[4] On September 13, 2023, the airport announced the arrival of the new airline Swiss International Air Lines, which will operate a direct route from Košice to Zurich starting from June 2024.

During the summer flight schedule of 2024, the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will fly from Košice to the Croatian city of Zadar twice a week.

Additionally, a direct route to Dublin will also be resumed from the summer flight schedule of 2024.

The foundation of the SNP Air Force Academy in 1973 strengthened aviation in the then republic of Czechoslovakia.

Between 1974 and 1977, the runway was increased by 1,100 m (3,600 ft), the power supply rebuilt and a lighting system installed to meet CAT II ICAO specifications.

In 2004, the business company Letisko Košice - Airport Kosice, a.s. was established, in which a strategic partner joined in 2006.

Carriers who want to introduce new lines are designated Growth Incentive Scheme, which reduces their fees.

[27] The airport lies directly adjacent to the highway which leads to the ring road.