Construction works finally began in October 2010 and were expected to be completed before Euro 2012; however the deadline was not met and instead the airport began to operate in July 2012.
As obras comezaron finalmente no mes de outubro de 2010 e agardábase o seu remate para antes da Eurocopa; porén, o prazo non se cumpriu e o aeroporto comezou a operar en xullo de 2012.