[citation needed] Another tragedy for Luqa was the cholera epidemic of 1850 where 13 people died.

The Royal Air Force established RAF Station Luqa, an airfield with runways which later on evolved as a civilian airport.

The RAF established military and civilian buildings in the area close to the airfield/airport and in Ħal Farruġ.

They used the airfield until it closed on 31 March 1979 when it was transferred to the Maltese Government to be transformed into a civilian airport.

[citation needed] Many people died during the Second World War in Luqa, and many buildings destroyed due to heavy bombardment.

[7][8] As other parts of Malta, Luqa has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa),[9][10] with mild winters and hot summers.