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Location
Located at Popondetta.
Construction
This airfield was one of the first, along with Doboudra built by the Allies. The Australian Army 36th Battalion
was flown from 5-Mile (Wards Drome) to Popondetta,
before joining the battle at Sanananda. After the battle,
the strip was expanded to a pair of parallel runways, used
mainly for C-47 aircraft delivering cargo.
Today
It is overgrown and Located just
west of
town,
disused
since
the
war.
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Last Updated
October 1, 2009
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