Coming from the direction of the San Niklaw reservoir, one arrived at the airfield‘s main gate, which consisted of a stone sentry box and a concrete pillbox to the right and left side respectively. Proceeding into the airfield, one came across the main guardroom, and next to this, the N.A.F.F.I. Canteen building together with the latrines were located.

Close to the San Niklaw chapel, stood the Sergeants Mess and in the large farmhouse at the front of this chapel, the main store. Further down the road, one came across a building resembling a high tower serving as the sick quarters, or as it was better known, the “Sick Bay”. The Main Cook house and the Airmen’s Mess occupied the buildings adjacent to the “Tal-Providenza” chapel, whilst the Officer’s mess was housed at the site presently being occupied by Dar il-Providenza, Villa Mons Gonzi and Villa Mons Dandria. The Motor Transport Section was similarly housed in the site currently occupied by Villa Papa Giovanni. In a large farmhouse in the middle of the airfield complex, one could find the Station Headquarters. The Station Armory was also found in its immediate vicinity.

The Qrendi airfield consisted of two runways, one to the East / West direction, coded 27/09, measuring 1,000 meters and 46 meters wide, with another to the North / South direction, coded 13 / 31, measuring 1080 meters by 46 meters The main Air Control Tower for this airfield was situated on the 09 / 27 runway. This Tower had a telephone exchange, a station operations center together with electrical generating equipment facilities sited in underground protective quarters, beneath this building. In front of this tower, the Airfield’s Fire Brigade was stationed. The secondary control tower was sited on the 09 / 27 runway

At the time, No’s 185, 229 and 249 Squadrons equipped with Spitfires, were stationed at Qrendi. All aircraft were expected to be as airborne as was possible, operating in support of the Allied troops in Sicily, escorting bombers and transport aircraft, together with performing bombing sorties, since the Spitfires were equipped with bomb racks under their wings giving them the capacity of carrying two 100 kgs. bombs. Photo reconnaissance sorties over Sicily, were also carried out by these squadrons.

Despite the fact that flight operations seized at the end of World War 11, the Qrendi airfield was still to feature in a number of aircraft incidents occurring over the following years. In December 1944, a York landed in bad weather mistaking the runway for Hal-Far, whilst similarly a U.S.A.A.F. B 17 also landed at Qrendi, mistaking it for Luqa airfield. In August 1945, a Spitfire from No.73 Squadron belly-landed at this airfield, whilst a Firefly operating from No 812 squadron stationed at Hal-Far force landed after suffering engine trouble. An U.S.A.A.F. Douglas C 47 also carried out forced emergency landing on the 4th May 1958, having experienced engine trouble.

Military Operations continued till 1956, when the Qrendi Airfield was lastly used as a campsite for the Royal Artillery Regiment prior to their embarkation as part of the invasion of Port Said (Operation Musketeer). Following this, the Qrendi Airfield was used as the Royal Navy Ammunition Depot, whilst the former Officers Mess became the Royal Navy’s Rest Camp. A place allowing Naval officers to find the time to relax in the sun and swim in the cool clear waters at Ghar Lapsi. This complex was later in the early sixties, to be handed over to Church authorities and utilized as Dar il-Providenza.