The airport is used as a military one, but there is an interest of foreign investors to be also used as a public one, mostly by tourists.

During the NATO Bombings of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, the airport was badly damaged.

The consortium of airport owners from Italy, led by the councillor in the Government of Italy, Adel Bertolini, spoke in Apatin with the management of that municipality about the possibility of adaptation of the existing military airport in Sombor into a centre for cargo and passenger transportation.

On the suggestion of the mayor of the municipality of Apatin, Živorad Smiljanić, it was agreed[citation needed] that the representatives of the Italian consortium should send the letter of intent in which they should define the conditions for design of feasibility study and the name of the potential investor.

The Ministry of Defence of Serbia must first give consent for turning a military airport into a civilian one.