Nonstop flight route between Paya Lebar, Singapore and Pedernales, Dominican Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), Paya Lebar, Singapore and Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ), Pedernales, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,070 miles (or 17,816 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 Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) and Cabo Rojo National Airport, 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 Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) and Cabo Rojo National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBJ / MDCR |
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Location: | Pedernales, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°55'44"N by 71°38'40"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBJ |
More Information: | CBJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG):
- 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.
- Most recently, on 14 November 2009, Air Force One carrying President Barack Obama landed at Paya Lebar Air Base, to attend the APEC Singapore 2009 Summit.
- Air Force Two carrying Vice President Dick Cheney also made a refueling stop en route from Australia in 2007.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- The USAF Boeing 747-200 E-4B regularly lands at the base when the U.S.
- The airport was built from 1952 to 1955, and opened on 20 August 1955 by the Secretary of State for Colonies, Alan Lennox-Boyd.
- 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 Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ):
- The furthest airport from Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Cabo Rojo National Airport", another name for CBJ is "Aeródromo Doméstico de Cabo Rojo".
- Because of Cabo Rojo National Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Cabo Rojo National 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 closest airport to Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) is María Montez International Airport (BRX), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ENE of CBJ.
- Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) currently has only 1 runway.