Noida International Airport will be the first airport in India to have an in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul facility.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Noida International Airport in Jewar in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the second international airport in the Delhi-NCR region which is expected to help meet the heavy passenger footfall at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in the national capital.
The project is being developed in two phases. It is planned that passenger capacity will increase from 70 million to 225 million through these phases. In the first phase, there will be four phases, where the number of passengers annually is expected to rise from 12 million to 70 million.
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5 Key Features of Noida International Airport
Here are some of the key features of the airport:
- The airport extends over an area of 11,742.45 acres. It will include an 87-acre intermodal cargo center and a 40-acre maintenance, repair and operation center. It will also be the first airport in India to have an in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul facility.
- Upon completion, the airport is expected to become the largest in India, with a total capacity of 225 million passengers annually, Shailendra Bhatia, additional chief executive officer of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) and nodal officer of Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL), told HT earlier. The airport is expected to boost economic activity and improve connectivity across the National Capital Region.
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- A total of 87 acres has been allocated for an intermodal freight hub, which will include a freight terminal, warehouses and a logistics area. About 30 acres will be used for domestic and international courier terminals.
- The airport includes a 3,900-meter runway that can handle wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777-300ER. It is also equipped with modern navigation systems, including the Instrument Landing System (ILS), along with advanced airport lighting.
- The airport also includes environmentally friendly features such as natural light and ventilation, rainwater harvesting, and plans to use renewable energy, in line with the goal of reducing emissions to zero.
