With that, all airport operations were moved to the present site in 1957, situated in a plot of land under the jurisdictions of barangays Baybay, Gabu-An, and Mongpong.

Their operations were taken over by Philippine Airlines in 1973 when the re-elected Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s Martial Law government issued Letters of Instruction nos.

Roxas Airport later welcomed the jet age when Philippine Airlines flew a BAC-11 on their Manila-Roxas route.

In 2013, then-incumbent president Benigno Aquino III laid the foundation for the construction and expansion of Roxas Airport along with the improvement of its facilities.

The terminal features two X-ray machines, three check in counters, a children's lounge, clinic, and souvenir shops.

In 2016, the CAAP launched the airport's free wireless Internet network, in cooperation with PLDT and Smart Communications.