PM inaugurates Phase I of Noida International Airport at Jewar, built at about ₹11,200 crore
On 28 March 2026 PM Modi inaugurated Phase I of the Noida International Airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, developed with an investment of around ₹11,200 crore, and laid the foundation stone of an MRO facility there.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Phase I of the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh on 28 March 2026. It was developed with an investment of around ₹11,200 crore. He also laid the foundation stone of an aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Jewar, noting that 85% of Indian aircraft still go abroad for MRO. The PM said the airport was first approved in 2003 under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, that Uttar Pradesh now has 17 airports, and that India has more than 160 airports. It will serve a region including Agra, Mathura, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Faridabad.
Key facts
- Airport
- Noida International Airport, Jewar, Uttar Pradesh
- Inaugurated
- Phase I, 28 March 2026, by PM Narendra Modi
- Investment
- Around ₹11,200 crore
- MRO
- Foundation stone of MRO facility laid at Jewar; 85% of Indian aircraft go abroad for MRO
- First approved
- 2003 (Atal Bihari Vajpayee government)
- Airports
- UP now has 17; India has 160+
- UDAN
- Over 1.6 crore passengers have flown at affordable fares
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The Noida International Airport, whose Phase I was inaugurated on 28 March 2026, is located at:
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Correct answer: D — Jewar
PM Modi inaugurated the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.
Phase I of the Noida International Airport was developed with an investment of around:
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Correct answer: B — ₹11,200 crore
Phase I was developed with an investment of around ₹11,200 crore.
At the Noida airport inauguration, the PM laid the foundation stone of which facility at Jewar, noting that 85% of Indian aircraft go abroad for it?
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Correct answer: B — Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility
The PM said 85% of Indian aircraft still go abroad for MRO services and laid the foundation stone of an MRO facility at Jewar.
Consider the following statements made at the Noida International Airport inauguration (March 2026): 1. The Jewar airport project was first approved in 2003. 2. Uttar Pradesh now has 17 airports. 3. India now has more than 300 airports. Which of the above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
The PM said the airport was approved by Atal ji in 2003 and that UP's airports have increased to 17. He said India has more than 160 airports, not 300.