Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Friday that the Noida International Airport in Jewar will be renamed Narendra Modi International Airport.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal, the Chief Minister said while speaking to the media on October 9, 2026. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the airport, calling it a major gift to the state.
Adityanath said the airport is expected to become Uttar Pradesh’s largest airport and a major aviation hub in India.
Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the airport on March 28, 2026. Its first flight landed on June 15, when an IndiGo aircraft arrived from Lucknow.
The airport was developed by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited, along with Noida International Airport Limited, which represents the Uttar Pradesh government in the project.
The first phase was built at a cost of ₹11,282 crore. It is designed to handle 1.2 crore passengers a year, with plans to increase capacity to 7 crore passengers in the coming years.
The airport has a 3,900-metre runway designed to handle large aircraft.
