 Civilian air operations shifted to an area within the base on 10 November 1966, thus establishing Frank País Airport.As the tourism sector in Guardalavaca grew during the early 1990s, there was a need for a new international terminal, which was constructed in 1996 by Canadian infrastructure company Intelcan Technosystems.In 2007, the capacity of the terminal was doubled to 1,200 passengers per hour through a expansion, which took one year to complete.