According to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, three flights are scheduled to land every week when operations begin at Funadhoo Airport.

Land reclamation for the airport project in Funadhoo was initially started before the Local Council Elections in July 2017, but was later halted.

Six months later Maldives Transport and Contracting Company's Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger, “Mahaa Jarraaf” docked in Funadhoo on 15 January 2018, and started land reclamation for the island's airport development project.

A sum of 21 hectares of land was reclaimed from the west of the island's northern side for the development of domestic airport.

The Funadhoo Airport has a 1,200-meter-long and 30-meter-wide runway, coupled with a 90-meter taxiway and a 150-meter-long and 50-meter wide apron,[9] Surface: Asphalt, Strength: PCN15/F/B/X/T Construction is complete on the airport terminal building, but remains ongoing on the fire building and fire pond.