The airport was built by the French in 1937. At first it included a landing strip, aprons and fuel storage. In 1994, the Vietnamese government invested 20 billion
VND to renovate the airport to receive commercial flights. In 1995, the
Hanoi -
Vinh -
Da Nang flight route was inaugurated. During 2001 — 2003, the airport saw a major upgrade to its infrastructure. The runway was extended to . A new passenger terminal was constructed in 2014 and opened in 2015, serving domestic flights. In June 2016, Vietnamese travel agency Vietravel introduced charter service between Vinh and
Bangkok,
Thailand using
Airbus A320 and
A321, but the service was ended by June 2017 due to insufficient infrastructure at Vinh Airport. The service was reintroduced in February 2019 when the renovated international terminal at the airport was inaugurated. ==Facilities==