ðə fˈiːld wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ klˈoʊzd fɔːɹ sˈɛvən mˈʌnθs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː wˌaɪl tˈuː hˈɑːɹd sˈɜːfɪs ɹˈʌnweɪz ænd ɐ ɹˈʌnweɪ lˈaɪɾɪŋ sˈɪstəm wɜːɹ ɪnstˈɔːld.
The field was later closed for seven months during 1942 while two hard surface runways and a runway lighting system were installed.