Kornasoren Airport

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Kornasoren Airport
Numfor Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDGCA
Location Numfor, Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, Indonesia
Elevation  AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 00°56′11.00″S134°52′19.00″E / 0.9363889°S 134.8719444°E / -0.9363889; 134.8719444
Map
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Location in Papua
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Location in Indonesia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
03/215,7571,755Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data [1]

Kornasoren (Numfor) Airport is a civil airport in Numfor, Biak Islands, Papua, Indonesia. ( IATA : FOO). Commercial service is provided by Susi Air to Manokwari and Biak from this Airport.

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History

The airfield was one of three constructed by the Japanese during their occupation of the island in 1943/1944. The US Army 158th Regimental Combat Team landed on the beach and encountered stiff resistance. The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment parachuted on Kamiri Airifled on 3 July 1944. The Japanese garrison was largely defeated after a suicidal counter-attack by the Japanese on July 5. The island was finally secured after a month of hard fighting on 31 August 1944.

The three airfields on Numfor (Kamiri, Namber, and Yebrurro) were used by the American forces after liberating the island. All three were first repaired and upgraded by the Seabees of the 95th U.S. Naval Construction Battalion.

Kamiri ( 00°56′49.77″S134°49′29.23″E / 0.9471583°S 134.8247861°E / -0.9471583; 134.8247861 ) is located along the northwest shoreline of the island and was used by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) until July 1945 when it was abandoned. It has been disused since the end of the war.

Namber ( 01°04′21.72″S134°49′51.57″E / 1.0727000°S 134.8309917°E / -1.0727000; 134.8309917 ) is located along the southwest shoreline and was improved and used by American forces, then also abandoned after the end of the war.

Yebrurro Airfield was also used by the Americans and remained in service until the end of the war. It is still in use today as Kornasoren Airport.

Allied units stationed on Noemfoor

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Susi Air Biak, Manokwari, Ransiki
Trigana Air Service Biak, Manokwari [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kornasoren Airfield - Indonesia".
  2. ↑ "Government of Biak Numfor Regency prepares pioneer flight to serve the citizens in Noemfoor Island".
  3. ↑ "Bupati Biak Numfor Ingin Kembalikan Lembaran Kejayaan Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".

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