Nutts Corner was the much smaller civil airfield about two miles South-East of Aldergrove. In the early sixties, before "The Troubles" really started, just about the only active unit at R.A.F. Aldergrove was the Handley Page Hastings Met flight. The airfield's primary function was as a maintenance unit. The scandalous under use of this large airfield was finally recognised. They built the civil terminal facilities and Nutts Corner was closed once everything transferred.