The city leased the new airport to the Government of Canada, Department of Transport on 24 January 1940 for the duration of the war.
Site surveys and consultations took place and on 9 September 1939, at the start of World War II, work began on a new airport located near Crumlin. In 1935 the city decided to replace the original London Airport. The London Flying Club continued to use the Lambeth airfield until 7 August 1942. By 1933 it had become too small for some commercial aircraft. The airfield was used for flying instruction, private aviation, and for air mail. The London Flying Club was formed in 1928 and became a tenant of the new airport.
A group of local businessmen acquired the site in 1928 and by an airport license was issued to London Airport Ltd. In January 1927 the City of London selected a site for an airfield at Lambeth, Ontario near 42★5′00″N 081☁7′00″W.
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