It serves air traffic for Tuxtla Gutiérrez and a significant part of the State of Chiapas, including San Cristóbal de las Casas and Comitán.

According to official statistics from the Civil Aviation Federal Agency (AFAC), the airport handled 1,681,980 passengers in 2024, a 5.71% decrease from previous year.

Various investments were made to address these issues, including the installation of radio systems and the construction of a second runway, but they proved unsuccessful.

The airport's official inauguration took place on June 27, 2006, with President Vicente Fox and the State's Governor Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía in attendance.

[5] In November 2014, plans were announced to expand the airport with the aim of increasing the terminal's capacity from 80,000 to 140,000 passengers per month.

It has its own apron and taxiway, housing fiscal storage areas, a cold chamber, and spaces for companies specialized in air cargo.

[10][11] Initially, only two airlines operated at this airport, offering flights to Mexico City: MexicanaClick, a subsidiary of Mexicana, and Aviacsa, which faced bankruptcy in 2009.

[16] The airport is located at an elevation of 457 metres (1,499 ft) above mean sea level and covers an area of 740 hectares (1,800 acres).

The upper floor houses check-in counters, a security checkpoint, and a departure pier with eight gates equipped with fixed jet bridges.

The airport also offers a restaurant, a VIP lounge, a café, a snack kiosk, various retail stores, ATMs, wireless internet access, and facilities designed to cater to individuals with disabilities.