The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land and began as a holding room facility in 1977.

It was upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981 and afterwards moved to its current site months later to meet the strategic requirements for the military.

On 1 June 2001, it was promoted to become a second class airport, and in September it began its expansion construction to move industries eastwards and boost the local tourism industries.

[4] Since 2014, the school APEX flight academy is located on the airport.

[2] The airport is accessible within walking distance South East from Kangle Station of the Taiwan Railways.