On 23 September 2010, Sarawak Minister of Finance and Public Health, Dato' Sri Wong Soon Koh had announced that the expansion project would commence.

[4] The first airport in Sibu was built in Teku, during World War II by the Japanese as a basic air strip.

Malayan Airways did transit flights from Singapore to Kuching, Sibu and stop at Labuan on every Tuesdays.

Another flight was operated by Douglas Dakota from Singapore to Kuching, Sibu, and stopped at North Borneo on Fridays.

[5] On 15 August 1990, a Lockheed C-130H Hercules belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force skidded off the runway and the aircraft had been written off.

[8] The maximum capacity of the parking apron was one Airbus, two Boeing 737-400s, two Fokker 50 and two Twin Otter or similar aircraft.

[8] In September 2010, an expansion project was underway to upgrade the terminal building and car park with the addition of more aerobridges.

[11] On 29 September 2014, a Singaporean training aircraft Beechcraft King Air C90B skidded off the runway during touchdown.

[13] The incident resulted in Sibu Airport closure until 10 April, and left 1,413 passengers were affected cancellations and delays of flights.