History
At the end of World War II, Swiss authorities identified existing locations that were to be modernized with new regional airports, as second tiers of infrastructure to support the primary urban airports, with Samedan being one of the five.
On 17 August 2025, there was a referendum about the question if the 11 municipalities of the Upper Engadine are contributing 38 million of an 68.5 million Swiss francs investment to modernize the airport. The other 30.5 mio SFR are coming from the federal government and the canton
Grisons 
. Rega is also building a new base at its own expense as part of the expansion.