Since March 1957, the 283rd separate mixed aviation squadron (aircraft Li-2) was based at the airfield.

In March–October 1958, the 679th Separate Aviation Regiment was formed on the basis of a Soviet Air Force squadron.

[1] In addition to 679 officers, it included the 678th Guards Trans-Baikal Mixed Aviation Regiment (which arrived in mid-October 1959), 297th Aviation Technical Base, 305th Separate Radio Lighting Division, 1157th Separate Radar Company.

On their base, the 737th Fighter Aviation Regiment and the 155th Radio Engineering Battalion were formed.

In October 1990, the 679 OITAP was disbanded, and on its basis, the 54th Separate Test Aviation Squadron (equipped with An-12 and An-26 aircraft, helicopters Mi-8T) were formed.