▁medium ▁bom ber , ▁and ▁Lock he ed ▁P - 3 8 ▁Light ning , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁widely ▁used ▁f ighter , ▁bom ber ▁and ▁observation ▁craft . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁be ▁excess ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁for ▁civil ▁use ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁G oss amer ▁Cond or ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Bry an ▁Allen ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁Kre mer ▁prize ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁by ▁comple ting ▁a ▁figure ▁' 8 ' ▁course ▁specified ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Aer onaut ical ▁Society ▁at ▁M inter ▁Field . ▁ ▁California ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁# 9 2 3 ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Field ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁this ▁event . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁and ▁aircraft ▁ ▁Sh after - M inter ▁Field ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁mean ▁sea ▁level . ▁It ▁has ▁two ▁run ways : ▁ 1 2 / 3 0 ▁is ▁ ▁with ▁an ▁as ph alt ▁surface ; ▁ 1 7 / 3 5 ▁is ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁concrete ▁surface . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 2 - month ▁period ▁ending ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁air port ▁had ▁ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁general ▁av iation ▁aircraft ▁operations , ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 2 3 ▁per