 A ground-based equipment sub-unit of No.25 Maintenance Unit occupied much of the airfield from 1 March 1946 until 15 November 1956.Following closure of this unit, the airfield lay disused for several years before civil aviation use commenced in 1961.Wolverhampton Airport is located from the edge of the West Midlands conurbation and operates a number of general aviation services including facilities for private aircraft; business jets; helicopters; flying schools; and training and maintenance facilities.