The aerodrome is located within the town limits of Belp,[2] and used to feature scheduled flights to some European metropolitan and several leisure destinations.

The aerodrome was established in 1929 by Alpar, a private airline that operated within Switzerland until the outbreak of World War II.

After the war, Alpar remained in business as the aerodrome's operator, supported by subsidies of the cantonal and city government.

Multiple attempts to build an international airport in or around Bern instead of the small regional aerodrome at Belpmoos failed.

[6] In December 2016, bmi regional ceased its flights from Munich Airport to Bern after two years which it served in direct competition with SkyWork Airlines.

The Biderhangar, one of the aerodrome's hangars built by Swiss aviation pioneer Oskar Bider, is listed as a heritage site of national significance.

The two turboprop DHC-6 Twin Otter and Beechcraft King Air are not usually used for VIP flights, but for the passenger transport as well as for the country's topography service.