It is located four kilometers northeast of the Kabankalan City Proper on a 100-hectare site in Barangay Hilamonan.

[1] The airport was mentioned in the 2006 State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, although the project is not receiving any funding from the Philippine government.

[2] As of 2022, the installation of the concrete for the runway had neared completion, but funds for the construction of the terminal had not yet been allocated.

Kabankalan City Domestic Airport will initially contain both cargo and passenger terminals, a control tower and loading and navigation systems.

[6] However, equipment and personnel instead from the old Bacolod City Domestic Airport will run and man the facility.