The airport is located 5 km (3.1 mi) south[1] of the city centre of Bacău.

BlueAero, its administrator, was 100% owned by the fully private airline Blue Air.

When Blue Air was sold because its parent company's holding went into bankruptcy, the airport was returned to the local government administration.

The modernization promised in the takeover contract was completed to a less than 10% status due to financial problems in the holding.

[6] In February 2014, the new owners, a 50-50 joint venture between the city and county public administrations, started a new modernization program.