▁R AF ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁following ▁a ▁British ▁government ▁decision ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁the ▁le ase ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁from ▁the ▁M alt ese . ▁The ▁pay ments ▁demanded ▁were ▁several ▁times ▁the ▁previous ▁pay ments ▁under ▁the ▁previous ▁le ase . ▁The ▁last ▁squad ron ▁to ▁leave ▁was ▁ 2 0 3 ▁Squadron ▁( BA e ▁N im rod ) ▁which ▁left ▁Lu qa ▁for ▁good ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁ 1 3 ▁Squadron ▁began ▁a ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁Can ber ras ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Mal ta ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁until ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁Wy ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Current ▁use ▁ ▁Now ad ays , ▁the ▁location ▁has ▁been ▁developed ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁entry ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁modern , ▁independent ▁country ▁of ▁Mal ta , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Mal ta ▁International ▁Airport . ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁still ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Lu qa ▁Airport " ▁or ▁" Val lett a ▁Airport ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁former ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁stations ▁List ▁of ▁air ▁stations ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁R AF ▁Lu qa ▁Remember ed ▁ ▁Category : A ir ports ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁install ations ▁of ▁Mal ta ▁Lu qa ▁Lu q ▁Category : Mal ta ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II