170 farmers to board Noida airport’s inaugural flight as operations begin June 15
Commercial flight services from Noida International Airport in Jewar are set to begin on June 15, officials announced on Saturday. To mark the occasion, 170
Commercial flight services from Noida International Airport in Jewar are set to begin on June 15, officials announced on Saturday. To mark the occasion, 170 farmers and agricultural workers from the Jewar area, including 20 women, will travel on the airport’s inaugural flight as a gesture of appreciation to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the region’s development, PTI reported. The delegation, led by Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh, will fly to Lucknow, where they are scheduled to meet the Chief Minister. “This is not merely an air journey. It is a flight of recognition of the dignity of the nation's food providers,” Singh said. Watch the video here According to the state government, domestic carrier IndiGo will first launch services from the newly developed facility.
A statement said the inaugural flight is scheduled to depart from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow, at 7:05 am and arrive at the Jewar airport at 8:05 am on June 15. Officials said the airport's first phase is complete, with a capacity to handle 12 million passengers annually. The facility includes a runway, an integrated terminal building and an air traffic control tower. Also Read | Noida airport to charge 4x higher user development fees than Delhi’s IGI airport The airport received its aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on March 6, 2026. PTI reported, citing officials, that following the inaugural flight, the airport’s first scheduled commercial service will operate to Bengaluru.
Located in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district within the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) region, Noida International Airport is regarded as one of the Uttar Pradesh government’s key infrastructure initiatives. Authorities believe the airport will further enhance the state’s role as a major centre for aviation, logistics, and regional connectivity. Developed over approximately 1,334 hectares, the project is planned in four phases. According to official projections, the airport's annual passenger handling capacity is expected to increase to 30 million by 2031, 50 million by 2036 and 70 million by 2040. PTI reported, citing officials, that the final expansion plan envisions five runways and a total annual capacity of 225 million passengers, placing it among the world's largest airports.
The airport is expected to serve travellers from western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. IndiGo plans to connect the facility in phases with more than 16 destinations, including Lucknow, Hyderabad, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Srinagar and Pantnagar. The project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year. The state government estimates that the project will generate around one lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities and attract substantial investments in industrial, logistics, warehousing, hospitality and allied sectors in the coming years.
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