Noida International Airport renamed Narendra Modi International Airport
Why in the news
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on 9 October 2026 approved renaming the Noida International Airport at Jewar as Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar. It also approved 1,725 air-conditioned electric buses for 18 cities.
Key facts
- Inauguration: by PM Narendra Modi on 28 March 2026.
- Developer: Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), a 100% subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG.
- Runway: 3,900 metres in phase one, suited to wide-body aircraft.
- It is the second civil airport in the NCR and the first in India with an in-house MRO facility.
- E-buses: 1,725 AC buses of nine-metre and 12-metre sizes under the gross cost contract (GCC) model for 12 years from start of commercial operations.
- Under GCC, private operators buy, run and maintain buses and are paid performance-linked fees, while the government fixes fares.
| E-bus item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Subsidy, 12-metre bus | ₹40 lakh |
| Subsidy, nine-metre bus | ₹35 lakh |
| Lucknow / Kanpur | 300 buses each |
| Varanasi | 250 buses |
| Gorakhpur | 150 buses |
About Noida International Airport
Built at a reported cost of over ₹11,000 crore, the airport received its DGCA aerodrome licence in March 2026 with approval for all-weather operations. Its first phase has an annual capacity of 1.2 crore passengers.
Exam angle
- New name: Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar.
- Developer: YIAPL, wholly owned by Zurich Airport International AG.
- GCC model: operator runs buses, government sets fares.