It was a bigger airfield than nearby Juhu Aerodrome and was home to several RAF squadrons during World War II from 1942 to 1947. RAF Santacruz was constructed in the 1930s. It is situated across the suburbs of Santacruz and Sahar Village in Vile Parle East. It was renamed in 1999 from the previous "Sahar Airport" to "Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport" (the title "Maharaj" was inserted on 30 August 2018 ). The airport is named after Shivaji (1630–1680), a 17th-century Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. The airport offers nonstop or connecting flights to all six inhabited continents. Ī dedicated six lane, elevated road connecting the new terminal with the main arterial Western Express Highway was also opened to the public the same day. The airport is operated by Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), a Joint Venture between Adani Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Adani Group and Airports Authority of India. It is the second busiest airport in the country in terms of total and international passenger traffic after Delhi, and was the 14th busiest airport in Asia and 41st busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in fiscal year 2019. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport ( IATA: BOM, ICAO: VABB) is an international airport serving Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
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