The airport was opened to air traffic in 1957 to be used for military purposes; in 1990, DHMİ (State Airports Authority)[1] built a 2,217-square-metre (23,860 sq ft) terminal building to begin to serve the civilian air traffic.

Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport closed air traffic with decision of cabinet on 31 January 2002, and opened air traffic with decision of cabinet on 17 October 2003.

The airport was closed again to air traffic on 15 April 2006 due to the repair of the runway and expansion work, and 01/19 width of the runway has been removed from 30 meters to 45 meters.

The new terminal building opened for use on 18 December 2010 with an annual capacity of 3 million passengers.

The original terminal building meets the standards of today's airport was built as an architecture with a modern facility.