Uttar Pradesh

• 11 Dec 2024

First Validation Flight Landing at Jewar Airport

Why in News? 

Recently, the Noida International Airport (NIA) achieved a major milestone as its first validation flight successfully landed, bringing it closer to operational readiness.

Key Points 

• Successful Landing of Validation Flight: 
  • The validation flight was operated by IndiGo. 
  • Special acknowledgement was given to the site workers for their critical role in the project’s progress. 
• Flight’s Objectives: 
  • The flight tested and confirmed the airport’s approach and departure procedures, accuracy of navigational aids, and air traffic control systems. 
• Ministerial Remarks and Vision: 
  • The Union Civil Aviation Minister commended the team’s efforts and emphasized: 
    • The airport’s potential to transform air travel and regional connectivity. 
    • Its design reflects Uttar Pradesh’s cultural heritage. 
    • A terminal capacity of 12 million passengers annually at its 2025 opening. 
  • With this development, Uttar Pradesh will have its 17th operational airport. 
• Sustainability Focus: 
  • The Minister emphasized sustainability through: 
    • Solar energy utilization for powering the airport. 
    • Eco-friendly infrastructure development aligned with government priorities. 
• Economic and Developmental Impact: 
  • The project is expected to create thousands of jobs. 
  • It is also expected to boost tourism and drive regional development in Western Uttar Pradesh and serve as Asia’s largest airport upon completion.

Noida International Airport (NIA)

• The Noida International Airport at Jewar is developed as the country’s first transit hub with aspirations to develop it into an Asia-Pacific transit hub, a first for India. 
• It is developed based on the Zurich Airport model in Switzerland, with the goal of enhancing passenger and flight handling capabilities to world-class standards. 
  • The greenfield airport is being constructed in the Jewar area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district in western Uttar Pradesh.  
  • It will be the second international airport in the National Capital Region, alongside Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.