previous names were Santacruz and Sahar International Airport before it was renamed after the 17th century Hindu Marathi king (Chhatrapati) Shivaji .

statistics

The airport is one of the busiest in South Asia . 46 international airlines operate regularly. Air India has its hub here . In 2010, the airport recorded over 600 flight movements per day and handled over 40 million passengers in 2015. In 2007 Mumbai was India's first airport to join the world league of major airports with over 25 million passengers; since 2010 it has been surpassed by the expanded New Delhi Airport .

investment

The national terminal, area 1B

The airport consists of an international terminal (Terminal 2, called Sahar) and the national terminal (Terminal 1, called SantaCruz). The terminals are subdivided “landside”, ie in the area in front of the security controls, further into areas 1A and 1B as well as 2B and 2C; Parts 1C and 2A were built or rebuilt until 2010.

There are two runways : 09-27 and 14-32. Runway 14-32 (2925 m) runs between Terminals 1 and 2, while the main runway 09-27 (3489 m) crosses them and runs south of the terminals.

For the purpose of handling the Airbus A380 , the passenger boarding bridges and parking positions were expanded and the concrete surface of the runways was reinforced. The following airlines are currently flying to Mumbai with the A380 : Singapore Airlines on the Singapore - Mumbai route and Emirates on the Dubai - Mumbai route .

In the period from 2006 to 2010, the airport was rebuilt in several stages; in 2011 it reached a capacity of 40 million passengers and one million tons of cargo. The new terminal was completed on January 11, 2014.

Incidents

• On 6 February 1948 crashed a Vickers Viking of the Air India ( air vehicle registration VT-CLY ) on the flight from the airport Calcutta Dum Dum Airport Bombay Santa Cruz. After an engine failure, the landing failed here, but all 19 occupants survived.

• On April 7, 1949, another Vickers Viking of Air India (VT-CIZ) was irreparably damaged on the flight to Karachi in a belly landing on the beach 16 km north-northwest of Bombay-Santacruz airport. All 23 people on board survived.

• On June 12, 1949, the Lockheed L-749 Constellation PH-TDF of the Dutch KLM was approaching a hill five km east of the field. All 45 people on board were killed.

• On July 19, 1959, a Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of Air India (VT-DIN) flew into the terrain during a late go- around attempt due to an incorrect altimeter setting at Bombay Airport and was destroyed. Nevertheless, all 46 occupants, 7 crew members and 39 passengers survived.

• On July 27, 1963 crashed De Havilland Comet 4C DH.106 the United Arab Airlines (SU-ALD) during night flight during severe turbulence about 10 km west-northwest of the airport into the sea. All 63 people on board were killed; the wreck was not found.

• On May 28, 1968 fell Convair CV-990 of the Garuda Indonesia (PK-GJA) about four and a half minutes after launch, nearly perpendicular to the ground. All 29 occupants (14 crew members and 15 passengers) and one person on the ground were killed. It turned out that all four engines had failed because the machine in Bombay was accidentally misfueled with gasoline instead of kerosene (see also Garuda Indonesia flight 892 ) .

• On January 23, 1971, an Air India Boeing 707 (VT-DJI) was destroyed while attempting to take off with only three of the four engines. All inmates survived.

• On September 24, 1972, the Douglas DC-8-53 JA8013 of Japan Airlines was approaching Bombay-Santacruz Airport when the pilots mistakenly headed for the smaller Bombay-Juhu airfield near it instead of the international airport. On landing, the machine shot over the runway, which was much too short at 1,143 m in length. There were no fatalities among the 122 occupants, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

• On October 12, 1976 a Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-N of Indian Airlines (VT-DWN) had an accident after taking off from Bombay Airport. The hydraulic controls were destroyed by the explosion of one of the Rolls-Royce Avon engines, resulting in a loss of control and a crash. All 95 occupants were killed (see also Indian Airlines Flight 171 ) .

• On January 1, 1978, an Air India Boeing 747-200 (VT-EBD) crashed into the Arabian Sea shortly after take-off . All 213 people on board died (see also Air India Flight 855 ) .

• On August 4, 1979, an Indian Airlines Hindustan Aeronautics HAL 748 (VT-DXJ) was flown into the ground near Panvel . The machine was en route from Pune Airport to Bombai Airport when it flew 29 kilometers from the destination airport in low terrain. In this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ) all 45 occupants were killed, 5 crew members and 40 passengers. Several faults in the radar controller were contributing factors. It was the accident of a HAL 748 with the most fatalities.

• On June 22, 1982 a Boeing 707 of Air India (VT-DJJ) failed to take off after a very hard landing ; the machine got over the runway and broke. There were 17 dead.

The ATR 72-500 ( registration VT-KAC ) of Kingfisher Airlines crashed on November 10, 2009 .

• On January 12, 1983, the landing gear of a Lockheed WV-2 / L-1049 Super Constellation of Indian Naval Aviation (registration number IN-316) was accidentally retracted while taxiing at Bombay Airport. The machine was damaged beyond repair, but all crew members survived.

• On September 4, 2009, while taxiing, a maintenance error caused a fire on engine 1 of Air India's Boeing 747-400 VT-ESM , which spread in the direction of the fuselage. Of the 229 people on board, 21 were injured during the evacuation; the 747 was destroyed.

• On November 10, 2009, an ATR 72-500 (VT-KAC) of Kingfisher Airlines with 38 passengers and a crew of four on board had an accident en route from Bhavnagar to Mumbai while landing in Mumbai. Nobody was harmed, but the plane had to be written off.

See also

• List of airports in India
• List of the largest commercial airports

Web links

Commons : Mumbai Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage (English)
• Airport data (English)
• Terminal 2 of Mumbai Airport completed (January 10, 2014)
• spiegel.de: Controversial expansion: Mumbai Airport opens new giant terminal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Accident report Viking VT-CLY , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 10, 2016.
3. ^ Accident report Viking VT-CIZ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 10, 2016.
4. ^ Accident report L-749 PH-TDF , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 30, 2017
5. ^ Accident report L-1049G Super Constellation VT-DIN , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 22, 2019.
6. ^ Accident report Comet 4C SU-ALD , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 21, 2016.
7. ^ Accident report CV-990 PK-GJA, Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 20, 2016.
8. ^ Accident report B-707 VT-DJI , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 10, 2016.
9. ^ Accident report DC-8-53 JA8013 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 25, 2015
10. ^ Accident report Caravelle VI-N VT-DWN , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 6, 2018.
11. ^ Accident report B-747-200 VT-EBD , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 30, 2017.
12. ↑ Accident report HAL 748 VT-DXJ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on October 21, 2019.
13. ^ Accident report B-707 VT-DJJ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 10, 2016.
14. ^ Accident report L-1049 IN-316 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 25, 2020.
15. ^ Accident report B-747-400 VT-ESM , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 10, 2016.
16. ↑ Flight accident data and report ATR-72-212A (ATR-72-500) VT-KAC Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 14, 2016.