▁minutes ▁ ▁from ▁Mak ass ar ▁city ▁via ▁fre ew ay / t oll way ▁or ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁ ▁via ▁highway . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Has an ud din ▁Airport , ▁originally ▁named ▁K ad ien g ▁F lying ▁Field , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Ind ies , ▁approximately ▁ 2 2 ▁kilom eters ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Mak ass ar . ▁An ▁air field ▁run way ▁with ▁grass - s ized ▁ 1 6 0 0 m   x   4 5 m ▁( Run way ▁ 0 8 - 2 6 ) ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁by ▁a ▁commercial ▁flight ▁from ▁Singapore , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁A ircraft ▁D 2 / F 6 ▁operated ▁by ▁K N IL M ▁( K on ink lijke ▁Neder lands ▁Ind ische ▁L ucht va art ▁Ma at sch app ij ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Japan ▁expanded ▁the ▁field ▁using ▁P OW ▁labor ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁Field ▁Mand ai . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁run way . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Indones ia ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Works , ▁Section ▁F lying ▁Field , ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁field , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁it ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Civil ▁A viation , ▁now ▁the ▁Director ate ▁General ▁Air ▁Transport ation , ▁which ▁extended