BOM · Mumbai, India
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
--:--:-- · IST (UTC+05:30) · 19.0887° N, 72.8679° E
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Airport serving Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for BOM
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 26434; ident VABB; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
csia.in
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
23 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
BOM / VABB
OurAirports ident
VABB
GPS / local code
VABB
ISO region
IN-MM
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
csia.in
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q504368
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 6, 8:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--IST · UTC+05:30
Time zone
IST
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+05:30
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
2.3 km
Approximate distance to central Mumbai.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
New Delhi
Languages
English, Hindi
Currency
INR (₹)
Country area
3,287,263 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
2 terminals
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,511 ft / 3,509 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1942 · Mumbai International Airport Limited
Owner / entity
Airports Authority of India
Hub airlines
Air India
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
23 source-backed signals
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Mumbai, India. Mumbai's built-up core sits roughly 2.3 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30, IST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM / VABB) is at 19.0887° N, 72.8679° E, elevation 39 ft (12 m), serving Mumbai, India.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Mumbai is in India (capital New Delhi); regulated by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA); on Asia/Kolkata (IST, UTC+05:30); working languages: English, Hindi, Tamil; currency: INR (₹).
Distance from central Mumbai: 2 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for BOM.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM / VABB)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · Airport serving Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Known label 1
Bombay
Alternate airport-name cue retained for BOM, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Sahar International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for BOM, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
VABB · VABB · IN-MM
csia.in · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the second-busiest airport in India in terms of total and international passenger traffic after Delhi, the 14th-busiest airport in Asia, and the 31st-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2024.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for BOM; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Mumbai
mumbai · 2.3 km from BOM
India · Asia/Kolkata · +0h · population 12,691,836 · city coordinates 19.0728, 72.8826
2. Dhārāvi
dharavi · 4.3 km from BOM
India · Asia/Kolkata · +0h · population 700,000 · city coordinates 19.0500, 72.8667
3. Powai
powai · 4.9 km from BOM
India · Asia/Kolkata · +0h · population 20,000 · city coordinates 19.1164, 72.9047
4. Airoli
airoli · 15 km from BOM
India · Asia/Kolkata · +0h · population 100,000 · city coordinates 19.1510, 72.9963
5. Thāne
thane · 16 km from BOM
India · Asia/Kolkata · +0h · population 1,841,488 · city coordinates 19.1970, 72.9635
6. Borivli
borivli · 16 km from BOM
India · Asia/Kolkata · +0h · population 609,617 · city coordinates 19.2350, 72.8598
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. KHI OPKC
Jinnah International Airport · Karachi
874 km from BOM · Asia/Karachi · -0h 30m · elevation 100 ft (30 m) · airport coordinates 24.9065, 67.1608
2. DEL VIDP
Indira Gandhi International Airport · New Delhi
1137 km from BOM · Asia/Kolkata · +0h · elevation 777 ft (237 m) · airport coordinates 28.5556, 77.0952
3. MUX OPMT
Multan International Airport · Multan
1244 km from BOM · Asia/Karachi · -0h 30m · elevation 403 ft (123 m) · airport coordinates 30.2032, 71.4191
Route-time reference set
1. BOM-KHI
Karachi · 874 km · 1h 56m
Asia/Karachi · -0h 30m from BOM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. BOM-DEL
New Delhi · 1137 km · 2h 16m
Asia/Kolkata · +0h from BOM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. BOM-MUX
Multan · 1244 km · 2h 25m
Asia/Karachi · -0h 30m from BOM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,511 ft / 3,509 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for BOM.
Runway identifiers
09/27 · 14/32
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. DEL VIDP
Indira Gandhi International Airport · New Delhi · 1137 km from BOM
large airport · Asia/Kolkata · india · 777 ft (237 m) · 28.5556, 77.0952
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is the primary airport serving Mumbai.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BOM.
Source note 2
The airport operates two intersecting runways in a dense urban setting.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BOM.
Source note 3
It is the second-busiest airport in India in terms of total and international passenger traffic after Delhi, the 14th-busiest airport in Asia, and the 31st-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2024.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BOM.
Source note 4
It is also the busiest single operational runway airport in the world.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BOM.
Country and authority
BOM sits in India (Republic of India), whose capital is New Delhi. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Asia, Southern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, Hindi, Tamil. Currency context: INR (₹). BOM is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
BOM is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Bombay, Sahar International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport serving Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the second-busiest airport in India in terms of total and international passenger traffic after Delhi, the 14th-busiest airport in Asia, and the 31st-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2024.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q504368 · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Owner / owning body: Airports Authority of India. Administrative area: Mumbai. Named after: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Field and clock profile
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is a near sea-level field at 39 ft (12 m), positioned at 19.0887° N, 72.8679° E in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,511 ft / 3,509 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Kolkata (IST, UTC+05:30), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Mumbai is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.3 km. KHI Karachi is the closest retained airport alternative at 874 km.
Country airport peers
BOM is compared with DEL New Delhi at 1137 km inside the retained India airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
BOM-KHI Karachi: 874 km, about 1h 56m, -0h 30m. BOM-DEL New Delhi: 1137 km, about 2h 16m, +0h. BOM-MUX Multan: 1244 km, about 2h 25m, -0h 30m. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident VABB backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. csia.in is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Air India
Terminal footprint
2 terminals
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,511 ft / 3,509 m
Runway identifiers
09/27, 14/32
OurAirports classifies BOM as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Mumbai.
BOM (VABB) is a near sea-level field at 39 ft (12 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
BOM also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as mumbai's primary airport and a major western india base for air india and indigo..
BOM's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,511 ft / 3,509 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Mumbai International Airport Limited is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for BOM.
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is the primary airport serving Mumbai.
- The airport operates two intersecting runways in a dense urban setting.
- It is the second-busiest airport in India in terms of total and international passenger traffic after Delhi, the 14th-busiest airport in Asia, and the 31st-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2024.
- It is also the busiest single operational runway airport in the world.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at csia.in, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for BOM
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
BOM uses Asia/Kolkata (IST, UTC+05:30). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is about 2.3 km from central Mumbai; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
KHI Karachi is the closest retained alternate at 874 km, time difference -0h 30m.
When source checks matter
csia.in is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place BOM inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
BOM ranks #1 in the curated India airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
BOM shares Asia/Kolkata with DEL New Delhi IN. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
BOM is 39 ft (12 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include HAN 39 ft (12 m) (0 ft delta) · MID 38 ft (12 m) (1 ft delta) · PNH 40 ft (12 m) (1 ft delta) · WLG 41 ft (12 m) (2 ft delta) · MJI 36 ft (11 m) (3 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
BOM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are KHI 874 km -0h 30m · DEL 1137 km +0h · MUX 1244 km -0h 30m.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi | KHI | 874 km | 1h 56m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| New Delhi | DEL | 1137 km | 2h 16m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Multan | MUX | 1244 km | 2h 25m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
BOM to KHI
Karachi
Distance 874 km; estimated travel window 1h 56m; destination zone Asia/Karachi is -0h 30m from BOM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BOM to DEL
New Delhi
Distance 1137 km; estimated travel window 2h 16m; destination zone Asia/Kolkata is +0h from BOM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BOM to MUX
Multan
Distance 1244 km; estimated travel window 2h 25m; destination zone Asia/Karachi is -0h 30m from BOM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Mumbai is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Mumbai is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from BOM, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Mumbai
mumbai · 2.3 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dhārāvi
dharavi · 4.3 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Powai
powai · 4.9 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airoli
airoli · 15 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Thāne
thane · 16 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Borivli
borivli · 16 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Navi Mumbai
navi-mumbai · 17 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gorai
gorai · 20 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kharghar
kharghar · 22 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kalher
kalher · 23 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bhayandar
bhayandar · 24 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Uran
uran · 25 km · Asia/Kolkata
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Air India, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Karachi (KHI), New Delhi (DEL), Multan (MUX). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Mumbai's primary airport and a major western India base for Air India and IndiGo..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 2 terminals.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,511 ft / 3,509 m; identifiers 09/27, 14/32.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Mumbai International Airport Limited.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1942.
- Network role: Air India.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from BOM. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Jinnah International AirportKHI
Karachi · large airport
- Distance
- 874 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 100 ft (30 m)
Compare against KHI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Indira Gandhi International AirportDEL
New Delhi · large airport
- Distance
- 1137 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 777 ft (237 m)
Compare against DEL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Multan International AirportMUX
Multan · large airport
- Distance
- 1244 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 403 ft (123 m)
Compare against MUX when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) in?▾
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is in the Asia/Kolkata timezone (UTC+05:30, IST).
What are the codes for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport?▾
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport uses IATA code BOM and ICAO code VABB.
Where is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport located?▾
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is located in Mumbai, India at coordinates 19.0887° N, 72.8679° E, with an elevation of 39 ft (12 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport from central Mumbai?▾
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport sits roughly 2.3 km from the nearest mapped city center for Mumbai.
Which route reference is most useful from BOM?▾
Karachi (KHI) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 56m, destination timezone Asia/Karachi, and a -0h 30m difference from BOM.
Which authority regulates BOM?▾
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport sits inside India, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
What other airports in India are close peers to BOM?▾
BOM's curated peers in India on this site include DEL New Delhi.
How many runways does Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport have?▾
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,511 ft / 3,509 m; identifiers include 09/27, 14/32.