About 85% work of the first phase of Noida International Airport being built in Jewar, UP has been completed. The flight trial was to start from November 30, but now it will happen in December. The date has not been decided. Officials associated with the construction of the airport say that the trial will be completed completely.
,
April 17 is the foundation day of Noida, hence the target has been set to start commercial flights on this day. If the work is not completed, its date may also change. The entry area of this airport, Asia's largest in terms of number of runways, will look like the ghats of Banaras and Haridwar.
The design of the stairs built at the entry point of Noida Airport has been taken from the Ganga Ghats. This part will look like the photo. Photo Source: Grimshaw Architects
Dainik Global News Daily reached the airport site to know how much work of the airport has been completed, what is left, how to reach the airport, what is special in the design of the airport. This is the first time that a media house has got permission to shoot video inside the airport Site. Read and see how ready Noida International Airport is.
Finishing work started in the terminal, target to complete in 2-3 months We left for the airport site from Delhi-Noida Sector-14 entry point. It took about one and a half hours to reach. There is no red light anywhere on the way. However, since it was morning, there was a lot of traffic at many places on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
The airport site is on the Yamuna Expressway of Greater Noida, crossing the Jewar Toll Plaza. An official associated with the airport authority helped us understand the site. First of all we reached the passenger terminal building of the airport. This terminal is to be ready in the first phase.
The work of Noida terminal is in its final stages. The deadline is near, so work is being done at a fast pace. More than 800 laborers are engaged here for this.
All other machines, including checking, have been installed inside the terminal. However, a lot of work remains on the outside and upper portion of the terminal. The work on the entry point leading to the flight is almost complete. Finishing is being done here.
Officials associated with the Airport Authority say that all the work will be completed in the next 2 to 3 months. The target is to open the passenger terminal in March, so that commercial airlines can start operations in the last week of April.
Mansion courtyard design in the middle of the terminal Officials say that the center of the terminal will have a design like the courtyard of a mansion. The upper part will be covered with a lattice shape with a white design like the flow of a river. This will allow natural light to come inside. Efforts are being made to use more green energy in the terminal. More than 50% renewable energy will be used here. For this, wind power is being installed along with solar plant.
Further links are being prepared to reach the aircraft parking from the terminal. The work of connecting many parking points is pending. A target of one to two months has been set to complete it.
3900 meter long runway ready, preparations to start trials soon From the airport passenger terminal we proceeded towards the runway. The road taking the plane to the runway is currently being prepared. We walked on the dirt road for some time. Then reached the 3900 meter long runway from the road. The air traffic control room is visible from here. We were told that the runway work has been completed. The trial can start any time now.
This is the runway of Noida Airport. It is ready for flight trials. Waiting for good weather for the trial.
Noida International Airport Authority officials said that the calibration work of the instrument landing system was completed from October 10 to 14. This was done with the help of DGCA and Airport Authority of India. Instrument landing system is a radio navigation system.
Through the instrument landing system, the pilot gets the correct angle and accurate information during landing. This system helps in landing even when visibility is low.
How to reach the airport Within a radius of 70 km from Noida Airport are Greater Noida, Noida, Aligarh, Gurugram, Faridabad and IGI Airport of Delhi. Agra is 130 km from here. There will be road connectivity only till Noida International Airport for the first 5 years. For this, 80 buses will be run from the airport to nearby cities.
These buses will start running with the first flight. Apart from Delhi, you will be able to reach the airport from Meerut, Mathura, Agra, Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, Noida, Hapur of Western UP. The buses will be run by Uttar Pradesh Roadways.
Meerut, Delhi, Noida will be connected by high speed rail by 2030 By 2030, Noida Airport will be directly connected to Ghaziabad and Delhi by High Speed Rapid Rail. Ghaziabad has been connected to Meerut by High Speed Rapid Rail, which means connectivity from Noida Airport to Meerut will be easy.
There will be 35 stations of Rapid Rail between Ghaziabad and Noida Airport. About 72.29 km long elevated route will be built. Both rapid rail and metro will run on the same track. Metro will stop at every station, while Rapid Rail will stop at selected stations. Through these, one can reach the airport in less time.
Plan to connect Delhi-Varanasi with high speed rail There is a plan to connect Noida International Airport with Delhi-Varanasi high speed rail. It will take only 21 minutes to reach Noida Airport from Delhi by this train. The nodal officer of Yamuna Authority says that work on this project is still going on.
Apart from this, Faridabad-Jewar Link Expressway is being built. Will be able to come directly from Mohana of Ballabhgarh by expressway by April 2025. However, to come from Faridabad, one will have to wait till December 2025.
According to airport officials, apart from Noida, there will be direct connectivity to the airport from Agra, Mathura, Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad. For this, an interchange point has been made on Yamuna Expressway near Dayanatpur village, less than one km from the airport. From here, people coming from Delhi, Noida, Agra, Mathura or Faridabad will be able to enter the airport terminal directly.
Dainik Global News Daily talked to NHAI engineer Mukteshwar Shukla about this. They say that a loop has been made on Yamuna Expressway 3 km before Jewar toll. Currently, it takes one and a half to two hours to reach Noida Airport from Faridabad. Now Jewar-Faridabad Link Expressway is being built. After making it, it will take only 30 to 35 minutes.
A road is being built linking Faridabad to Yamuna Expressway. Another road will be connected to Mohana road near Ballabhgarh. It will be completed by March 2025.
Airport will be paperless, 240 room hotel will be built Airport officials say, 'The airport is being made completely paperless. No one will need to come to the airport and get a ticket. Passengers will be able to do everything from booking to check-in through the app. ID proof will also be checked through the same. However, this facility will also be available over the counter.
'A 240-room hotel is being built in the first phase at the terminal. Its booking, check in and check out will be online. All brands from local to international will be available for shopping here. A hi-tech facility has been created for baggage checking. For this, fast delivery technology has been called for.
World class lounge, local food to international dishes will be available Dainik Global News Daily asked Noida International Airport Authority officials about the facilities available in the passenger terminal. He said that for the convenience of the passengers, a contract has been signed with Travel Food Services. They will provide different types of food options from across the country and the world.
A world class lounge is being built in the terminal. Of these, one will be premium and the other luxury zone. Live interactive food stations will be created in the lounge, where different ranges of food will be available. In the food zone, everything from food available in the streets of Mathura to international dishes will be available.
Passengers will also get the facility of cocktail bar at Noida Airport Terminal. World class spa will start. These facilities will be available on the lines of Singapore's Changi Airport.
NCR and UP will benefit from multi model cargo hub The construction work of multi-modal cargo hub at Noida Airport is going on from September 2023. Along with NCR, Uttar Pradesh will also benefit from this. The cargo hub being built on more than 80 acres of land will cater to the needs of domestic and international shipments as well as express cargo and transshipment. The capacity of the hub in the first phase will be around 2 lakh tonnes per annum. In the last phase it will be increased to 20 lakh tonnes.
There is not much information yet about the facilities and arrangements available inside the terminal. Noida Airport officials say that currently only two airlines have been finalized for commercial flights from here. Talks are going on with other airlines also. Details of the arrangements can be given only after all are finalized.
Special things about the airport… Asia's largest airport in terms of runway 5 runways are to be built at Noida International Airport. A sixth runway can also be built here. After this, it will be the largest airport in Asia and sixth in the world. China's Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the largest in Asia in terms of runway. There are 5 runways here.
In terms of area, Noida Airport is at fourth position in India. It is being built on about 3300 acres of land. Yamuna Development Authority has allotted 3300 acres of land to build the airport in the first phase. This area is about 13.35 square km. At number one is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad, which is built on about 5500 acres i.e. 22.25 square km.
At second place is Indira Gandhi International Airport of Delhi, which is in 5106 acres or 21 square km. At number three is Kempegowda Airport of Bengaluru, whose area is about 4 thousand acres.
Noida International Airport is proposed to be built in a total area of 51 square km. If this happens, it will become Asia's largest airport area wise. Currently, the largest airport in Asia is Beijing Daxing International Airport in China. Its area is 47 square km.
Delhi airport is 72 km away, then why was there a need for Noida airport? The answer to this question is found in the Economic Survey of the Government of India. There is mention of increasing the number of airports in the Economic Survey of 2023-24. It is written that the number of airports in India has doubled since 2014. The number of passengers is also increasing every year, there is a need for more airports.
India is the third largest country in the world in terms of domestic flight passengers. The number of passengers at Indian airports to increase by 15% to 376 million in 2024. Of these, domestic air passengers are 30.6 crore. There has been an increase of 13%. The number of international air passengers increased by 22% to about 7 crores.
Of the 37.6 crore passengers traveling by air in India, 7.35 crore are from Delhi Airport. This is the reason why the need for another international airport near Delhi was felt. According to the report of Airport Authority of India from March 2022 to March 2024, Delhi's IGI Airport is the busiest airport in India.
Rajnath Singh gave the idea of a new airport in 2001 The place where Noida International Airport is being built in Jewar was first thought of by Rajnath Singh in 2001. He was then the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He had given the idea of building Taj International Aviation Hub around Greater Noida.
Akhilesh Yadav, who was CM in 2012, considered building this airport in Agra. In June 2013, the Akhilesh government proposed that the new airport be built near Kurikupa village in Tundla tehsil of Firozabad. For this, 1200 acres of land was required. In January 2014, the Home Ministry had raised objection to this.
In June 2015, a plan was given to build an airport at Jewar near Delhi, which was approved by the Civil Aviation Ministry. The airport site received clearance for the first time in July 2017. The Government of India approved the airport in May 2018. In the next two years, i.e. till 2020, about 1334 hectares of land was acquired for the airport.
On November 29, 2019, Zurich Airport International won the tender to build Noida International Airport. In 2021, the Airport Authority of India approved the master plan of Jewar Airport. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid its foundation on November 25, 2022. Tata Projects Limited Civil Construction got the contract only in 2022.
The airport received the official IATA code DXN on September 27, 2023. This code is issued by the International Air Transport Association.
How the world's highest Chenab Railway Bridge was built, will directly connect Kashmir to Delhi
Graphics Source: NavJivanIndia | VaskarAssets | NavBharatTimes
