[2] Riviera Airport is mainly used for general aviation in the Northern Mediterranean, with international travel and transport facilitated by the presence of Italian Customs.

While Monte-Carlo is less than an hour's travel by car, a helicopter company based at the airport can connect passengers from the runway directly to the Principality of Monaco in less than 20 minutes.

After being used by the military during World War II, all damage was repaired, and in 1946, scheduled flights to Rome began.

In the summer of 1997, commercial flights to Corsica, Sardinia and Rome were offered, however this met with little economic success.

[6] The new owner plans to modernize the airport and offer exclusive services for private and business jets operating in the region.