In 1998, a number of its facilities located in Orenburg, Aviagorodok-2 (Pristantsionny village) were transferred to municipal ownership.

[citation needed] 117th Berlin Order of Kutuzov III degree Independent Aviation Regiment for Electronic Warfare flying Antonov An-12PPS aircraft arrived from Siauliai in Lithuania in 1994.

It was then redesignated a Military Transport Aviation Regiment (117 OVTAP) and starting flying the Ilyushin Il-76.

Also based at the airport is the 102nd Separate Mixed Aviation Squadron (102nd OSAE), part of the 31st Missile Army, Strategic Rocket Forces.

Previously the base also hosted units of the now disbanded Orenburg Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.