By: Express News ServiceNoida | December 25, 2025 05:55 AM IST 2 min readChief Minister Yogi Adityanath speaks at UP Assembly, in Lucknow on Wednesday. (ANI)Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that Noida International Airport at Jewar will be inaugurated in January next year.Speaking on the final day of the Winter session of the state Assembly, Adityanath highlighted the rapid expansion of aviation and transport infrastructure in the state after 2017, with particular emphasis on the Jewar airport.“The state has the highest number of airports in the country… Before 2017, Uttar Pradesh had very few airports. Of those, only two were operational, and two were partially operational,” he said.“Today, 16 airports are functional. Of these, four are international airports and the fifth international airport, which will be India’s largest, will be made operational in Jewar next month. This is the speed of Uttar Pradesh,” Adityanath said in the House.He added the state had seen significant growth in expressways, rail and urban transport connectivity in recent years.“Before 2017, there were one-and-a-half expressways in UP. Today, there are 21 expressways in Uttar Pradesh, and if all 22 are completed, then UP alone would have 60% of the expressways in the country. The largest railway network in the country is currently in UP, 16,000 km. The highest number of Metro lines in the country is in UP,” he said.The Noida International Airport is a greenfield project being developed in the Jewar area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. The first phase of the project, spread over around 1,300 hectares, was initially scheduled to begin operations in September 2024.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:NoidaYogi Adityanath