- On October 9, 2026, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a proposal to rename the Noida International Airport in Jewar to "Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar."
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced this following a cabinet meeting in Lucknow. However, the proposal still awaits final approval from the Union Cabinet.
- Currently, the airport is known as Noida International Airport.
- The state cabinet's proposal incorporates the names of both Noida and Jewar alongside that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- According to the state government, the objective behind this renaming is to honor the Prime Minister's 25-year journey of public service.
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