The airport was named in honor of Fernando Espinosa Gutiérrez, a prominent engineer from Querétaro.

In 1986, the State Government decided to expand and modernize it, granting operational rights to the state-owned entity Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA).

[1] In the 1990s, there were efforts to establish Querétaro, alongside Toluca, Cuernavaca, and Puebla airports, as alternatives to alleviate air traffic congestion in the Mexico City Area.

The construction process kicked off on July 12, 2002, and the new Querétaro Intercontinental Airport commenced operations on November 28, 2004.

Following its operational phase, the airport underwent dismantling and was subsequently donated to the Autonomous University of Querétaro.