The 543-hectare (1,340-acre) airport will be able to serve 500,000 passengers per year, according to the government website.

[2] By 2017, Binh Thuan People's Committee proposed to upgrade Phan Thiet 4C Airport to level 4E, runway from 2,400 m to 3,050 m in length to be able to exploit international flights in the future.

On 5 April 2021, Phan Thiet airport project in Thien Nghiep commune resumed for construction by the Vietnam's Ministry of Defense, the project will be completed by the end of 2022.

Phan Thiet Airport was approved by the Prime Minister in 2009, covering 543 hectares.

[3] On 29 July 2024, the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) 920th Air Training Regiment of the Air Force Officer's College finished moving all of its Iak-52 trainer aircraft from its old base at Cam Ranh International Airport to the new base at airport.