When the airport opened, several other small airfields were listed nearby, including Huntington Beach Airport, a small field with one hangar and fuel facilities built on a peat marsh in east Huntington Beach. Meadowlark Airport was initially a short strip used mostly by students to practice touch and go landings. The runway was first extended to and paved, and then further extended to with room for 150 aircraft. A few hangars, a restaurant, and fuel facilities were also added. The airport was between Heil Avenue and Warner Avenue. Plaza Lane is a small street that runs through where the runway used to be.