The airport is in the central portion of Barbuda, east of Codrington village.

The project cost $55 million and was handled by a company called Bahamas Hot Mix.

[6][7][8] On 12 September 2024, the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda announced that the airport would be named after Eric Burton and Arthur Nibbs.

[9] The name was chosen due to Burton and Nibbs' stance in favor of a unitary Antigua and Barbuda, and due to Nibbs' stance against the Barbuda Land Acts.

[10] Burton's family has requested his name be removed from the facility.