Nonstop flight route between Abadan, Iran and Paya Lebar, Singapore:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abadan International Airport (ABD), Abadan, Iran and Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), Paya Lebar, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,153 miles (or 6,684 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Abadan International Airport and Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB), the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Abadan International Airport and Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABD / OIAA |
Airport Name: | Abadan International Airport |
Location: | Abadan, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°21'55"N by 48°13'59"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABD |
More Information: | ABD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QPG / WSAP |
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Location: | Paya Lebar, Singapore |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°21'37"N by 103°54'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence (Singapore) |
Airport Type: | Military airbase |
Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QPG |
More Information: | QPG Maps & Info |
Facts about Abadan International Airport (ABD):
- Abadan International Airport (ABD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Abadan International Airport (ABD) is Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WNW of ABD.
- Abadan International Airport handled 354,974 passengers last year.
- Because of Abadan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Abadan International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Abadan International Airport (ABD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG):
- It was a hub for Malayan Airways at this time, and the airline had its first flight outside Southeast Asia in 1958, using a DC-4 leased from Qantas, flying to Hong Kong.
- Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB)'s relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of QPG.
- 2008, Squadron personnel and staff of 149 Sqn based at PLAB posing in front of the squadron's F-5S Tiger-IIs after winning the Best RSAF Unit award.
- In addition to being known as "Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB)", other names for QPG include "巴耶利峇空军基地" and "Pangkalan Udara Paya Lebar".
- Paya Lebar began to be gradually converted into a military air-force base from Late 1967 onwards.
- The furthest airport from Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (meaning Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- Originally built in 1954 as Singapore International Airport to replace Kallang Airport, control of the airport was transferred to RSAF in 1980 when it was renamed Paya Lebar Air Base, following the relocation of the civilian airport to Changi.
- Besides being used by various flying units of United States Air Force and United States Navy as a refuelling stopover and staging post/transit point, the base is also used permanently by the 497th Combat Training Squadron for other flight operations since 31 October 1991.