Arunvir Singh, CEO of NIAL, informed that the master plan contains details and layout of the entire space, including runways, terminals, commercial areas, parking and office spaces, among others. AAI is the nodal authority in the country for the technical assessment of all such details for any commercial airport. Zurich International AG subsidiary, Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), is also preparing to start construction in the entire area of 1,334 hectares for the first phase of the airport. While five runways have been approved for the airport by the state government, making it one of the largest airports in Asia of which two will be made operational in the first phase. The second phase will include the third runway and a Maintenance Repair Overhauling (MRO) centre on 1,365 hectares of land being acquired from seven villages — Karauli Bangar, Kuraiv, Birampur, Dayanatpur, Ranhera, Nangla Shahpur and Mundhera.
