Japanese Use
Single runway, built by the Japanese, this airfield
is at the base of the Cyclops mountains along the Depopre
- Aerodrome track. This airfield was parallel and located
to the north of Sentani.
American Use
Occupied by the 186th Infantry on April 26th, 1944
it was found serviceable for light planes only, with the
possibility for further expansion.
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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