After the Surrender of Japan in 1945, allied forces departed the airfield and military control of the airport was handed over to the government of Dutch East Indies in 1945. The airport is then managed by the Dutch organization Netherlands Indies Civil Administration (NICA).
Following Japan's surrender in 1945, Allied forces departed the airfield, and control was transferred to the Dutch East Indies government, which then managed the airport through the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration (NICA).