Jewar Airport Set To Bear Narendra Modi’s Name: A Timeline From Conception To Renaming
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approves renaming Jewar airport after Narendra Modi, tracing the project’s journey from its conception in 2001 to 2026.
By Pranjal Gupta
New Delhi, October 9: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to rename the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar in Gautam Buddha Nagar district as the ‘Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar’, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced.
Addressing reporters after a Cabinet meeting in Lucknow, the Chief Minister said the decision reflected the state government's gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for driving Uttar Pradesh’s economic and infrastructure transformation.
“The Council of Ministers of Uttar Pradesh expresses its gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gifting the state the Noida International Airport at Jewar. The Cabinet has approved a proposal to name it Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar,” Adityanath said.
The resolution praised the Prime Minister’s leadership and commitment to positioning Uttar Pradesh as a global economic and industrial hub. Adityanath added that the Council of Ministers had reaffirmed its commitment to fulfilling the vision of Viksit Bharat (Developed India) and Viksit Uttar Pradesh by 2047.
Proposal To Be Sent To Centre
The proposal will now be forwarded to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation for the necessary administrative and statutory approvals.
Airport To Boost Connectivity And Logistics
Positioned as Uttar Pradesh’s largest greenfield aviation project and a second major aviation hub for the National Capital Region (NCR) alongside Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, the multi-runway airport at Jewar is expected to transform industrial logistics, cargo transport and passenger travel across northern India.
Project Timeline
The project was conceived as early as 2001 but remained stalled for decades amid policy changes. In June 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation granted in-principle clearance for the project. Land acquisition and concession agreements with Yamuna International Airport Private Limited, a subsidiary of Zurich Airport International, were finalised between 2019 and 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the airport on November 25, 2021.
According to the draft, Phase 1 of the Noida airport was completed in the first quarter of 2026, with Modi inaugurating the facility for commercial flight operations on March 28.
