▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁ended , ▁Bur ton wood ▁Army ▁Dep ot ▁was ▁declared ▁excess ▁to ▁NAT O ▁requirements ▁and ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Run ways ▁ ▁The ▁M 6 2 ▁motor way ▁bis ect s ▁the ▁air field ▁in ▁an ▁east - west ▁direction ▁over ▁the ▁former ▁main ▁run way ▁ 0 9 / 2 7 . ▁Before ▁j unction ▁ 8 ▁was ▁made , ▁the ▁last ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁run way ▁was ▁still ▁visible , ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁covered ▁by ▁J unction ▁ 8 . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁is ▁also ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁motor way ▁Welcome ▁Break ▁Bur ton wood ▁service ▁station . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁run ways ▁had ▁orientation ▁ 0 3 / 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 4 / 3 2 . ▁ ▁Later ▁use ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁remaining ▁buildings ▁were ▁demol ished ▁over ▁four ▁months ▁( the ▁storage ▁b unk ers ▁p ict ured ▁in ▁this ▁article ). ▁ ▁This ▁left ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁aircraft ▁hard stand s , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁air field ▁per imeter ▁track , ▁and ▁the ▁north west ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁secondary ▁run way ▁still ▁visible . ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁industrial ▁estate ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁its ▁former ▁aer od rome . ▁The ▁main ▁road ▁through ▁the ▁new ▁estate ▁is ▁called