Envisioned as the future unified international airport for the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod by former Guimaras Gov.

However, the project was mothballed due to the opening of the international airports in Cabatuan, Iloilo, and Silay, Negros Occidental, serving their respective cities.

The project lost momentum when Governor Lopez retired from politics in 2004.

[1] Last April 17, 2013, the airport was opened to serve as a campus of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA), in partnership with Guimaras State College and the Provincial Government of Guimaras.

Felipe Hilan Nava, the airport is being planned for seasonal or limited regular commercial operations to boost the tourism industry of the province.