, ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁and ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁area ▁and ▁run way ▁is ▁also ▁shared ▁with ▁Ro es min ▁Nur j adin ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁a ▁Type ▁A ▁air base ▁of ▁the ▁T NI - AU ▁( Ind ones ian ▁Air ▁Force ). ▁The ▁air base ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁former ▁Chief ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁Air ▁Force , ▁C md r . ▁Ro es min ▁Nur j adin . ▁Starting ▁in ▁early ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁home base ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁F - 1 6 ▁squad rons ▁upon ▁completion , ▁the ▁additional ▁squad ron ▁which ▁is ▁Sk ad ron ▁U d ara ▁ 1 6 , ▁compr ising ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁F - 1 6 ▁Blo k ▁ 5 2 RI ▁and ▁existing ▁Sk ad ron ▁U d ara ▁ 1 2 ▁Black ▁Pan thers , ▁compr ising ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁Haw k ▁M k . 1 0 9 s ▁and ▁M k . 2 0 9 s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁colonial ▁era ▁Sim p ang ▁T iga ▁air port ▁was ▁a ▁disc - sh aped ▁landing ▁field ▁about ▁a ▁kilometer ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁run way . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁" cor ner stone ▁of ▁the ▁Air " ▁where ▁" The ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Air " ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁foundation ▁is ▁still ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁compact ed ▁and ▁hard ened ▁soil ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁military