However, due to legal matters and a lack of funds, the construction works had stopped and Intelcan left the project, being replaced by the local authorities.

On 18 November 2012, the Brașov County authorities signed a €12.7 million (VAT excluded) contract with Vectra Service, a local construction company, for building the runway.

[2] The contract for the construction of the main terminal building, with a total area of 11,780 m2 (126,800 sq ft), was awarded to the Romanian contractor Bog'Art Bucharest and was signed on 21 August 2019.

[22][23][24] Upon the airport starting operating, the Romanian authority for air traffic control has only been allowing flights on the site between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM, due to the limited number of trained staff able to handle the work.

[27] As of February 2025, Brasov-Ghimbav Airport officials and representatives were reportedly panicking because the low traffic numbers call into question plans to build a second terminal originally scheduled for 2027-2029.

Fly Lili's disastrous arrival, and Wizz Air withdrawing the Dortmund route affected the airport in 2024-2025, making its goals unachievable.

[28] Wizz Air announced the expansion of its Sibiu base adding 6 new routes and increasing weekly flights on 4 out of 5 currently served destinations, which will impact Brasov's Airport chance of meeting the 500,000 thousand passengers goal in 2025.