[5] The groundbreaking ceremony of the new Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport was held in June 2015.

In June 2020, the terminal building construction and civil aviation professional project passed completion acceptance.

[7] Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport officially opened to the public on 12 August 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The roof of the terminal is made out of 0.5 millimetres (0.020 in) thick stainless steel, and spans 223,000 square metres (2,400,000 sq ft).

For departing passengers from Weifang, Linyi and Rizhao, the city terminals serve in-town early check-in service before arriving at the Qingdao airport, which are located in Weifang North, Linyi North and Rizhao West railway station.