The first airfield on Menorca (
San Luis Aerodrome) was constructed in the late 1930s during the
Spanish Civil War, with an 850 metre runway. During the 1940s, the airfield was often used by planes coming from the neighbouring island of
Mallorca and in 1949, Spain's Ministry of Aviation agreed to make San Luis a fully civilian airfield. In August 1949, the airfield's first inaugural flight landed from Barcelona, operated by
Aviaco and using a
Bristol 170 aircraft. During the late 1950s and early 60s, the runway was extended twice in order to accommodate the larger
Douglas DC-4, which Aviaco had begun flying to San Luis. In September 1965, the airfield was officially renamed as Mahón Airport. By the 1960s, with the increase in passenger traffic, came the demand for a new and larger airport to be built, with a longer runway to accommodate larger aircraft. In 1967, construction began on what is now the site of the current airport and, on 24 March 1969, the new airport known as Menorca Airport was officially opened. Since then, San Luis has primarily been used by
light aircraft as a flying club. On 17 April 2024, AENA released a planification for several airports to be expanded throughout the years 2027 to 2031. One of the airports referenced by AENA to be expanded was Menorca Airport. ==Terminal==