It features displaced thresholds and runway turnarounds at either end in place of a parallel taxiway.

Two small concrete aprons have been constructed to provide parking and maintenance facilities, some of the several additions made by the US military since 2013.

Other additions include a perimeter fence, guard towers, and vehicle access gates.

[5][6] The move came after the Djiboutian government expressed concern over a number of recent drone mishaps and accidents at the American Camp Lemonnier Naval Expeditionary Base, which serves as a hub for counterterrorism operations in Yemen and Somalia.

The Djiboutian authorities consequently asked U.S. officials to relocate the drones to the rarely used Chabelley Airfield.