Archive · 11 Aug 2025
New Airport in UP Readying Runway; Flights Timeline?
The government is building a new airport near Delhi in Meerut to make it easier to travel.
The government has already made space for the runway where the planes will land.
They also need more land for things like the airport buildings.
The authorities are still working on getting that extra land and working with farmers.
It will have multiple phases that will require additional land.
The first phase is approved, but expansion plans are in the works for even more space.
UP government plans a new airport in Meerut near NCR to boost regional connectivity.
Land for the runway, accommodating 72-seater aircraft, has been arranged and registered under Civil Aviation.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) requires an additional 96 acres for airport facilities beyond the runway.
The Meerut administration is negotiating with farmers for 21 acres of required land, a matter pending in court.
The airport will require more land in future phases, 300 acres for phase two and 200 acres for phase three.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh government, Meerut Development Authority (MDA), Airports Authority of India (AAI).
- What
- Construction of a new airport in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Ongoing, with land registration and negotiations in progress.
- Where
- Meerut district, near the National Capital Region (NCR), India.
- Why
- To boost regional connectivity and support economic growth.
Farmers
Government
Land Acquisition
Farmers
Farmers need to be paid for land.
Government
Government wants to secure the land.
- Location
- Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Land Registered for Runway
- 46 acres
- Additional Land Required by AAI
- 96 acres
- Land for Phase 2
- 300 acres
- Land for Phase 3
- 200 acres
- Aircraft Capacity
- 72-seater
