The airfield is formally the responsibility of the Swiss Air Force, but is operated by the Civil Airport Buochs AG.

[2] The air base is, at both end of the runway, equipped with retractable Arresting gear devices (used by the F/A-18 and in case of a problem by the F-5).

Also often Pilatus PC-6, PC-7, Alouette III, Super Puma, Mirage IIIDS were used from Buochs, rarely was its use as alternate airport for F/A-18 .

The airfield is also used for different occasions, the trade show "Iheimisch» Nidwaldner the trader was held there in May 2012[3] and in September of the same year, the 4th Air Show Swiss Aero Expo[4] In July 2010, the 35th World Championship of the Army paratroopers took place in the square, parallel to this, a big concert with Bonnie Tyler was held.

On 1 August 2014, the Airshow PC-7 Team has for the first time officially, the show flown with smoke generators on the airfield Buochs.