Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (IATA: BOM, ICAO: VABB), formerly Sahar International Airport, is an airport in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. RIAF Santacruz was a defense airfield of the Royal Indian Air force RIAF during World War 2 and was entrusted in the 1950s (after India gained independence from Britain) to the Public Works Department, and subsequently the Civil Aviation Ministry of the Government of India. It was named after the suburb of Santacruz where the airfield was located. Santacruz Airport long remained the name well into the 1980s until the new international terminal went into operation at nearby Andheri. Even today, the domestic terminals 1-A and 1-B are commonly known as Santacruz airport.nnThe airport, spread notionally over an operational area of 1450 acres (but actually as low as 1000 acres), serves as India's biggest international and domestic hub. Besides, it serves the metropolitan area of the city of Mumbai and the terminals are physically located in the suburbs of Santacruz and Sahar. The airport was formerly known as Sahar International Airport as it was located in the then village of Sahar in the suburb of Andheri. It was recently renamed after the 17th century Maratha Emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Maharaj_International_Airport
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Coordinates:   19°5'27"N   72°51'46"E

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  • pride of India
  • very magnificient,large and busy
  • The worst and most corrupted airport in all india.
  • gr8 airport better than igi.but landing here has always been bumpy
  • mind blowing
  • I have fond childhood memories of this airport that relate to my relatives in India.
  • IT IS VERY NICE PLACE
  • GVK is looting people by denying direct access to pick up somebody.Everybody has to pay compulsory parking charges because entry is strictly through parking area.Which wasn't there earlier.
  • Namaste, If you wish to insert Hindi or Devanagari text please select the Hindi page, which is identifiable by 'hi' in the bottom right corner of this tag.
  • very nice.but security did not ask for any identity.
  • we think mumbai is our presige & our life
  • It is Really better than it used to be before.
  • Still needed to be devoloped as far as surrounding area is concerned.
  • a good , welldeveloped, clean and neatbeautiful airport that i have seen in my lifetime
  • this is BOM --VABB international airport..from where the DREAMS takeoff.
  • mumbai.........................the pride of india
  • great airport with world class infrastructure but the prepaid taxi counters cheat you by charging you extra and the taxi drivers are no less either. Something needs to be done about it.
  • its a very good airport with a world class interior.It has got the name of the lion king and the airport is like that because it is an airport of a city that never sleeps.24 hours planes land and take off from here.this airport also has the capacity to land the airbus A380.when the foreigners see this airport they will surprised and will love visiting INDIA.
  • its vry beautiful like a heaven. Must visit.
  • It is the best airport I have ever visited in India.Being named after the great Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,it becomes grander.Great....memorable...
  • Long distance between Dom and Int Terminals
  • Is there any ways to take a shuttle from International Airport and reach to Domestic one SHORTCUT. Its hochpoch Mumbai traffic. Too much unorganised traffic. Most of the time I miss my domestic flight. Its ugly.
  • GODDAG IT!WHY THE GODDAG HELL HAS THERE BEEN NOTHING FROM ME?!!!!!!
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