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FRANS KAISIEPO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Frans Kaisiepo International Airport is an international airport located in Biak, Biak

Numfor District, Papua. This is a flight center during the Dutch colonial period in Indonesia and
during the release of West Irian.
The runway used is still used today is the Dutch relics built during World War II. At present, this
airport is managed by PT Angkasa Pura 1. This airport ranks fourth as the airport with the
longest runway in Indonesia after Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Kualanamu
International Airport in Medan, and Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang.

If you call Frans Kaisiepo himself is the National Hero of Birth of Wardo, West Biak. He was
once the Governor of Papua in the period 1964-1973.Dan was the representative of Papua at the
1946 conference during the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia Union.
Frand Kaisiepo is the first figure proposing the use of Irian's name as a substitute for Papua. To
find out the name of Irian is an acronym in the acronym of the Republic of Indonesia Anti
Netherland. However, the era of President Aburbrahman Wahin, where the hidden paradise of
Indonesia returned to its original name, namely Papua.
It was indeed leaving many stories of struggle for Papua in particular. so the tears will continue
to be enshrined as the name of one of the international airports located in Biak, Biak Numfor
District, Papua. In the story of the name Frans Kaisiepo Airport, it turns out the airport has an
interesting story to be discussed.
The record in 1943 is the beginning At that time the airport was founded by Japan to fulfill the
ambition to sacrifice war in the Pacific in World War 2. Biak Island's position close to the Pacific
Ocean made the coral island one of the important bases by Japan. The tape not only built an
airport, but also built a number of other military facilities. Even so the construction of this airport
had violated customary rules in Papua. Built on the shore of Ambroben, this airfield included in
the Swapodibo area at that time Japan did not request permission to 6 clans owners of customary
land or the land of Swapodibo customary rights namely Ropen House, Wakum, Ronsumre,
Rumbiak, Simopieref and Yarangga .
Not long ago, it turned out that the Japanese military air base had to fall on allied forces. Lower
Legislat Lieutenant General L.Eichel Burger in the attack 15 to 27 June 1944, the Allies
managed to drive Japan from Biak. And since then the name of the airport is known as Amroben
Airport, which is still one of the most important flying bases to win the War in the Pacific. and
during the time of the war, the Ambroben Airport also became the Royal Australian Air Force
base. Allied siders finally built a new airfield to expand the air base again to take the customs of
Sorido and Burokum. Indigenous people in Kinmom Village, Bariasba The war ended, his name
turned into Mokmer airport.