[citation needed] In 2015, the State government handed over 468.43 acres (189.57 ha) of land to the AAI for expansion of the airport.

Airport has CNS/ATM[clarification needed] facility like VHF, ATIS, DVR, AFTN, DVOR/DME, ADS-B, RCAG.

The runway is capable of serving narrow body aircraft including Airbus 320 family/Boeing 737-800 and is equipped with night landing facilities, DVOR/DME, NDB and precision approach path indicator.

The newly expanded runway, 2,750 m (9,022 ft) long, was successfully trialed by a Delhi–Jabalpur IndiGo Airlines flight on Saturday, 27 May 2023, and came under regular operation the next week.

The airport is equipped with runway lighting, car-calling, night landing facilities, a food stall and an ATM.

(10,701 m2), with a capacity to handle 800 passengers during peak hours is constructed and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing on 10 March 2024.

The new terminal also includes the extension of runway to 2,750 metres (9,022 ft) from the current 1,988 metres (6,522 ft) with one end with ILS facility, a 14 km (8.7 mi) long boundary wall, a 5 km (3.1 mi) long approach road connecting airport to the city, a 32-metre (105 ft) high new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower cum technical block, apron, taxiway, isolation bay and a fire station at a cost of Rs.