Commercial operations are expected to begin at Noida International Airport within 45 to 60 days, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Saturday, indicating that final preparatory steps are underway.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh earlier today, marking a major milestone for one of the country’s largest aviation infrastructure projects.The services will start in the next 45 to 60 days, Naidu said, adding that work on the security framework for the airport is currently underway. He also noted that IndiGo has expressed interest in operating flights from the facility.
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The project, located in the Gautam Budh Nagar area, is designed to initially accommodate 12 million passengers annually. Once all four phases are completed, the capacity is expected to reach 70 million passengers annually.Developed with an investment of around Rs 11,200 crore in its first phase, the airport will be operated by Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL), a subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG, under a public-private partnership model.
The airport code assigned to it is “DXN”.The infrastructure includes a 3,900-meter runway capable of accommodating wide-body aircraft, along with modern navigation systems such as the Instrument Landing System (ILS) and advanced airport lighting.Although passenger services were earlier scheduled to begin in September 2024, the rollout has been aligned with phased development. The airport obtained its airport license from aviation regulator DGCA earlier this month.In the initial phase, the airport will be able to handle up to 30 flights per hour and will have 28 aircraft stands. It is expected that the cargo handling capacity will reach about 2.5 million tons.Terminal 1 has an area of 1,37,985 square meters and has 48 check-in counters. In addition, more than 40 acres have been allocated for maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities.As part of this, NIA has entered into a strategic partnership with Akasa Air to develop an MRO facility at the site.