[2] The airport has one terminal with 3 gates, 7 check-in counters and 16 stands for medium and light aircraft, and a 3.5 km long CAT II/III runway.

In 1970, due to the demographic growth of the city, the local chamber of commerce urged the provincial government of Álava [es] to study the establishment of regular passenger flights.

[6] The provincial government, which had funded the construction, had envisioned the airport as the main gateway to the Basque Country.

However, the initial offer of regular flights soon declined due to nearby Bilbao Airport being located closer to the main population centers.

[citation needed] During the summer of 2015, Air Nostrum offered flights to Palma de Mallorca, Mahón and Jerez.[2][importance?]

[15] Flights to Mallorca were added in April 2019,[16] at the same time Ryanair announced plans to expand their service to the airport by 40%, with the goal of reaching 160,000 passengers.