The airport is projected to handle about 14 million passengers a year (70% international) and 870,000 tonnes of cargo (90% international) in 30 years time. It is expected that by 2015, 62,000 aircraft movements per year would take place at the Nagpur airport. Boeing has identified the MIHAN SEZ as a potential site for a $100 million investment in creating a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility (MRO). The airport will be backed by several value-adding economic activities, which will be covered by a SEZ spread over 1475 hectares.