Location
Lat 1° 37' 43S 134° 7' 26E  Waren Airfield is located near Waren (Wareng). Also known as Waren Drome. Prewar and during the Pacific War located in Dutch New Guinea (DNG) in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). Between 1963–1973 part of West Irian (Irian Barat) and between 1973-2002 during as Irian Jaya. Today, located in Teluk Wondama Regency (Wondama Bay Regency) in West Papua Province (Papua Barat, West Irian Jaya) in Indonesia.

Construction
Built by the Japanese as a single runway.

Wartime History
Used by the Japanese during 1944.

American missions against Waren
June 27 - September 6, 1944

Today
Still in use today as Waren Airport. Airport code: ICAO: WABW.

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