It was established in Baherove on August 21, 1947 by USSR Council of Ministers resolution.

The first atomic charges were designed for aerial bombs, compatible with long-range bomber Tu-4.

A fighter regiment was attached to the 71st Air Force Test Range until the 1960s.

The branch and school were transferred to Ukrainian Air Force in 1992 and dissolved in 1996, with the garrison falling into neglect.

After Russia's annexation of the peninsula in 2014, the air base was dismantled by Russian authorities in 2016 and only two partially intact taxiways remain.