[1] The original grass airfield was occupied and expanded by the Imperial Japanese in spring 1942.

The airport was partially destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis of the 1990s and had been closed since then.

In February 2012 the owners announced their intention to reopen the airport.

In a ceremony held on December 12, 2014 the airport was officially reopened by the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, and by the president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, John Momis.

[3] For the time being the airport can only accommodate aircraft the size of Bombardier Dash 8 or smaller.