Requested PM to inaugurate Noida airport on March 28: Adityanath

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said a request has been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Noida International Airport at Jewar on March 28. Addressing an event in Lucknow, Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh has significantly expanded its air connectivity in recent years. "For connectivity in the country, especially air connectivity, Uttar Pradesh today has 16 domestic airports and four international airports. The fifth international airport in the country is coming up at Jewar. We have sent a request to Prime Minister for its inauguration on March 28 and have invited him," he said. Aadityanath further said, UP now has become an infrastructure state. 

उत्तर प्रदेश आज 'इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर प्रदेश' भी बना है... pic.twitter.com/TwPg3CKoVE

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) March 18, 2026

The Noida International Airport, under a public-private partnership model, is a major greenfield project aimed at boosting connectivity between the National Capital Region, western Uttar Pradesh and key domestic and international destinations. In its first phase, the airport will have one runway and a passenger terminal with an annual handling capacity of around 12 million passengers. The terminal, spread over about 1.38 lakh square metres, will include 48 check-in counters, nine security screening lanes and nine immigration counters, along with domestic and international lounges.
The airport will feature 10 aerobridges, 28 aircraft parking stands and a runway capable of handling around 30 flight operations per hour. A cargo hub with an initial capacity of 2.5 lakh tonnes annually is also planned, expandable to 1.5 million tonnes in later phases. Equipped with advanced systems such as DigiYatra-based biometric processing and self-baggage drop facilities, the airport is also being developed with a focus on sustainability, including solar energy generation, rainwater harvesting and electric vehicle infrastructure.