Noida International Airport Runway and ATC Tower Expected Ready by March 2024

The runway and the air traffic control ATC tower of the upcoming Noida International Airport are expected to be ready by March 2024, according to an official release. The statement further mentioned that the construction work of the runway at the airport is almost 70 per cent complete and is targeted to be completed by February-March 2024.

Progress Review

S P Goyal, the additional chief secretary to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and additional chief secretary, Civil Aviation, UP government, reviewed the progress of the greenfield project at the site on Friday. During the on-site review, Goyal was accompanied by Noida International Airport Limited CEO Arun Vir Singh and Noida International Airport CEO Christoph Schnellmann, COO Kiran Jain, District Magistrate Manish Verma, Yamuna Authoritys officer-on-special duty Shailendra Bhatia, among others.

Construction Status

The ATC tower is to be built with eight floors, out of which the work of six floors has been completed and the work of the last two floors is underway. The height of the ATC tower is 30 meters and the construction will be completed by February 2024. Schnellmann informed Goyal that about 7,200 workers are working on the construction of the airport, located in Jewar area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district.

Interchange Construction

The additional chief secretary also took stock of the construction work of the interchange being built by the National Highway Authority of India NHAI at Dayanatpur to connect the airport. The NHAI officials said the work of the road being built to connect the airport to Delhi Mumbai Expressway will be completed in time.

Instructions to Speed Up Work

Goyal issued instructions to speed up the construction work and complete all the work within the stipulated period as per the concession agreement of the project. The airport – billed to be Indias largest upon completion – is scheduled to open for commercial operations by the end of next year after the first phase of development in over 1,300 hectares area. The airport is being developed by the Yamuna International Airport Private Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG for the UP government. Tata Projects are the engineering, procurement and construction EPC partners on the project.

The Noida International Airport is a significant infrastructure project that is expected to boost the economy and connectivity of the region. With the runway and ATC tower nearing completion, the airport is on track to open for commercial operations in the near future.