[9] On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed after Swami Vivekananda, the iconic Hindu monk and philosopher who spent three years of his youth in Raipur between 1877 and 1879.

[3] The airport boasts longest runway in Central India which extends to 3,250 m (10,660 ft).

The airfield is equipped with night landing facilities such as ILS CAT II[13] instrument landing system (ILS) at Runway 24, and navigational aids such as ADS-B,[14] DVOR, DME, NDB, and PAPI.

Ahmedabad based GSEC Limited has bagged the contract to operate and maintain the CUDCT for an initial period of five years.

[18] In 2023, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel laid the foundation stone of Aerocity near Raipur Airport in 25 acre of land in Ramchandi area of Naya Raipur, with plans to have high-end hotels, a convention center, shopping complexes, and upscale restaurants and entertainment facilities.