The airport is now undergoing development for expansion. Minangkabau International Airport is the third airport in Indonesia, after Soekarno–Hatta Airport at Cengkareng and Kuala Namu International Airport in Medan to be constructed from scratch. Upon completion of all planned renovations, it will have better facilities for passengers and operators. The airport can accommodate wide-body aircraft like Airbus A330, Boeing 747-400, or Boeing 777.
The construction was carried out by the main contractors Shimizu and Marubeni of Japan JO and Adhi Karya from Indonesia. The new airport construction cost approximately 9.4 billion yen, in the form of a soft loan from Japan Bank International Corporation (JICB) and the state budget of around Rp 97.6 billion (10% of it). The relocation from Tabing Airport to Minangkabau International Airport was done because the old airport could no longer meet the requirements in terms of flight safety. The airport was built in 2001, replacing Tabing Airport, which had been operating for 34 years.
Minangkabau International Airport is located 23 km from the center of the city of Padang, occupying an area of 427 hectares as the main gateway to West Sumatra.
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