Noida International Airport

Timeline

1. 9 Oct2026
   States

   UP Cabinet approves naming Jewar airport after Narendra Modi¹²³

   The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved renaming Noida International Airport as Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar, subject to central approval.

   • UP Cabinet approved the proposal on 9 October 2026; CM Yogi Adityanath announced it
   • Proposed name: Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar
   • Modi laid the foundation stone on 25 November 2021 and inaugurated Phase I on 28 March 2026
   • Built as a public-private partnership with Zurich Airport International
2. 28 Mar2026
   States

   PM Modi inaugurates Phase I of Noida International Airport at Jewar⁴⁵⁶

   Modi inaugurated Phase I of Noida International Airport at Jewar on 28 March. Built at about Rs 11,200 crore under PPP with 12 million passengers a year initial capacity, it is operated by a Zurich Airport subsidiary.

   • PM Modi inaugurated Phase I on 28 March 2026 and laid the foundation stone of a 40-acre MRO facility
   • Phase I developed at about Rs 11,200 crore
   • Initial capacity 12 million passengers a year, scalable to 70 million
   • Developer-operator: Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd, 100 percent subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG
   • Located at Jewar, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh

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Sources

1. Business Today
2. The Wire
3. All India Radio News
4. PM India (official)
5. Deccan Herald
6. All India Radio