The airport was built to replace the city's former Alejo García Airport, which eventually was surrounded by the city's development.
During the decade of the 90's, the airport generated much movement and had up to four flights per day with airlines such as Ladesa, Arpa and the Military Transport.[6]
In 2013, the administrator of the airport, Gerardo Brítez Mussa, stated that people of Paraguay must acquire the habbit of travelling by airplane and that the airport needs more operations of passengers.[7]
"The Paraguayans must acquire the culture of air travel, for a better advantage of our day and age and a better quality of life, because the non use of air travel is not only because of the cost but because we have not acquired this mode of life. This will allow companies that come, to stay" States Brítez Mussa.[8]