It was planned in 2013 and opened in 2021 as Chengdu Shuangliu Airport was exceeding its designed maximum passenger capacity for years.

The airport is located at Lujia Town of Jianyang, 51 km (32 mi) southeast of downtown Chengdu.

[5] In June 2013, the Civil Aviation Administration of China officially confirmed and approved Jianyang's Lujia Town as the location for the new airport.

The flag carrier operates maintenance facilities, a 1,500-bed staff hostel, and a 2,950 m2 (31,800 sq ft) lounge at the airport.

[19] The two airport terminals are connected by an Innovia automated people mover (APM) supplied by joint venture firm Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems Limited, which has also won the operations and maintenance contract.

[132] To connect airport parking to the two terminal buildings there will be a personal rapid transit system, consisting of 6 miles (9.7 km) of guideway, four stations and 22 pods.

There are taxi and mobile app car-hailing services from Tianfu Int'l Airport to the city centre.

Holders of passports issued by 54 countries do not require a visa for a 240-hour stay if they are transiting through Chengdu Tianfu International Airport / Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport of entry, provided that they:[136][137] In order to qualify for the 240-hour visa-free transit, the traveler's inbound and outbound flights must directly arrive at and depart from one of the acceptable ports of entry from or to a third country (including one of the two SARs of Hong Kong and Macau).