GREATER NOIDA, June 18 -- A Boeing cargo flight from Chennai landed at Noida International Airport (NIA) on Wednesday morning, marking the commencement of the argo operations at the newly inaugurated greenfield airport. Flight (737-800F), carrying 20 tonnes of mixed cargo, including perishables, consolidation shipments, auto components and mobile devices, landed at 7.13am, an official at NIA said. "The freighter later returned to Chennai with goods from Noida. The airport has started receiving consignments for dispatch, including litchis from Pathankot in Punjab and other mixed cargo," said Shailendra Bhatia, nodal officer, NIAL. The cargo terminal, developed by Air India SATS Airport Services Pvt Ltd (AISATS), spans 87 acres, comprising a 30-acre integrated cargo terminal and a 57-acre warehousing and logistics zone, officials said. The facility is designed to handle a cargo capacity of 255,000 tonnes, said officials. "The cargo terminal also has a courier terminal for express courier and e-com shipments, a cool-port for pharma and perishable and temperature-sensitive products, rental warehouse spaces and a trucking centre," said Salim Chaudhary, AISATS chief operating officer. "The cargo services would soon be connected to all metro cities. We plan to start international cargo services within six months. Noida airport's cargo operations will help decongest the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. The cargo services at Noida airport are being operated by Afcom Holdings," said Chaudhary. Kiran Jain, chief operating officer of NIA, said the facility will help the region's manufacturing, electronics, and agricultural sectors, which require efficient and reliable connectivity for cargo handling. "At least 52% of cargo at Delhi IGI arrives from Noida and Ghaziabad. Now this will be transported via this new cargo facility," Dhirendra Singh, MLA Jewar, told HT....