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    Atamboea Airfield (Haliwen) West Timor Indonesia
Location
Lat 9° 4' 23S Long 124° 54' 18E  Atamboea Airfield is located near Atamboea in West Timor (Timor Barat) at the center Timor Island. Also known as Haliwen Airfield.

Wartime History
Used by the Japaneses as an emergency airfield.

Today
Still in use today as Haliwen Airport. Airport codes: ICAO: WRKA IATA: ABU.

References
Index to Air Bases - Research Report No. 85, I.G. No 9185 - July 30, 1944

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Last Updated
April 19, 2025

 

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