The current integrated terminal of the airport has 20 check-in counters, six parking bays, four aerobridges, conveyor belts and passenger-friendly modern facilities and amenities like In-Line Baggage System (ILBS), Escalators, Lifts, etc.
In addition to the new terminal building, a new parallel taxiway to the runway and two new hangars are being built.
[10] The airport was designed and built in 1942 by the then Maharaja of Tripura, Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur Debbarman.
During World War II, the airport was used by the RAF nos.31 and 194 Squadrons in February/March 1943 as a supply base for the Chindit operations behind enemy lines in Burma.
The AAI has undertaken ₹438 crore (US$61 million) project to upgrade the airport to provide world-class facilities.