The history of aviation in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German federal state Saarland, began on 17 September 1928 in the district of St. Arnual.

The first plane to use the airport was a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt stopping en route to Paris.

The airport's suboptimal location meant winter flights were not possible and bad weather and poor flying conditions caused frequent problems.

In 2006, one day when Hapagfly flew from Heraklion to Saarbrücken, there were bad weather conditions at the airport.

[4] After Hapagfly left, Air Berlin opened routes from Saarbrücken to Palma de Mallorca and Berlin–Tegel Airport, but it ceased flying in 2017.

Additionally, Luxair has made Saarbrücken Airport its secondary hub due to its proximity to Luxembourg.

[6] Saarbrücken Airport consists of one passenger terminal building which features check-in-facilities as well as some shops and restaurants and a covered observation deck.

The project had received funding from the SESAR Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730195 and No 874470.