The airport was founded and opened in September 1961 and was nationally owned until December 2009.

It has lost many passengers, and was considered to be too small for a national airport.

It had been declining for years and finally closed in 2020 after reduced demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

In the arrival terminal there is a telephone direct connected to the local taxi company.

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