The municipal airport is used by the helicopter operator Fonnafly as well as for hanggliding, parachuting and sailplane activities.

The Bergen Line was being constructed and by placing a base on the railway it would be possible to have quick access to Eastern Norway.

[1] The airport was established in 1935,[2] when the Norwegian Army Air Service built a small airfield, aligned southwest–northeast.

Work with expanding the airport commenced in May, and was conducted based on the need for defending Bergen.

[6] Bømoen soon developed into an important center for sailplane flights, and attracted participants from throughout Hordaland and Valdres.

During the negotiations the municipality attempted to secure purchasing only the airport, but no the rest of the base.

An agreement was struck whereby the municipality was granted a land lease until 2073 for 7.5 hectares (19 acres) consisting of the runway, taxiways and the apron.

[13] Skydive Voss has an 800-square-meter (8,600 sq ft) club house at the airport, which in addition to course and technical facilities has accommodation for eighteen people.

The accident took place during a failed abortion of an approach, causing the aircraft to crash into the forests near the airport.