Located approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) south of central Toyama,[2] the airport is part of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route and is the closest international airport to UNESCO World Heritage Site of Gokayama.

In 1984, the runway was lengthened from 1200 to 2000 meters to accommodate jet operations and a new terminal building was completed.

The terminal building is outside the river, and the boarding bridge built across the levee is Japan's longest.

Because of the location of the riverbed, it was not possible to completely install the instrument landing system, which restricts operations in poor visibility due to heavy snow in winter.

In addition, physical restrictions are severe, as there is little space on the site and taxiways can not be made to both ends of the runway (there is no parallel taxiway, and planes must made takes a U-turn on a turning pad at the end of the runway for takeoff.