Nonstop flight route between Seletar, Singapore and Taylor, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seletar Airport (XSP), Seletar, Singapore and Taylor Airport (TYZ), Taylor, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,123 miles (or 14,681 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 Seletar Airport and Taylor 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 Seletar Airport and Taylor Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSP / WSSL |
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Location: | Seletar, Singapore |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°25'0"N by 103°52'4"E |
Area Served: | Singapore |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Singapore |
Airport Type: | Civilian public usage |
Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XSP |
More Information: | XSP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYZ / KTYL |
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Location: | Taylor, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°27'10"N by 110°6'52"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Taylor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5820 feet (1,774 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYZ |
More Information: | TYZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Seletar Airport (XSP):
- The closest airport to Seletar Airport (XSP) is Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of XSP.
- Seletar Airport (XSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- When the Japanese launched their invasion of Malaya and Singapore, Seletar housed the RAF’s 205 Sqn with PBY Catalina flying boats and 36 and 100 Sqns with obsolete Vickers Vildebeest torpedo bombers, along with 151 Maintenance Unit.
- A Short Singapore Mk III flying boat, similar to those operated by 205 Sqn.
- In December 1966, three Andover CC Mk1 arrived to replace the ageing Vickers Valetta C1 aircraft of 52 Sqn.
- The furthest airport from Seletar Airport (XSP) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Seletar Airport (meaning Seletar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- In addition to being known as "Seletar Airport", other names for XSP include "实里达机场" and "செலட்டர் வான்முகம்".
- Because of Seletar Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Seletar 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.
- In 2007, JTC Corporation announced the plan to upgrade the Seletar Airport to support the upcoming Seletar Aerospace Park.
Facts about Taylor Airport (TYZ):
- Taylor Airport (TYZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of TYZ.
- Because of Taylor Airport's high elevation of 5,820 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TYZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TYZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Taylor Airport", another name for TYZ is "TYL".
- The furthest airport from Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,346 miles (18,259 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.