Nonstop flight route between Oslo, Norway and Paya Lebar, Singapore:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway and Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), Paya Lebar, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,251 miles (or 10,060 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 Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) 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 Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) 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: | FBU / ENFB |
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| Location: | Oslo, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°52'58"N by 10°37'1"E |
| Area Served: | Oslo, Norway |
| Operator/Owner: | Norwegian Civil Airport Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBU |
| More Information: | FBU 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 Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU):
- The airport opened as a combined sea and land airport, serving both domestic and international destinations.
- Aviation in Oslo started in 1909, when Carl Cederström of Sweden made exhibition flights from fields at Etterstad.
- Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) has 2 runways.
- Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.
- Because of Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )'s relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) 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 May 1945, as German forces were ousted from Norway, the airport was taken over by the Allies and the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
- On 1 November 1947, Norsk Spisevognselskap established a restaurant at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )", another name for FBU is "Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu".
- In 1952, SAS started flights to Bodø Airport and in 1955 to Bergen Airport, Flesland.
- The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.
- Following the political processes, the north–south runway was extended to 1,600 metres.
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.
- In 1966, the company focused more on Singapore, buying Boeing 707s, headquartering itself in that country, and renaming itself Malaysia-Singapore Airlines - with a notable fluorescent yellow livery.
- 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.
- An AGM-65 Maverick armed Northrop F-5S Tiger-II
- 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 airport was built from 1952 to 1955, and opened on 20 August 1955 by the Secretary of State for Colonies, Alan Lennox-Boyd.
- 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.
- 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".
- An RSAF C-130H performing short field landing at PLAB
- The old passenger terminal building and control tower still stand, though they now house air force units and are off limits to the public.
- Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- From 1979 to 1980, British Airways, in conjunction with Singapore Airlines, began supersonic Concorde services from London's Heathrow Airport, to Paya Lebar Singapore.
