The 35th independent mixed air squadron (military unit 33782) is based at the airfield,[1] equipped with MI-8 helicopters, with AN-26 and AN-72 transport aircraft.

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Zhitkur military airfield, located 52 km north-east of the current airfield and 125 km east of Volgograd, was used for aviation support of the area, with an unpaved runway 1,060 m (3,480 ft) long and 80 m (260 ft) wide.

[3] In 1953, due to the expansion of the Kapustin Yar test site, the village of Zhitkur ceased to exist, residents were relocated to other locations.

Somewhat later, a flight of aircraft Yak-12 of the 19th Separate Mixed Squadron began to be based at the Aralsk airfield, which performed tasks for the delivery of measurement information and the search for products.

In 1958, a concrete runway was built at the aerodrome, which made it possible to carry out flights without fail during the autumn and spring soaking season.