Zeltweg Air Base has been home to 2.Staffel / Überwachungsgeschwader (Surveillance Wing) since 1976, operating a variety of fast-jet types including Saab 35OE Draaken until 2005, Northrop F-5E Tiger II, and Eurofighter Typhoons since 2007.

[3] It is also a base for training aircraft, such as the Saab 91 Safir (retired 1992),[4] the Pilatus PC-7 (12 in service, since 1984) and the Diamond DA 40NG (4, since 2018).

[9] Franz Hinterstoisser, for whom the air base is now named, was an early pioneer of Austrian aviation (1863-1933).

The World Sportscar Championship Zeltweg 500 Kilometres was held later, until the track was abandoned in 1969 following the construction of the purpose-built Österreichring nearby at Kattigar.

[14] The fastest official race lap records at the Zeltweg Air Base are listed as: