The airport is located in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, Núi Thành district.

The airfield was originally established in the Vietnam War, as Chu Lai Air Base, by the United States Marines.

According to this plan, Chu Lai airport will receive nearly VND 11,470 billion (nearly $700 million) in investment for enlarging its capacity to 25 landing places by 2015 and 46 by 2025.

The airport will also receive a new signal light system and control station for medium sized aircraft, such as Boeing 767s and Airbus A320s.

[3] In November 2015, a collaboration between Vietnam and New Zealand governments has initiated a project to establish a pilot training school in the Chu Lai Airport.