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SIN Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIN / WSSS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Changi, Singapore |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°21'33"N by 103°59'21"E |
| Area Served: | Singapore |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Singapore |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SIN |
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Facts about Singapore Changi Airport (SIN):
- The Air traffic control tower was constructed as part of Phase One of the Changi Airport redevelopment plan and it is 80 meters high.
- In addition to being known as "Singapore Changi Airport", other names for SIN include "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Changi Singapura", "新加坡樟宜机场(Xīnjiāpō Zhāngyí Jīchǎng)" and "சிங்கப்பூர் சாங்கி விமானநிலையம் (Ciṅkappūr Cāṅki Vimana Nilaiyam)".
- Singapore's International Airport at Paya Lebar, Singapore's third main civilian airport after Seletar Airport and Kallang Airport opened in 1955 with a single runway and a small passenger terminal.
- Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) has 3 runways.
- Construction of this terminal, Terminal 3, began in 1999, at an estimated cost of about S$1.75 billion.
- Resurfacing works costing S$50m on its dual runways and older taxiways were announced in January 2007 along with improvements to the security systems of Changi Airport such as access controls and surveillance systems to make the airport safer for travellers.
- Concerned that the existing airport was located in an area with potential for urban growth, which would physically hem it in on all sides, the government subsequently decided in 1975 to build a new airport at the eastern tip of the main island at Changi, at the existing site of Changi Air Base, where the new airport would be easily expandable through land reclamation.
- The furthest airport from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Singapore Changi Airport (meaning Singapore Changi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,345 miles (19,868 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- Because of Singapore Changi Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Singapore Changi 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 Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) is Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) W of SIN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.53 miles (8.89 km) W | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore |    |
| 2 | 9.30 miles (14.97 km) WNW | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 3 | 18.73 miles (30.14 km) SSE | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 19.49 miles (31.37 km) W | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 5 | 29.39 miles (47.30 km) NW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 48.13 miles (77.45 km) SE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 71.33 miles (114.79 km) N | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 101.56 miles (163.45 km) N | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 135.23 miles (217.64 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 175.04 miles (281.69 km) NNW | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 177.38 miles (285.46 km) W | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 184.87 miles (297.52 km) WNW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 13 | 186.45 miles (300.07 km) WSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 200.81 miles (323.18 km) NW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 208.32 miles (335.26 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,345.24 miles (19,867.69 km) SE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,320.26 miles (19,827.49 km) SSE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,318.68 miles (19,824.95 km) SW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,303.60 miles (19,800.67 km) SSE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,294.69 miles (19,786.33 km) E | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,277.25 miles (19,758.27 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 12,270.11 miles (19,746.77 km) SSE | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,259.40 miles (19,729.55 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,254.13 miles (19,721.07 km) E | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,253.16 miles (19,719.49 km) ESE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,246.52 miles (19,708.82 km) SE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,245.18 miles (19,706.66 km) SE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,230.77 miles (19,683.47 km) N | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,226.87 miles (19,677.19 km) NNE | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,215.09 miles (19,658.24 km) W | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |