▁base . ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁foundation ▁was ▁red one ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁with ▁the ▁run way ▁number ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁ 3 2 . ▁During ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation , ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁squad ron ▁of ▁air plan es ▁from ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁Air ▁Force , ▁before ▁being ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁ ▁The ▁air field ▁was ▁a ▁trans it ▁stop ▁on ▁K N IL M ' s ▁Bat avia ▁to ▁Med an ▁or ▁Bat avia ▁to ▁Singapore ▁route . ▁After ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Indones ia , ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁ ▁Gar uda ▁Indones ian ▁Air ways ▁also ▁served ▁P ek an bar u ▁from ▁Jak arta ▁via ▁Pad ang ▁or ▁Pale mb ang . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁independence , ▁the ▁current ▁run way ▁was ▁built ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁air field . ▁At ▁first ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁ 8 0 0 ▁meters ▁long ▁number ed ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 3 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁the ▁run way ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁meters , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁the ▁run way ▁and ▁aircraft ▁par king ▁r amp ▁was ▁p aved ▁with ▁as ph alt ▁to ▁a ▁thick ness ▁of ▁ 7   cm ▁and ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 - meter ▁run way . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁expansion