[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

812, 76th Congress, approved the construction of Alicia Airport, and the City of Marysville and the County of Yuba jointly purchased 833 acres for the purpose.

Alicia Airport was built in 1941 by contractor L. D. Richardson and Co. of Beverly Hills, California.

Yuba County Airport covers 933 acres (378 ha) at an elevation of 64 feet (20 m).

[1] In the year ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 35,300 aircraft operations, average 97 per day: 99% general aviation and <1% air taxi.