Suryadarma Air Force Base

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Suryadarma Air Force Base

Pangkalan Angkatan Udara Suryadarma
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Bezoek van Gouverneur-Generaal mr. D. Fock aan het vliegveld van Kalidjati West-Java tijdens zijn tweedaags bezoek aan de Pamanoekan- en Tjiasemlanden op 27 en 28 oktober 1922. TMnr 60013101.jpg
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Airport typeMilitary
Operator Indonesian Air Force
LocationKalijati, Subang Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Elevation  AMSL 361 ft / 110 m
Coordinates 6°31′53″S107°39′33″E / 6.53139°S 107.65917°E / -6.53139; 107.65917
Website www.lanud-suryadarma.tni-au.mil.id
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Suryadarma Air Force Base( ICAO : WIIK) is one of 9 Indonesian Air Force bases on Java. It is named after Suryadi Suryadarma, the first commander-in-chief of the air force. It is located in the village of Kalijati, in the kabupaten of Subang in West Java.

In the time of the Dutch East Indies, the base was the centre for pilots. On 2 March 1942, the colonial Dutch troops based their campaign against the Japanese here. Today, the base is used by helicopter pilots.

It is used by Skadron Udara 7, a team of Bell 47G-3B-1, Bell 204B and Eurocopter EC120 Colibri helicopters.

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References

  1. "WIIK - Subang [Suryadarma AB], JB, ID - Airport - Great Circle Mapper".
  2. "Kalijati Airport [WIIK], West Java, Indonesia - METAR & TAF".