Initially, the airport had a short clay airstrip but it was then extended and paved with pierced steel planking to be able to handle larger planes like the Douglas DC-3.

In October 1952, the outpost was fortified to create a hedgehog defense against the Viet Minh forces in what was to become the Battle of Nà Sản.

In August 1953, French forces withdrew from the outpost and Nà Sản Airport was abandoned afterward.

However, Nà Sản Airport was dropped from the modified planning of Vietnam's air transport development released in February 2018.

[7] In August 2022, the Son La Province People's Committee has officially submitted the proposal to the Prime Minister and the whole Vietnamese Government for review.