Mumbai airport to be shut for 6 hours on October 18 for maintenance work

In a statement shared on Twitter, CSMIA said, 'It has planned a runway closure on Tuesday (October 18) from 11.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs for repair and maintenance work on both its runways. RWY 14/32 and 9/27'

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai will be shut for 6 hours on October 18 for maintenance work, between 11 am to 5 pm. The flights have been accordingly rescheduled, said an official statement issued on Monday.

In a statement shared on Twitter, CSMIA said, "It has planned a runway closure on Tuesday (October 18) from 11.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs for repair and maintenance work on both its runways. RWY 14/32 & 9/27.”

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The passenger advisory further said that as part of the airport's post-monsoon preventive maintenance of runway intersection, major work like runway edge lights for runway 14/32, and upgradation of AGL (Aeronautical ground lights ), among other major tasks will be undertaken.

As part of our post-monsoon preventive maintenance of runway intersection, we at #MumbaiAirport have planned a runway closure on Tuesday, 18th October, 2022, from 1100 hrs to 1700 hrs.#PassengerAdvisory #GatewayToGoodness pic.twitter.com/wIC9bCkEkH

— CSMIA (@CSMIA_Official) October 17, 2022

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