The addition of the  parallel runway and associated facility expansion was undertaken between 1990 and 1993 as part of the establishment of the British Aerospace/Ansett pilot training joint venture which has evolved into the Bae systems college. Bae systems withdrew from Tamworth Airport in 2020 and the college facilities were re-branded as International Flight Training Tamworth (IFTT), under the ownership of Tamworth Regional Council, with CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Tamworth remaining on site.
From 1990 to 1993, a parallel runway and related facility expansion were undertaken as part of the British Aerospace/Ansett pilot training joint venture, which later became Bae Systems College. In 2020, Bae Systems ceased operations at Tamworth Airport, and the college facilities were rebranded as International Flight Training Tamworth (IFTT), managed by Tamworth Regional Council, with CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Tamworth remaining on site.