The Noida International Airport being built in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar is finally going to open next week. This airport will be inaugurated on 28 March. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already been invited to the inauguration program. After the opening of the airport, the people of Delhi-NCR will get another big airport which will provide a lot of convenience to the passengers.
This airport is being built in phases. In the first phase, a runway and a big terminal have been prepared, from where the flights will start. Initially, about 150 flights can take off from here every day. Domestic flights are likely to start first and later international flights will also be started. In the first phase, the airport will have the capacity to handle about 1.2 crore passengers annually.
Country’s biggest airport projects
Jewar Airport is considered to be one of the biggest airport projects in the country. In the coming time, it will be expanded further and many runways will be built here. Once fully developed, this airport will be able to handle crores of passengers.
Experts say that with the opening of the airport, development will accelerate in Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway areas. New industries will be established, employment opportunities will increase and tourism will also benefit. This is also expected to strengthen the economy of entire Western Uttar Pradesh.
This airport will have 5 runways, spread over more than 10 thousand acres
When the entire project is ready, there will be 5 runways at Jewar Airport and it will be spread over about 11,750 acres. The final passenger capacity of this airport will reach 300 million annually, which can put it in the ranks of the largest airports in the world. It will emerge as a major transport hub for Delhi-NCR and Western Uttar Pradesh and will provide new options for both domestic and international flights. Logistics, tourism, trade and industry will gain momentum, employment opportunities will be created on a large scale and Uttar Pradesh’s identity will be strengthened on the global investment map.
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