PM Modi to inaugurate new Noida International Airport on March 28

The airport will initially have a passenger handling capacity of 12 million passengers per annum. Once fully developed, this could be scaled up to 70 million passengers per annum.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Uttar Pradesh on March 28, 2026 to inaugurate the newly constructed Noida International Airport. The Noida airport, envisioned as a major international gateway for the National Capital Region, is set to be inaugurated on Saturday, complementing Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

The airport has been developed as the second international airport for the Delhi-NCR region and the inauguration marks a significant milestone in India's journey towards becoming a global aviation hub, an official statement said.

"At around 11.30 am, he will undertake a walkthrough of the terminal building of the Noida International Airport at Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar. Thereafter, at around 12 noon, the prime minister will inaugurate Phase-I of Noida International Airport and address a public gathering on the occasion," an official statement was mentioned in a PTI report.

The Noida airport is one among the largest greenfield airport projects in India featuring a 3,900-metre runway. Phase-I of the Noida International Airport has been developed with an outlay of Rs 11,200 crore under a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model.

The airport is said to initially have a passenger handling capacity of 12 million passengers per annum. Once fully developed, this could increase up to 70 million passengers for the said period.