It is the main base of several squadrons of Indonesian jet fighters, including: The airbase is located at Maospati, Magetan, near the city of Madiun on the west side of East Javan's capital Surabaya.

In February 1913, a test flight was conducted in Surabaya with an airplane transported from the Netherlands by ship.

[4] On May 30, 1914, the Royal Netherlands Air Force embryo was established under the name Proefvliegafdeling (PVA) or the Flight Test Department.

Then on March 31, 1939, the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force or better known as Militaire Luchtvaart (ML) was established in Kalijati, Subang, West Java.

This base was built as part of the preparation of the Dutch Van Ooorlog department (Ministry of War - Netherlands) to deal with Japanese air attacks, so that it could immediately accommodate Militaire Luchtvaart aircraft.

The development was continued by building offices, military dormitories (campement) for Dutch soldiers and their families.

The Dutch East Indies entered World War II on 10 May 1940, after the Netherlands was invaded by German forces.

Imperial Japanese Army (Rikugun) units were stationed in the area to defend to base.

[3] After Indonesia's independence, the Maospati Air Base was controlled by the soldiers of the struggle at that time.