[1] The airport is built on the site of the Pocatello Army Airfield, a World War II training base.

Many of the base facilities have been razed, although four large hangars remain; it is also home to the Pocatello office of the National Weather Service.

The airport is home to the Kizuna Garden, built to commemorate the bond between Pocatello and its sister city Iwamizawa, Japan.

[4] Pocatello Regional Airport covers an area of 3,374 acres (5.3 sq mi; 13.7 km2) at an elevation of 4,452 feet (1,357 m) above sea level.

[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 27,317 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day: 70% general aviation, 25% air taxi, 4% scheduled commercial, and 1% military.