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Location
Lat 3 degrees 34' 30" S Long 140 31' 0" E. Located at Cyclops on the east side of Hollandia (Jayapura) and north of Lake Sentani parallel and 3/4 of a mile the east of Sentani Drome.
Japanese Use
Single runway, built by the Japanese, this airfield
is at the base of the Cyclops mountains along the Depopre
- Aerodrome track.
American Use
Occupied by the US Army 186th Infantry on April 26th, 1944
it was found serviceable for light planes only, with the
possibility for further expansion.
Improved by the US Army the runway was 4,000' x 100' with 500' overrun on each end, and oriented ESE to WNW. Surfaced with compacted oil and gravel.
By July 1, 1945 this airfield was listed as a reserved military airfield and the tower not manned. 2,500' of the runway remained in fairly good condition, the rest was listed as very poor condition, even when the airfield was closed. Also noted, this airfield was only suitable for transport aircraft.
Today
Cyclops airfield area is overgrown since the
war. It
has been partially developed into the town of Jayapura.
Gene
Strine visited the site of the old airfield in the
late 1980's
"No one knew exactly where it was because it had become completely overgrown.
After walking to the approximate area, I was able to find overgrown anti-aircraft
gun revetments. One of the guns was still in its revetment. I discovered a fuse
for a shell, and a Japanese liquor bottle.
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Last Updated
October 1, 2009
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