The Oaks airfield was constructed in 1942 as a satellite field of Camden Airport, at the time a major operational base and RAAF station.

[2] The construction of Burragorang Road between the late 1940s and 1960 as the main access to Warragamba Dam cut across the original runway, and only the southern end of the site is still used for aviation purposes.

As the airport is not a licensed aerodrome and does not have a control tower, simultaneous operations on parallel runways are not permitted, so only one of these strips is in use at any one time, adopting the designation 18/36.

[6] The nearby, Oaks Township is an important landmark for visual flight rules pilots when approaching Camden Airport, placing this Aircraft Landing Area their approach-path.

The Oaks is an emergency alternative to Camden and Bankstown for general aviation traffic and prior permission is required (PPR) to land.

As of 2009, the owner and management were working with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to upgrade The Oaks airfield as a registered airport to increase the scope of operations.