1950 - 1952: Construction of military airport by the French military

Jan. 1953: French relinquish command of airfield to Canadian armed forces

1953 - 1969: Airport Zweibrücken (ZQW) under Canadian command

Aug. 1969: Canadians relinquish command of military airport to American Air Force (USAF)

1969 - 1991: ZQW under U.S. Air Force command

30.09.1991: Termination of the East-West-Conflict: Rhineland-Palatinate hands over five of eight american military bases to Germany. Withdrawal of the U.S. Air Force from ZQW

Feb. 1992: Foundation of the development company Zweibrücken limited company (EFZG) with the county and the association (ZEF) as proprietors

29.09.1992: Operating Licence for the commecial airport is issued

28.05.1994: Landing of the first civillian flight in Zweibrücken

02.09.1994: Official commissioning of the commercial airport. Approval granted for daytime VFR flights between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

01.01.1996: Foundation of the operating company Airport Zweibrücken limited company (FZG)

27 01.1997: Approval for flights under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) granted

25.10.1998: First charter flight from ZQW to Mallorca

01 04.1999: Official opening of terminal with a capacity of handling 500 passengers per hour

05.1999: CAT I Instrument Landing System (ILS) for runways 03 and 21 goes into operation

19. 07.1999: A Boeing 747-400 freighter from Cargolux makes its first landing

Sep. 2000: First landing of Antonov AN 124

15.09.2006: First scheduled Germanwings flight to Berlin

30.03.2007: Start TUIfly