It has a total area of 770 acres (312 ha), and is the second busiest airport in Gujarat after Ahmedabad, in terms of both aircraft movements and passenger traffic.

Safari Airways, owned by Vijaypat Singhania of Raymond Group, operated regular services to Bombay and Bhavnagar using Douglas DC-3 aircraft in the 1970s.

Subsequently, commercial services resumed on 6 May 2007, with an Indian Airlines Airbus A319 flight to Delhi flagged off by the former Minister of Civil Aviation, Praful Patel.

[16] The new airport terminal building was inaugurated on 27 February 2009 by the former Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Dinsha Patel.

[14] The terminal building, constructed at the cost of ₹400 million, has a total floor area of 8,500 m2 (91,000 sq ft) and can handle 240 passengers per hour.

It is designed keeping the local culture and heritage in mind, so, the facade is inspired by the old Kashta houses of Rander, a costal town in Surat district.

It is also equipped with sustainability features and has been made eco-friendly with a Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) 4-star compliant, given for including a double-insulated roofing system, a low-heat gain double-glazing unit, canopies for energy saving, a rainwater harvesting system, sewage treatment and water treatment plants among others.

[18] The other infrastructure developments at the airport added includes an extension of the apron for an additional 10 bays for code 'C' type aircraft, and a full-length parallel taxiway connecting the runway.