Overview
- An Airports Authority of India calibration aircraft landed at Jewar on Friday after flying test patterns that concluded a two‑day verification of airport systems.
- Officials said the exercise measured the accuracy of the Instrument Landing System, radar, navigation and communication equipment using onboard sensors and flight inspections.
- Airport authorities stated the Directorate General of Civil Aviation will now conduct its final inspection before operational clearance.
- The inauguration date for phase one has not been announced, with some local officials and reports indicating operations could begin around April next year.
- Phase one spans about 1,334 hectares with one runway and a terminal designed for 12 million passengers annually, developed by Zurich Airport’s Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd under a public–private partnership.