Located on Chita's north side, this base contains a number of hangars and ramp areas.

During Second World War, units of the 12th Air Army were stationed at Chita Northwest.

As a squadron and as a regiment, up until 2002, it had been part of the 36th Combined Arms Army of the Transbaikal Military District.

On March 14, 2020 a Mi-8 military helicopter (according to other data Mi-35M[5]) from the Cheryomushki airfield became irritated[clarification needed] by a residential building and fired a 23-mm cannon at it.

[6] The 2nd Independent Aviation Squadron of the National Guard of Russia was based at the field in 2022, operating Mil Mi-8MTV-2 helicopters as part of the service's Siberian Regional Command.