• Source:JND

The first phase of the Noida International Airport will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The airport will be the second international airport in Delhi-NCR, and with that, Uttar Pradesh will become the first state to have five international airports.

Here are the Top 10 Points on Noida International Airport's inauguration

Phase I of Noida International Airport has been developed at a total investment of around Rs 11,200 crore under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. The airport is among the largest greenfield projects in India.

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The airport will carry 1.2 crore passengers annually, which can be scaled up to 7 crore in a few years. The first phase includes a 3,900-meter runway capable of handling wide-body aircraft, as well as modern navigation systems, along with an Instrument Landing System (ILS) and advanced airfield lighting.

Prime Minister Modi will execute a walkthrough of the terminal building around 11.30 am and then inaugurate the airport around noon. He will also address a public gathering.

After inaugurating the cargo terminal, PM Modi will be laying the foundation stone for a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and union and state ministers.

The cargo terminal of Noida International Airport is engineered to handle over 2.5 lakh metric tonnes annually, which can be increased to 18 lakh metric tonnes.

According to a statement from the Prime Minister's office, the two new airports, along with the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, will function as an integrated aviation system, easing congestion, expanding passenger capacity, and positioning Delhi-NCR among leading global aviation hubs.

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The NIA airport is being developed by the Yamuna International Airport Private Limited, which is a subsidiary of the Swiss firm Zurich Airport International AG, in association with the Noida International Airport Limited. It works as an implementing agency on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh government.

According to news agency PTI, the airport has been designed as a multi-modal transport hub, which will integrate road, rail, metro, and regional transit systems. The development would ease travel time and logistics costs. The NIA airport is connected to Greater Noida, Noida, and Delhi via the signal-free Yamuna Expressway.

Sharing a post on X, PM Modi said, "Tomorrow, 28th March, is a day of immense significance for the people of Uttar Pradesh and the NCR." Phase I of Noida International Airport will be inaugurated. This will boost commerce and connectivity. It will ease congestion at the IGI Airport in Delhi.

Noida International Airport CEO Christoph Schnellmann asserted that the project will connect the Greater Delhi region and western Uttar Pradesh with domestic and global destinations, combining "Swiss efficiency and Indian hospitality."


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