Aviation Jeta
Ajeet Yadav
12 October 2026
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved a proposal to rename Noida International Airport at Jewar as Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the decision after a Cabinet meeting on October 9, 2026.
According to the Chief Minister, the proposal recognises Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s contribution to the development of Uttar Pradesh. The Cabinet also passed a resolution acknowledging Modi’s 25 years of continuous service as head of government. This began with his tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister in 2001.
Although the state Cabinet has approved the proposal, the airport has not been renamed yet. The formal process is subject to the applicable central-government procedure. This means the decision is a state-level recommendation and does not confirm that the new name has taken effect...
