AAI NOTAMs: civil flights suspended at 32 airports; 25 ATS route segments closed till 15 May
The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on 10 May 2025 that NOTAMs announced the temporary closure of 32 airports in northern and western India for civil flights from 9 to 14 May 2025, and AAI extended the closure of 25 ATS route segments in the Delhi and Mumbai FIRs.
Summary
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and aviation authorities issued Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) for the temporary closure of 32 airports across northern and western India to all civil flight operations from 9 to 14 May 2025 (up to 0529 IST on 15 May), citing operational reasons. The list included Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Bhuj, Jodhpur, Rajkot (Hirasar) and Shimla. AAI also extended the closure of 25 segments of Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes in the Delhi and Mumbai Flight Information Regions (FIRs): under NOTAM G0555/25, which replaced G0525/25, they were unavailable from ground level to unlimited altitude until 2359 UTC on 14 May 2025.
Key facts
- Release
- 10 May 2025, Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Airports closed
- 32, northern and western India
- Period
- 9–14 May 2025 (0529 IST, 15 May)
- ATS routes
- 25 segments, Delhi and Mumbai FIRs
- NOTAM
- G0555/25 (replaced G0525/25)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
As per the release of 10 May 2025, how many airports were temporarily closed to civil flight operations under the NOTAMs?
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Correct answer: A — 32
32 airports across northern and western India were closed for civil flights from 9 to 14 May 2025; 25 was the number of ATS route segments.
Consider the following statements: 1. AAI extended the temporary closure of 25 ATS route segments within the Delhi and Mumbai Flight Information Regions. 2. The route segments were to remain unavailable until 2359 UTC on 14 May 2025, which corresponds to 0529 IST on 15 May 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Ministry of Civil Aviation release.
NOTAM G0555/25 on the closure of ATS route segments replaced which earlier NOTAM?
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Correct answer: D — G0525/25
As per NOTAM G0555/25 (which replaces G0525/25), the 25 route segments remained unavailable until 2359 UTC on 14 May 2025.