[1] A racecourse owned by prominent local grazier Arthur Macarthur-Onslow originally occupied the site of the Camden aerodrome.

The shooting of the film Silks and Saddles at the track involved an Avro 504K biplane piloted by Edgar Percival landing on the set, and the occasion led to Macarthur-Onslow's sons Edward, Denzil and Andrew displaying a keen interest in aviation.

[4][5] By 1935, the Macarthur-Onslow family owned several aircraft including a de Havilland Hornet Moth and a Comper Swift which they stored in a shed on the property.

4 Squadron RAAF moved to Camden from Canberra equipped with CAC Wirraways, but were redeployed to Kingaroy, Queensland, in September.

15 Squadron RAAF was formed as a maritime patrol unit at Camden on 27 January 1944 equipped with Australian built versions of the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber.

The conversion was complete by July, and the squadron departed to forward operating bases in northern Australia.

83 Squadron RAAF equipped with Australian built CAC Boomerang fighters arrived at Camden from Gove in the Northern Territory in August 1944.

By 1962, a control tower had been built on the site, and in 1978 the primary taxiway providing access between the apron and runway was sealed.

[citation needed] The airport was used as the car-testing track for the television series Top Gear Australia.

[citation needed] In 2020 a Preliminary Draft Master Plan (MP) has been prepared for public review and comment.