On July 10, 2006, The construction of Baishan Changbaishan Airport began on July 10, 2006. It was planned to meet the annual passenger throughput of 540,000 by 2015 and was classified as a 4C flight zone. The construction work was officially completed and the airport was opened to traffic on August 3, 2008.

In 2016, passenger throughput increased to 537,709, approaching the design target of 540,000. In 2017, Changbaishan Airport handled 7,276 aircraft takeoffs and landings and 626,884 passengers, exceeding its design target.

In 2017, Changbaishan Airport launched an expansion project. The project aimed to add a second terminal (T2) to the airport. It included increasing the total terminal area to approximately 30,000 square meters, increasing the number of boarding bridges to 6, increasing the apron area to 95,000 square meters, increasing the number of aircraft parking positions to 20, and occupying 342.18 hectares of land.

From May 15 to 17, 2023, the Civil Aviation Administration of Northeast China conducted industry acceptance and occupancy permit review for the expansion project of Changbaishan Airport. On June 22, 2025, T2 of Changbaishan Airport in Baishan was put into operation. It was designed to handle 1.8 million passengers, 3,400 tons of cargo annually, and 18,750 flights annually.