Flight ops at Mumbai airport hit for second consecutive day due to heavy rain
IMD has issued a red alert for Mumbai and its peripheral districts, predicting very heavy rain in scattered places in the next two days.
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An IndiGo aircraft stationed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport amid the rising water level of the nearby Mithi River due to heavy rainfall, at Kurla, in Mumbai, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (PTI Photo)Flight operations at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) were disrupted for the second day in a row due to heavy rain in the city. Airport officials said that there were 11 go-arounds, including three repeat attempts and five diversions, between Monday midnight and 10.30 am on Tuesday.
Arrival flights were delayed by an average of 30 minutes and departures by approximately 20 minutes, said the airport.
Passengers were instructed to monitor the flight status before heading to the airport. Under normal circumstances, air traffic at Mumbai declines after midnight, but flights were delayed even in the early morning of Tuesday, as landing aircraft made circles over the airport and takeoff flights were held up.
The disruptions were an extension of the weather-related disruption on Monday.
On August 18, air traffic control logged nine go-arounds and one diversion at Mumbai airport. An Ahmedabad-to-Mumbai IndiGo flight was diverted to Surat, while a number of other flights made multiple approaches before they were able to land.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 reported an average delay of 54 minutes for flights flying out of Mumbai.
Airlines sent advisories to their travellers during the two days. IndiGo, SpiceJet, and Akasa Air requested travellers to keep themselves informed of flight schedules through their websites and mobile applications and to plan additional travel time to get to the airport.
IndiGo also alerted passengers on Monday to depart early due to waterlogging on city roads, and stated that slow traffic would contribute to the difficulty of getting to the airport in time.
Heavy rain in Mumbai has resulted in waterlogging in some areas, causing traffic jams and inconvenience to passengers on their way to the airport. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai and its peripheral districts, predicting very heavy rain in scattered places in the next two days.
Airport authorities stated they were keeping a close watch on the situation, working with airlines and Air Traffic Control (ATC) to minimise the disruption. With rain warnings persisting, officials warned that additional delays could not be discounted for days to come.
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