UP Renames Noida Airport Narendra Modi International Airport

The Uttar Pradesh government has renamed the Noida International Airport as Narendra Modi International Airport. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the formal decision following a state Cabinet meeting on Friday morning. The Cabinet also passed a congratulatory resolution during the session.

The decision marks 25 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi serving as the head of an elected government.

On October 7, Modi completed 25 years in high public office. Adityanath stated that the renaming expresses the state's gratitude for Modi's "guidance and contribution" to regional progress. "The Noida International Airport is a major gift to Uttar Pradesh from the Prime Minister," Adityanath said.

"In the coming years, this airport will take the state’s economy, industry, tourism and global connectivity to new heights." With this very sentiment, the Cabinet has passed the proposal the Chief, Minister added.

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Adityanath said Modi's public career followed the principles of "service, dedication and nation first". "It is not merely a journey of power or governance," Adityanath said. He added that the journey moved "from public service to public welfare and from public participation to public trust".

Adityanath also highlighted Modi's political ties to Uttar Pradesh through Varanasi. Modi represents the holy city in Parliament. The Chief Minister recalled Modi's 2014 statement when he announced, "Mother Ganga has called me" That relationship grew to "encompass its development, spiritual revival and the broader development of UP".

Adityanath noted that a "double-engine" system linked the Centre and state government. Under Modi's guidance, "a new work culture for development evolved in Uttar Pradesh," the CM said.

The airport is located in Jewar within Gautam Buddha Nagar district. It operates as a secondary commercial hub for the National Capital Region alongside Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The new airport was designed to take passenger loads off the New Delhi facility.

It connects directly to regional networks through the Yamuna Expressway and multi-modal transit links.

The project was built through a public-private partnership. Yamuna International Airport Private Limited developed the site with state authorities. The firm is a subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG.

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The facility blends Swiss operational engineering with Indian architectural influences.

Modi inaugurated the initial phase on March 28, 2026, and commercial operations kicked off in June. The opening phase includes a single runway and terminal setup. This phase can handle up to 12 million passengers annually.

State officials expect the second phase to become operational in 2031-32. Full multi-runway expansion is projected to accommodate up to 70 million passengers per year by 2050. Adityanath described the facility as the state's largest airport.

He said it will link with expressways across the state to form a major national aviation center.