Sentani Airport Bandar Udara Sentani
Sentani Airport of Jayapura
IATA: DJJ – ICAO: WAJJ + Sentani Location of airport in Indonesia
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Jayapura Government
Serves		Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL		289 ft / 88 m
Coordinates		02°34′37″S 140°30′58″E / 2.57694°S 140.51611°E / -2.57694; 140.51611
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
12/30	2,183	7,161	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Lion Air at Sentani Airport of Jayapura

Batavia Air at Sentani Airport of Jayapura

Sentani Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Sentani) (IATA: DJJ, ICAO: WAJJ) is an airport serving Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea.

History

Sentani Airport was a part of the large American facilities at Hollandia, which was liberated from the Japanese by an American amphibious task force Code named Operation Reckless on 22 April 1944.

The area was occupied by the Japanese in April 1942, and by October 10, 1943, the Japanese had built a large complex with two runways: a western runway of 4,500 ft and a second southern runway was 6,200 ft x 340 ft. There were larger bomber ravetments to the west of the strip, with 24 ravetments and an additional 27 to the east of the field, connected by taxiways to the two runways. Anti-aircraft defenses included 4 light guns that were later upgraded. The airfields were badly cratered by American bomber raids.

Once controlled by the Americans the airfields were rebuilt and it became a command and control base with large numbers of operational units flying combat missions with fighters and heavy bombers operating out of the area. The American facilities consisted of three large military airfields: Hollandia, Sentani and Cyclops Aerodromes.

At the end of the war the Hollandia airfield was abandoned but remains in good condition to this day. Part of the complex was the Cyclops airfield, which was a single runway facility, built by the Japanese. It is notable because it functioned as MacArthur's HQ at Hollanida. Today Cyclops Airfield is overgrown, being abandoned since the war. It has been partially developed into the town of Jayapura.

Sentani Airfield is the only part of the complex still in use as an airfield today. It is used as the principal entry point into the Indonesian half of the island.

Major USAAF units stationed at Hollandia

• 308th Bombardment Wing (10 August-22 October 1944)
• 310th Bombardment Wing(6 May-18 September 1944)
• 85th Fighter Wing(24 July-24 October 1944)
• 3d Bombardment Group(12 May-16 November 1944)
• 312th Bombardment Group(June-19 November 1944)
• 49th Fighter Group(17 May-5 June 1944)
• 475th Fighter Group(15 May-14 July 1944)
• 317th Troop Carrier Group(June-17 November 1944)
• 418th Night Fighter Squadron(12 May-28 September 1944)

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 289 feet (88 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,183 by 45 metres (7,162 × 148 ft).

Airlines and destinations

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