Noida International Airport

Noida International Airport

Noida International Airport (IATA: DXN, ICAO: VIND) is an international airport under construction near Jewar in YEIDA city of Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The airport is being built to handle 12 million passengers annually in phase 1, growing to 60–120 million by 2050 in subsequent phases. Noida and Hisar International Airport are being developed as an alternative to heavily trafficked Indira Gandhi International Airport under the NCR Plan, with Noida Airport set to be the third commercial airport in the Delhi NCR region, after IGI Delhi and Hindon Airport.

The airport was officially inaugurated on 28 March 2026, but is not expected to serve its first commercial flights until mid-April.

History

Noida International Airport

Narendra Modi and CM Yogi along with KP Maurya and Dhirendra Singh in Jewar on 25 November 2021.

Foundation stone of NIAL laid by PM Narendra Modi in Jewar.

Union Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu after first test flight on 9 December 2024.

Noida International Airport's (originally proposed in 2001 as a greenfield Taj International Aviation Hub by then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh) journey has been marked by shifts in location and political changes. Initially planned near Greater Noida, the project faced delays due to its proximity to Delhi's IGI Airport and GMR Group's right of first refusal. The project was briefly considered for Agra under a different state government, but was eventually revived and moved back to Jewar in 2014.

Summary of phases

• Stage-1 • Phase-I: T1 with 12 MMPA (million Passengers per annum), 1 runway, Rs 11,282 cr cost, FY21-FY26 construction period.

• Stage-2: • Phase-II: T2 with 30 MMPA, 1 more new runway (total 2), FY27-FY30 construction period. • Phase-III: T3 with 50 MMPA, 2 more new runways (total 4), FY36-FY37 construction period. • Phase-IV: T4 with 70 MMPA, 2 more new runways (total 6), FY40-FY50 construction period.

• Total: 162 MMPA, Rs 29,561 cr cost, FY50 completion..

Phase-1

The Union Government approved the airport in June 2015 and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) gave an in-principle approval to the Uttar Pradesh government to build the airport in May 2018. After further planning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of phase-1 of Noida International Airport on 25 November 2021. Noida International Airport phase-1 is being developed by Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) through a public-private partnership (PPP model).

In 2019, Flughafen Zürich AG, the operator of Zurich Airport in Switzerland, won the bid to build and operate it for 40 years. Tata Projects Limited was awarded the civil construction tender in June 2022, aiming for net-zero emissions.

In 2023, IATA assigned the airport's code as 'DXN'. Originally slated for opening in 2022, delays have repeatedly pushed back the commercial operation date. The Noida International Airport was officially inaugrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 March 2026.

Phase-2

Subsequent phases will see further development, including additional terminals and runways, with the target passenger capacity of 60-120 million by 2050.

Facilities

Noida International Airport

• Terminals: • Passenger terminal T1 for domestic and international passengers with an area of 100,000 Sqm is ready. • Cargo terminals are ready. • Runway: one 3,900-metre runway is ready. • Other infrastructure features, such as ATC, 10 aerobridges, ATRS Baggage handling system, security by CISF, etc., also exist.

Connectivity

Noida International Airport

As of 2025, the airport is expected to open with only road links and bus services operational. An integrated multi-model transport hub comprising rail, buses and ride-hailing ranks is planned.

Ground Transportation Centre

GTC (Ground Transportation Centre) is a 20-acre facility situated a short walk from the T1 terminal and the upcoming T2. In Phase-1, it will cater to taxis and buses only. Noida Airport has partnered with the public sector transport entities of neighbouring states (such as UPSRTC of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Roadways of Haryana state, and UTC of Uttarakhand state), and ride-hailing companies (such as the Uber, Mahindra Mobility, Rapido, etc) for the last-mile long-distance and local buses (10-20 km/h) bus and taxi connectivity with designated parking place for these services.

GTC will be completed in 3 phases over 5 years between 2025-30, with buses and cars at ground level, future metro and Namo Bharat train stations at the underground level, and the level-2 concourse will have retail outlets, restaurants, and lounges. Once completed, it will simultaneously cater for 50,000 vehicles, including 40 buses, 4,500 cars, and two-wheeler buses.

Buses

Noida Airport has partnered with the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), Haryana state's Haryana Roadways, and others for direct buses from the airport to the following major feeder cities in the catchment area of the airport to make it easier for travellers to reach the airport by bus:

• Northwest • Delhi Airport 100 km (62 mi), • Hisar Airport 250 km (160 mi),

• North • Greater Noida (Pari Chowk) 40 km (25 mi) • Faridabad 70 km (43 mi) • Hindon Airport 85 km (53 mi) • Ghaziabad 80 km (50 mi) • Panipat 170 km (110 mi) • Kurukshetra 250 km (160 mi) • Ambala Airport 300 km (190 mi) • Chandigarh Airport 325 km (202 mi)

• Northeast • Bulandshahr 36 km (22 mi)

• Southeast • Aligarh 65 km (40 mi)

• South • Mathura 90 km (56 mi) • Agra 130 km (81 mi)

• Southwest • Alwar 150 km (93 mi)

• West • Palwal 38 km (24 mi) • Gurugram 65 km (40 mi) • Narnaul 180 km (110 mi)

Road

The Noida International Airport (NIA) is connected to various highways.

• National Highways • NH-44 Delhi–Palwal–Agra (existing)

• NH-34 Ghaziabad–Bulandshahr–Aligarh (existing)

• NH-333D Palwal–Tappal–Aligarh, (existing), tolled.

• Expressways • Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Expressway (existing)

• Jewar-Faridabad Expressway (under-construction): 6-lane (expandable to 8-lane) 31 km expressway, connecting Noida Airport with Faridabad bypass on Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, is under-construction with progress on track for on-time completion in April 2027. It will also connect the airport to the following:

• Yamuna Expressway Delhi-Noida-Agra (existing): will connect at Dayanat Pur village allowing domestic and international tourists to reach Agra (Taj Mahal), Mathura, and Vrindavan.

• KGP Expressway (existing): will connect at Mohna village of Ballabhgarh.

• Ghaziabad East-Greater Noida-Jewar Airport East Road: A new 130-metre-wide road was approved in October 2025 to be built at the cost of ₹1,700 crore. It will run from Greater Noida (near Char Murti) to the east side of Noida airport via Sirsa, Aleda, and Thora villages.

Metro trains

• Greater Noida-Noida Airport Metro (studies and DPR done, construction yet to commence): from the existing Noida Sector 148 metro station on Noida Aqua Line to Noida International Airport.

• Ballabhgarh-Noida Airport Metro (studies done, DPR yet to be done): From Ballabhgarh metro station on Delhi Metro Violet Line to Palwal and Jewar Airport.

Semi-High Speed Railway

• Ghaziabad-Jewar RRTS (under-planning): 71.1 km long rapid rail with 11 stations costing ₹16,000 cr, will be completed in 2 phases by 2031.

• Palwal-Noida International Airport-Khurja Railway (PNAKR line, under-construction): A 61 km railway line will connect Noida Airport to Palwal (28 km west on the New Delhi-Mumbai main line) and Khurja (33 km east on the Amritsar-Kolkata Howrah–Delhi main line), featuring a new railway station at the airport. It will connect to the HORC and EORC NCR Orbital rail line.

• Noida International Airport-Chola Railway (under-construction): A 20 km branch of the PNAKR line will link a multi-logistics hub at Noida Airport to the existing Chola railway station, located to the west on the Howrah–Delhi main line.

• Hisar Airport-Noida International Airport Railway line (HANAR Line, partially complete, remaining under-construction): will provide a direct connection from Noida Airport to IGI Airport (via the HORC and the Delhi-Jaipur line) and to Hisar Airport (via the HORC and the Hisar International Airport-IGI Airport line, through Jhajjar-Rohtak-Hansi-Hisar), branching off from the PNAKR line at Palwal.

High-Speed Railway

• Delhi-Noida-Varanasi HSR (planned): Noida Airport station is the planned station on India's High-Speed Rail project.

Issues

Connectivity

Reaching the upcoming Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar presents a challenge due to its distance from major locations like Delhi and Noida. plans are in place to introduce city bus and electric taxi services. Longer-term solutions, such as a rapid rail corridor planned for 2030.

Ecological threats

The wetland has not been designated as a Ramsar Site, its land has been allocated for construction by YEIDA, leading to a reduction in its area, and it remains under threat.

Resettlement and compensation

Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen reported that Landowners were promised compensation or government jobs, but some say they have yet to receive them. Resettlement villages have also been criticised for lacking basic facilities like running water and toilets..

Airlines and destinations

Noida International Airport

Commercial flight operations at the airport are expected to commence in mid-April to May 2026, starting with limited domestic flights.