Historic military airfield on Java's northern plain.
Opened
1930s
Location
Subang, West Java, Indonesia
Kalijati Airport (ICAO: WIHK) is a military airfield located in the Kalijati area of West Java, Indonesia, situated on the northern coastal plain of Java Island near the town of Subang. It is operated by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) and is not open to scheduled commercial passenger traffic.
The site holds significant historical importance as it was the location where Dutch colonial forces signed the surrender of the Dutch East Indies to Imperial Japan on March 8, 1942, a pivotal moment in World War II in Southeast Asia. The airfield was originally developed during the Dutch colonial period.
Today Kalijati functions primarily as a military installation and training facility. Due to its restricted military status, civilian access and commercial operations are extremely limited.
Notable facts
- ›Site of the Dutch surrender to Japan on March 8, 1942, ending Dutch colonial rule in the East Indies.
- ›Operated by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) as a military installation.
- ›Originally constructed during the Dutch colonial era in the 1930s.
- ›No scheduled commercial passenger services operate from this airfield.
- ›Located near Subang in West Java, on the fertile northern Javanese plain.
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