A major modernization and renovation of the airport was completed in 2002 by the Turkish company Akfen Holding.

[8] On 22 March 2022, the Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova partially reopened the country's airspace, which led to the resumption of operations at the airport.

[9] On 14 March 2023, WizzAir suspended flights to/from Moldova due to concerns over airspace safety.

[10] After this, Igor Grosu, the president of the Moldovan Parliament, met with representatives of Ryanair to convince the company to operate flights at the airport, in order to replace Wizz Air as its main low-cost airline.

[13] The project involves a €19 million loan to Chișinău International Airport for the rehabilitation and upgrade of the existing runway, taxiways, aprons, and ramps, engineering works, safety equipment and other connected core assets of Chișinău International Airport.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering co-financing alongside the EBRD for up to an equal amount.

In 2019, Moldovan sculptor Veaceslav Jiglitski installed the sculpture group "Crew" in the passenger check-in hall.