The airport was opened in October 1979.<ref name="CAAN"/> In 2015, the runway was renovated and upgraded from a gassgrass/clay to concrete.<ref>{{cite web |title=Test Flight conducted after reopening of Ramechhap Airport |url=https://www.aviationnepal.com/test-flight-conducted-after-reopening-of-ramechhap-airport/ |publisher=Aviation Nepal |accessdate=1 April 2019 |date=9 August 2016}}</ref> In 2019, as the runway of [[Tribhuvan International Airport]] in [[Kathmandu]] was being renovated and the airport was closed over night, all flights to [[Lukla Airport|Lukla]] were operated from Ramechhap Airport, the closest airport to Kathmandu, as these flights need to take off early in the morning to not get caught in dangerous winds in Lukla.<ref name="Ramechhap">{{cite web |title=Lukla flight operation from Ramechhap initiates today |url=https://www.aviationnepal.com/lukla-flight-operation-from-ramechhap-initiates-today/ |publisher=Aviation Nepal |accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="Ramechhap2">{{cite web |title=Domestic airline companies issue travel alert for passengers |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/domestic-airline-companies-issue-travel-alert-for-passengers/ |publisher=The Himalayan Times |accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=More than luck in Lukla |url=https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/more-than-luck-in-lukla/ |publisher=Nepali Times |accessdate=12 April 2019 |date=4 January 2019}}</ref> However, the airport had serious problems handling the mass of [[Tourism in Nepal|tourists traveling to Lukla]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Misery of Ramechhap Airport; sheer negligence of CAAN |url=https://www.aviationnepal.com/misery-of-ramechhap-airport-sheer-negligence-of-caan/ |publisher=Aviation Nepal |accessdate=12 April 2019 |date=8 April 2019}}</ref>
