RAF training in conjunction with RAF Locking continued after the World War II, but also civilian flights resumed.
The airfield was the home to Number 87 Glider Squadron (No 87 GS), that had been set up at Weston in 1943, and later became Number 621 Volunteer Gliding Squadron (No 621 VGS) staying at the site until 1993, when it moved to RAF Hullavington [REF].