 The Jonstrup Camp was founded 1950 when the Danish Defence acquired the 30 hectares site to build an educational facility for infantry troops.Construction of the buildings began in 1953 to a design similar to that of the nearby military barracks in Farum and Sjælsmark.The area was ceded to the Royal Danish Air Force in 1955, which had been founded on 1 October 1950 through the merger of "Hærens Flyvetropper" and "Søværnets Flyvevæsen".