[1] It is located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Olive Branch, Mississippi.

Simultaneous with construction of the university, Holiday Inn began work on a 3,000-acre (12 km2) industrial park and the Olive Branch Airport that opened in January, 1973.

[1] There is a fully functioning "Class D" control tower, with an up-link to Memphis International Airport's radar, which is staffed from 7am - 9pm CST daily.

[7] Facilities include a general aviation terminal, 25 conventional hangars, 26 T-hangar units, and 140 paved tie-down spaces.

They have a full-time staff of professional flight instructors and a large fleet of Cessna aircraft as well as a Piper Arrow and two Beechcraft Dutchess.

[9][11] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 85,247 aircraft operations, an average of 233 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi and 1% military.