It was used for short periods by RAF squadrons that were rotated out of the zones in southern of England closest to German-occupied Europe.

Polish 308 (Krakowski) Squadron was the first to arrive, on 12 December 1941, from RAF Northolt before leaving on 1 April 1942.

[3] Support units working with all three Services also served there, calibrating anti-aircraft guns and towing targets for the Royal Navy.

611 (West Lancashire) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, moved here from Liverpool Airport at Speke.

Liverpool University Air Squadron- LUAS moved in from RAF Hooton Park on 2 July 1951.

[12] A BAe Hawk T1A, number XX247, was installed as the site's gate guardian in November 2017,[13][14] replacing an earlier Jet Provost.

[17] The 2012 rally had to be re-located and rescheduled[18] to nearby Victoria Park, Southport, Merseyside, on safety grounds.

[20] Basing the Merseyside Air Support Group at RAF Woodvale made the station something of a target for criminals.

[21] On 17 May 2010 the Merseyside Police helicopter was again attacked and grounded, after four masked intruders broke into the airbase at around 04:00 causing what was described as minor damage.