The airport was inaugurated on January 1, 2011 and received US$150 million to build on 20,750 square metres (223,400 sq ft) of land.

It will serve air travel in the region, boost Mekong Delta's economy, improving defence, security and international integration.

[2] Trà Nóc Airport was originally constructed during the Vietnam War in 1965 by United States Air Force (USAF) civil engineering units as a military airfield, which became Binh Thuy Air Base.

On 19 April 1969 the VAL-4 Light Attack Squadron began combat operations, flying air support for the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam.

The missions included normal patrol, overhead air cover, scramble alert and gunfire/artillery spotting.