The squadron was assigned to the 13th Ferrying Group which was responsible for a region spanning El Geneine, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, now in West Darfur, to Karachi, British India (now Pakistan), and from Cairo, Egypt, to Tehran, Iran.

The death of Oliver Rixham, a RAF officer in 1942, serving at the base, led to research which identifies some additional information on activity [4] Several articles (March-June 2015) by RAF service members during WW2 can be found; one account refers to the capture of two civilian Italian transport aircraft when war with Italy began - as they shared the airfield.

The Khartoum VOR-DME (Ident: KTM) is located 15.2 nautical miles (28 km) south of the air base.

[3] As part of the evacuation of British nationals from Sudan, elements of the British Armed Forces arrived at the airfield, with agreement of the Sudanese government, to conduct an airlift evacuation using RAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft.

According to one source, the British had to pay the SAF to allow them access, which resulted in at least half a day's delay for German rescuers.

RSF fighters in about 20 trucks positioned east of the Nile were trying to cross a bridge to reach the airfield, but were met by heavy artillery from the SAF.