First Test Flight At Jewar Airport Expected In March 2024
The first test flight from the Noida international airport at Jewar will probably take off as early as March of next year, months before its anticipated opening by the end of 2024.
As per reports, the Officials of the Union home and civil aviation ministries held meetings with the Uttar Pradesh government last week to discuss the road map of the new airport, which is expected to decongest the national Capital's airport and provide new connectivity options for parts of western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
According to the reports, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority has approved 55,000 sq m of land along the Yamuna expressway to provide accommodation to the CISF personnel, who are responsible for security at all major airports in the country. CISF will also look after the security at the Jewar Airport.”
The airport is being constructed in Jewar in district Gautam Budh Nagar. The airport's operator has stated that it will be completely operational by the end of 2024, with one terminal building, one runway, and a 12 million passenger annual capacity.
The airport will be developed in four phases and is expected to see a footfall of 70 million passengers per year in its fourth phase, which is expected to be completed by 2040. This will also add to the efficiency of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, which is India's largest and handles 70 million passengers per year at present.
The development of the Noida airport project is being done by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of the Zurich International Airport AG, whose concession period is for 40 years.
