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.

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.

[16] On 25 February 2025, an SAF Antonov An-26 transport aircraft crashed into a residential area during takeoff from the base, killing at least 46 people including Major-General Bahr Ahmed, a senior commander in Khartoum.