[1] During the 1920s, there were no other civil aerodromes in the kingdoms of Cochin, Travancore and the Malabar District at the time of the British ruled Madras Presidency.

With the commissioning of Trivandrum International Airport in 1932 at state capital 57 kilometres (35 mi) to the south, the aerodrome fell into disuse and came to be known as the Asramam Maidan.

[2] During 2009 -2012, local authorities made plans to revive the aerodrome for a flying academy[3] with a 4,000 foot runway for light aircraft.

However, since the site was now surrounded by several high-rising structures like buildings and cell phone towers and the proposal met with objections from the local population, the plans were discarded.

In February 2020, the state government submitted a feasibility study report to Civil Aviation Ministry of India in this regard.