It was developed and operated by his company, Villa Group, on land leased from the government.

[4] The airport opened up direct transportation facilities to two of their flagship resorts located on adjacent islands.

The opening of the airport coincided with Villa's entry into the aviation industry, the founding of a new airline Villa Air (operating as Flyme), to operate from the airport.

[6] In January 2015, Flyme started seaplane operations out of Villa Airport.

[7] The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet (2 m) above mean sea level.