Jewar Airport ‘Ready’, Likely to Be Inaugurated by PM Modi By Late Next Month

Noida, February 8, 2026: In great news for Noida and its real estate sector in particular, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said the Noida International Airport at Jewar is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this very month. Addressing a press meet in the wake of the presentation of the Union Budget, the chief minister said that the process of getting the crucial aerodrome licence is almost complete. “I believe that this month, the airport will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister,” he said.

The greenfield airport at Jewar, the second international airport in the NCR and Uttar Pradesh’s fifth, will significantly decongest traffic at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

The aerodrome licence is issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and is the last major development before the airport is opened. Speaking in the context of a scheduled meeting between Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), and the airport management, officials said the airport “could be inaugurated by March end”.

The Noida International Airport is a public-private partnership project developed on 1,300 hectares in Jewar, Gautam Budh Nagar. Awarded in October 2020 to Zurich Airport International AG, it is being built and operated by its Indian subsidiary, Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd, under a 40-year concession. The foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Modi in November 2021.

The first phase, which includes one runway and a passenger terminal, was to open in September 2024 but has faced delays. It is designed to handle an initial capacity of 12 million passengers annually, with expansion planned in subsequent phases. The state government oversees the project through its special purpose vehicle, Noida International Airport Ltd (NIAL).

The airport moved closer to operational readiness on October 31, 2025, when it successfully conducted a mandatory calibration flight.