The airstrip was built by the British in 1940 during
World War II as an air force base of the
Royal Indian Air Force. The AAI extended the runway at the airport to 7,500 feet to handle larger aircraft such as the
Airbus A320 and
Boeing 737 in 2013. In March 2022, the low-cost regional airline,
FlyBig, commenced regular and direct flight services to
Indore and
Hyderabad under the
government's UDAN Scheme for improving regional connectivity and accessibility to remote regions through air from major regions of India. However, the airline indefinitely suspended operations in August 2022 for unspecified reasons after operating only for five months. Since then, the airport has remained inoperative, until in October 2023,
India's largest airline,
IndiGo, announced it would restart commercial operations in the airport by starting new flights to
Hyderabad (HYD) on 1 December 2023. In September 2025, regional airline
Star Air commenced direct flights to
Indore (IDR). Currently these are suspended due to unspecified reasons. They will restart from 1 June 2026, and will operate on a Tri-weekly basis (Mon,Wed,Sat) to and from
Indore (IDR) and also provide a 1-stop connection to
Mumbai Airport (BOM). The flights to
Hyderabad are operational till 30th April 2026. ==Facilities==