Overview
- Uttar Pradesh set aside ₹2,111 crore for civil aviation, including ₹1,100 crore to construct, expand and strengthen state airstrips to improve connectivity.
- Of this, ₹750 crore is earmarked for Noida International Airport, with ₹700 crore for land purchase and ₹50 crore for construction works.
- The government has cleared a shift from two to five runways at Jewar under a multi‑phase expansion to serve the National Capital Region’s future demand.
- Land acquisition progressed in stages: 1,334 hectares for Phase 1, 1,365 hectares in Phase 2 for an MRO hub and an extra runway, and about 2,053 hectares now being secured for further runways.
- Phase 1 infrastructure is complete and trial operations were held, with an aerodrome license from the DGCA still pending before an inauguration that leaders say could follow.