The airport serves as one of the main points of entry to Rote Island.

[2] Wings Air is currently the only airline serving the airport, operating two daily flights to and from Kupang.

The total land required for airport development is 64.60 hectares.

To support the development of the airport, in 2018 the government has budgeted the cost of Rp.

49,160,428,000 to be used for runway smoothing, terminal interior renovation, drainage development, operational building construction, road upgrading and so on.