[1] Betzet is known in historical records as one of several places along the route to Tyre where produce transported from the Land of Israel was often sold in the local marketplaces, mentioned as such in the Tosefta (Shevi'it 4:8-ff.)

[3] Moshav Betzet was founded in 1951 on land formerly belonging to the Palestinian village al-Bassa, which was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

During the 2023 war between Hamas and Israel, northern Israeli border communities, including Betzet, faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, and were evacuated.

There are numerous derelict structures from the British era on site; they include AA gun mounts, hardened aircraft shelters, and hangars.

The aerodrome grounds are used today as agricultural land and contain banana, olive and pomegranate groves.