It is bordered on the south by the Mason County Fairgrounds, on the north by a business park and Dayton Airport Road, on the west by the Washington State Patrol Training Academy, and on the east by U.S. Highway 101.

The airport closed down as a naval air installation in 1955 and sat unused for eleven years until reopening in August 1966.

At the reopening dedication on August 28, it was deeded back to the Port of Shelton (who owns the airport today), christened "Sanderson Field" and the facilities improved.

In late 1993, a chainlink security fence was added to the perimeter of the airport and in 1994 five new hangars were built at the southeast corner.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 47,930 aircraft operations, an average of 131 per day: 79% general aviation, 20% military and <1% air taxi.