Since its creation in 1955, Paris-Beauvais Airport has been continually developing and modernising. Today it welcomes around 4 million passengers every year.
In 1955, the concession of the Oise Chamber of Commerce and Industry is established: Paris-Beauvais Airport opens for commercial flights. The first route, serving England, is inaugurated the following year, in 1956.
In 1980, Terminal 1 is inaugurated.
In 1997, the airline Ryanair arrives at the airport.
In 2006, the Joint Association of the Beauvais – Tillé Airport (SMABT) is created. In 2007, the State transfers ownership of the airport to the SMABT. The Beauvais airport management and operation company (SAGEB) is created in 2008, spurring new development.
To improve travel conditions for passengers, Terminal 2 is built in 2010. Then in 2011, the airport installs the Category III Instrument Landing System, making it possible to conduct airplane movements in very low visibility conditions (fog, heavy rain).
In 2014, modernisation works are in full swing: overhaul of the Whisky taxiway, of Terminal 1 airplane parking and of runway 04-22.
In 2015, the bus station is created, optimising public transport access to the airport and improving travel conditions for the millions of passengers passing through it every year.