Aerobatic pilots from California and the southwest US regularly use it for practice and major competitive events; users have included three past national champions.

Two annual competitions are sponsored by the San Diego Aerobatic Club,[3] in April and October.

Borrego Springs Airlines, a locally based commuter air carrier, was serving the airport from the late 1960s with scheduled nonstop flights to San Diego (SAN) and Palm Springs (PSP) operated with Cessna 402 twin prop aircraft.

[4] By 1975, the airline had changed its name to Sun Aire Lines and upgraded its fleet with 19-passenger seat Swearingen Metro II turboprops and was continuing to operate nonstop service to San Diego and Palm Springs.

[6] In 1984, Sun Aire was acquired by SkyWest Airlines which in turn continued to serve Borrego Springs with Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (Metro III) propjets with flights to several destinations in southern California and Arizona.