It is located 30 miles (48 km) from Washington, D.C. An airport for Manassas was proposed in 1930, when the mayor was Harry P.

Colgan returned to Manassas for a period of time in the mid 1990s operating under their own brand and providing flights to Washington Dulles.

"[9] The Manassas City Council approved the proposal unanimously on July 24, 2023, with commercial operations expected in two years.

[10] In the year ending December 31, 2021 the airport had 87,900 aircraft operations, average 241 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military.

[3] Manassas houses 26 businesses operating onsite ranging from maintenance, flight schools, aircraft charter, and avionics.