It was constructed in 1964, and the paved runway was inaugurated in 1972 with a Caravelle flight of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
Simultaneously he continued his aviation career, as a test pilot, participating in the development of Sud Aviation’s Caravelle.
The engine, as redesigned, went on to power landmark aircraft such as the English Electric Canberra bomber, and the de Havilland Comet and Sud Aviation Caravelle airliners.
Finnair Flight 405, a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle that was hijacked on September 30, 1978 en route from Oulu to Helsinki.
In 1972 an Iberia Caravelle airliner crashed against Sa Talaiassa killing all 104 people on board.