After the war, the airport reverted to civilian operation and the runway was extended and paved to its final length.

The airport's surrounding hills and its distance from the capital city of St George's made it unsuitable for further improvements.

One was an AN-26 (CU-T1254) Cubana Airlines turboprop which had arrived the day before from Havana with two high-level Cuban officials.

[6] During the ensuing period of hostilities, the Marines used the airfield as a base for offensive operations to complete subjugation of the eastern side of the island.

The principal American base was at Point Salines, where a 9,000-foot runway and new terminal was nearing completion.