Following the days after its official inauguration in 1959 by the then transport minister
Ganesh Man Singh, the airport was closed down due to inadequate infrastructures and
runway safety measures. Several subsequent attempts were made later on to restore flight services but were all disrupted, mainly due to the lack of a blacktopped runway. The airport finally halted all the flights from 2007. The airport upgradation project was awarded to a joint venture company in October 2016 with the completion deadline of November 2017, which was extended for 5 months. The inaugural flight after the renovation was
Shree Airlines flight on 23 May 2018 while the regular flight started from 25 June 2018. The Airport has since then been one of the very successful. == Facilities ==