It is situated near the Swat River and between the villages of Dherai and Kanju in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

The airport was built in 1978, and two daily flights were available to Peshawar and Islamabad before the airport was shut down during the First Battle of Swat in 2007.

[1] However, this reopening was repeatedly delayed due to the security situation.

Nevertheless, after a hiatus of 17 years, the flight operation at the airport resumed in March 2021.

[2] Visitors traveling to Swat Valley and the Malam Jabba ski resort during the summer season use this airport to reach Swat District.