The airport is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of central Växjö.

The airport is owned by Kronoberg county and Växjö municipality.

After 2007, international traffic greatly increased with low price airlines like Ryanair and Wizzair.

Charter flights to Southern Europe and the Canary Islands have also increased.

In April 2020, the Stockholm route was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was restarted in August 2021.