The airport was established on the site of the
World War II era
West Field. Tinian International Airport covers an area of which contains one paved
runway (8/26) measuring 8,600 x 150 ft (2,621 x 46 m).
F/A-18D Hornet makes an arrested landing in May 2012. In May 2012, the
United States Marine Corps VMFA-121 operated its
F/A-18D Hornets from the airport using M-31 expeditionary aircraft
arresting gear systems similar to arresting systems used aboard aircraft carriers during Exercise Geiger Fury. In 2019 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands acting through the Commonwealth Ports Authority and the
United States Department of Defense signed an agreement to operate a divert airfield at the airport in case
Andersen Air Force Base on
Guam is unable to be used. In early March 2023
United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors deployed to Tinian for the first time from
Kadena Air Base,
Okinawa as part of exercise Agile Reaper 21–1. Work is planned for 2024 to expand dispersal facilities at Tinian International, as well as restoration of facilities at
Tinian North Field. ==Airlines and destinations==