The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land and began as a holding room facility in 1977. It was upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981 and afterwards moved to its current site months later to meet the strategic requirements for the
military. On 1 June 2001, it was promoted to become a second class airport, and in September it began its expansion construction to move industries eastwards and boost the local tourism industries. Since 2014, the school
APEX flight academy is located on the airport. ==Facilities==