Jewar Airport to Be Renamed Narendra Modi International Airport, UP Passes Resolution
The rename honors Modi’s 25 years in public office as the airport prepares to serve up to 70 million passengers a year.
- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a resolution to rename Noida International Airport as Narendra Modi International Airport, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced following a high-level meeting in Lucknow.
- Adityanath linked the renaming to Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 25 continuous years as the head of a government, honoring his milestone in public service.
- Located in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, the facility serves as a secondary commercial hub for the National Capital Region alongside Indira Gandhi International Airport and combines Swiss operational engineering with Indian architectural influences.
- The airport currently handles up to 12 million passengers annually, with full expansion projected to accommodate up to 70 million passengers per year by 2050 to boost regional economic development.
- Inaugurated on March 28, 2026, the airport commenced commercial operations in June and serves as critical infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh designed to reduce air traffic congestion in the greater NCR area.
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UP's Jewar airport to be renamed after PM Modi
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Friday, October 9, approved a proposal to rename the Noida International Airport at Jewar as ‘Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar’, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said. Briefing reporters after a Cabinet meeting here, Adityanath said the state Cabinet was grateful to Prime Minister Modi for the airport, which he described … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment…
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Noida airport to be renamed after PM Modi
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the renaming of the Noida International Airport at Jewar to 'Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar'. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Modi, highlighting the airport's significance as a major aviation hub for the state.
Noida's Jewar airport to be named after PM Narendra Modi – Here's what it will be called
Uttar Pradesh’s Cabinet has approved naming the upcoming Jewar airport Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the airport would become the state’s largest and a major aviation hub, and thanked the prime minister for his leadership.
The Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, will now be named "Narendra Modi International Airport." Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in a press conference on Friday that the cabinet approved the name change in honor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25 years of public service.
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