The airport is located in the Sleman Regency, in the Yogyakarta Special Region, on the northeast outskirts of the city, near the Prambanan historic temple site.

The number of passengers flying through Adisucipto International Airport in Yogyakarta, throughout 2016 increased by approximately 13 percent compared to 2015.

The air base was also attacked as part of the Indonesian National Revolution in the Battle of Maguwo air base in October 1945. current airport is named after Agustinus Adisucipto, a pilot who was killed during an attack on Maguwo by the Dutch on 29 July 1947, when his flight, the Dakota VT-CLA, was shot down.

Since 1959, Adisutjipto Airport was made for the Republic of Indonesia Air Force Academy (AAU).

Adisutjipto became an international airport on 21 February 2004, with the first flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, operated by the Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia.

In April 2024, the Department of Transportation revoked the ability of Adisutjipto airport to serve international flights.

An underpass connecting the terminal building and a new car park (to the north of the railway) has been completed.

Previously, aircraft had to backtrack down the runway which caused a bottleneck and reduced the number of operations at the airport per hour.

It was built as a joint venture between PT Angkasa Pura I and the Indian GVK Group with 51 and 49 percent of shares, respectively.

The table below is based on data from PT Angkasa Pura I, who is responsible for management of the airport.

9, which is a part of Indonesian National Route 17, and connects Adisucipto Airport to Yogyakarta city centre, as well as Solo.