The construction of Pamplona Airport was approved in 1968. The following year, a runway was inaugurated, with a light aircraft from the Real Aeroclub de Navarra () being the first to use it on 3 October 1969. The official opening was the following day, 4 October 1969. Shortly afterward, the runway was doubled in length to and wide. Two years later, it was extended again, this time to . On 6 July 1972, the airport was opened to regular passenger traffic, with the inauguration taking place with an
Fokker F27-100 from
Aviaco that covered the route between Madrid and Pamplona. The airport's first passenger terminal opened on 6 July 1973. Between 2017 and beginning of 2020
Lufthansa flew between Pamplona and
Frankfurt daily, but the service was discontinued in March 2020 due to the
COVID-19 outbreak. ==Airlines and destinations==