In a significant development for central India’s aviation sector, GMR Airports Limited is set to formally assume operations of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur next month, marking the addition of its fifth airport in India, said the release.

The airport is currently managed by MIHAN India Limited (MIL), a joint venture between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), a Maharashtra government undertaking. The transition to GMR, one of India’s leading private airport operators, is expected to be completed in December 2025.

With this takeover, Nagpur will join GMR’s existing portfolio that includes Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi), Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad), Goa International Airport (

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