The airport was commissioned on September 30, 1967, and on December 23, 1974, it started being operated by Infraero. The airport underwent major renovations between 1998 and 2001, including the passenger terminal, runway and the construction of a new control tower. Previously operated by
Infraero, on April 7, 2021
CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport. On April 26, 2025 CCR was rebranded as Motiva. On November 18, 2025 the entire airports portfolio of Motiva was sold to the Mexican airport operator
ASUR. Motiva will cease to operate airports. On February 10, 2026 the transaction was still pending government approval. ==Airlines and destinations==