Suryadarma Air Force Base
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Suryadarma Air Force Base Pangkalan Angkatan Udara Suryadarma | |||||||||||
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![]() Visit ofD. Fock,governor-general of the Netherlands Indies,to Kalijati in 1922 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Indonesian Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Kalijati,Subang Regency,West Java,Indonesia | ||||||||||
ElevationAMSL | 361 ft / 110 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 6°31′53″S107°39′33″E/ 6.53139°S 107.65917°E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Suryadarma Air Force Base(ICAO:WIIK) is one of 9Indonesian Air Forcebases onJava.It is named afterSuryadi Suryadarma,the first commander-in-chief of the air force. It is located in the village of Kalijati, in thekabupatenofSubanginWest Java.
In the time of theDutch 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 ofBell 47G-3B-1,Bell 204B andEurocopter EC120 Colibrihelicopters.
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