Additionally, it accommodates military facilities for the Mexican Navy and supports various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities.

However, the financial resources for this project were provided by the United States government through Pan American Airlines, with funding authorized by special allocations from the U.S. Congress.

During World War II, the Naval Aviation School was established in 1943 at Las Bajadas, using aircraft that had previously belonged to the Mexican Air Force.

Adjacent lands were acquired to meet the requirements of a new airport project, which included runways, taxiways, commercial and general aviation platforms, a control tower, a passenger terminal, parking lots, an access road, a machinery room, and a fuel station.

[4] During the 1990s, the airport became a part of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, which marked the first instance of a concession to private initiative within this group.

This consortium includes airports in Cancún, Cozumel, Huatulco, Mérida, Minatitlán, Oaxaca, Tapachula, Villahermosa, and Veracruz.

In 1999 the Mexican Navy started a program to build kit planes and light helicopters at the Naval Air Base.

The ground floor houses the main entrance, a check-in area, and the arrivals section, which includes customs and immigration facilities along with four baggage claim carousels.

Concourse B (Gates B1-8) is situated on the ground floor's northern end of the terminal and is primarily used by Aerus, TAR, Viva Aerobus, and Volaris.