The airport, which opened on July 11, 1983, serves mostly general aviation and includes facilities for aircraft maintenance, flight training and parking.

A 40-hectare residential community was developed that included amenities such as a grocery store, social club, gymnasium and a sports field.

The station eventually closed in 1971 due to the installation of nearby power lines in Ladner that made gathering signals difficult.

The field was initially owned and operated by Transport Canada until it was sold to the City of Delta for a nominal fee of $1.

Under the terms of the lease, driver training, autocross and drag racing were removed from the airport, allowing Alpha Aviation to focus on runway, facility and land-use improvements.

In April 2008, Alpha Aviation established a fixed-base operation (FBO) and Alpha Executive Air began operating regularly scheduled flights twice daily between Boundary Bay Airport and Victoria International Airport on Vancouver Island, as well as chartered aircraft services.

As of 2010, Alpha Executive Air ceased operations but the FBO is open serving business, corporate, and general aviation customers.

Under Alpha Aviation, significant investments have been made to improve airport facilities and infrastructure, such as runway extensions to all runways, installation of PAPI lighting, construction of new fuel facilities, and the construction of multiple hangars including a 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2) maintenance hangar.