Due to its nature and location, Springbank is the base of operations for many flight training schools, providing flight training services for the greater Calgary area.

It is home to the Calgary Flying Club, the Mount Royal University Aviation Diploma program, and the Springbank Air Training College.

CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

A tanker base was constructed by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (ASRD[6]) and Conair[7] operates a fleet of aircraft out of this base during the wildfire season.

The airport has been the host of the biennial Wings Over Springbank[usurped] air show.