The airport is located 15 km east of the city center of Brest, situated between the village of Shebrin (to the south) and the M1 highway (to the north), part of the European route E30.

Additionally, Brest marks the starting point of the Russian railway corridor connecting Western Europe with Asia.

[13] The airport complex was designed to handle 400 passengers per hour and was equipped with a shop, restaurant, bar, and a canteen.

[11] During the time of the Soviet Union, air routes connected Brest with 15 cities across the USSR, including Moscow, Kyiv, Chișinău, Mineralnye Vody, Minsk, and Mogilev.

During the reconstruction, the turnaround pockets at the ends of the runway were modified, increasing their size and changing their shape (from semicircular to trapezoidal).

Additionally, the perimeter fence around the airport was completely replaced, and new lighting and signaling equipment from Siemens was installed (along the runway 290° course).

The second phase of reconstruction started in July 2018 and included the replacement of the asphalt-concrete surface at aircraft parking areas, the application of new runway and apron markings, partial reconstruction of the terminal complex, and the construction of new parking spaces for passengers and visitors.

[24] Brest Airport is currently equipped with an active Class B runway meeting ICAO Category I standards.

With very little and then no airline service, and with many empty spaces inside its terminal, Brest Airport was the setting of several movies for many years.

In 2010, the airport's interiors caught the attention of Russian filmmakers, who shot several scenes of the movie Vysotsky.

[11] Principal photography of the film A Dog Named Palma (2021) took place in Brest Airport.