"John" wrote in message ...

Right. This airfield was supposed to be converted (at least partially)
into a huge shopping mall. Due to traffic concerns and local complaints,
the plan has been shot down. The developers are trying to figure out
what do with the land, either reworking the original plans or creating
new ones. The site has fairly good freeway access, as well as rail.
There are no proposals to use it as an airport. In the meantime, the
runways are all still there.

Of course, an airport will have much less traffic impact than a mall.