Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the upcoming Noida International Airport today. The airport, which is roughly 80 kms from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi airport, is in line with the Centre’s vision towards boosting connectivity and creating a future-ready aviation sector.
“By last phase, Noida Airport will surpass Delhi’s IGI Airport and become India’s leading airport,” he added.
The first phase of Jewar airport will entail an investment of Rs 8,914 crore and the initial annual passenger handling capacity will be 12 million. Spread over 1,330 acres of land, the Noida airport is expected to handle most of Lucknow’s international traffic that comes to Delhi apart from the 15% traffic from western Uttar Pradesh.
As per PMO, the airport is strategic ..