Due to its geographical location, the airport has been only catering to the regional traffic it receives from its local city, Turbat, but the surrounding towns and villages as well.

The airport started out in the mid-1970s, when the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan constructed a runway and an apron to handle small turboprop aircraft.

In 1983, a briefing area was constructed to allow family members of passengers seeing off their relatives, as well as an air traffic control building.

The Pakistan State Oil decided to provide aviation fuel to flights handled at the airport and built their own facility in 1994.

The local government and the CAA have reported to be upgrading the airport to meet international standards in 2009 with new lounges, control tower and more apron space to handle more flights.