The airstrip was built by US defense in 1956, in order to support a Distant Early Warning Line station.

Like some other airports in Greenland it was not built at a location suitable for civilian travel, i.e. not near the local major settlement.

The team recovered a P-38 in 1992 and when rebuilt to flying condition the aircraft was named Glacier Girl.

[3] Given the increasing number of passengers travelling through the airport due to connections provided by Icelandair, both domestic to Nuuk and international to Iceland, the number of fixed-schedule helicopter flights to Tasiilaq[4] is not sufficient to cover demand, due to a single Bell 212 helicopter of Air Greenland stationed at the airport.

[5] Kulusuk Airport has, in cooperation with Icelandair, installed de-icing facilities since the winter of 2014–2015.