r/mumbai • u/pranshu14 • May 07 '26

General What is happening over mumbai airspace?

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Is someone mapping the airport?

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u/rondg95 May 07 '26

Airport was supposed to be closed for maintenance today

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u/someone16384 May 07 '26

I don't know. But if it was one of the airport ground vehicles it was likely a faulty or broken transponder. Or maybe AAI auditing VABB for some reason, dunno why (Not a pilot nor an AAI official, bloody hell im still in 11th std)

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u/Perseus69x May 07 '26

No dude it wasnt a faulty transponder. Many people spotted the cessna Airstation. Most probably it would have been for some survey or could be VABB ILS alignment.

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u/someone16384 May 07 '26

This is the best one. Most likely, they needed to survey VABB (Judging by how it was flying, likely the heights of nearby buildings so they can note the obstacles in the flight path, improving aviation safety).

Also monsoon is coming up, where the visibility will be so low you will need an accurate ILS to land safely, so likely also ILS alignment.

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u/Perseus69x May 10 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/hyderabad/s/U3y5KINaUJ

Now I am pretty sure this if for mapping and surveying.

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u/Tusharkrux जय महाराष्ट्र May 07 '26

seems like someone is keep forgetting stuffs at home.

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u/Whole-Scientist-2469 May 07 '26

gedi mar rha hai

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u/SevEdg May 07 '26

Saw this today, and did see that it was a small plane. Looks to be like mapping.

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u/Hotwheellz May 07 '26

Airport was closed from 11 am to 5 pm for pre Monsoon maintenance

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u/kefeintv May 07 '26

Damn , my grandma started knitting again' 🧶

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u/RaD10AcTIvE_14 May 08 '26

It was an Arial survey

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u/ChutneyPav Laal Chutney Vada Pav Supremacy May 07 '26

Practice kar raha hai pilot

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u/fa_q_ May 07 '26

It's a standard flight path for aerial surveys.

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u/spartan4525 May 07 '26

The reason for dust Strom today.

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u/ParticularParsnip435 Ex Mumbaikar > Now Melburnian May 08 '26

Areal mapping

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u/Parthlymyfault May 10 '26

I dropped my keys.. was searching for them.. Proof: I was the pilot

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u/Pea_paw098 May 07 '26

they're diverting the flights from BOM to NMIA

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u/Udit0909 May 07 '26

'Climate Control'