Nonstop flight route between Invercargill, New Zealand and Tengah, Singapore:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Invercargill Airport (IVC), Invercargill, New Zealand and Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), Tengah, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,103 miles (or 8,212 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 Invercargill Airport and Tengah Air Base (TAB), 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 Invercargill Airport and Tengah Air Base (TAB). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IVC / NZNV |
| Airport Name: | Invercargill Airport |
| Location: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Invercargill Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IVC |
| More Information: | IVC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGA / WSAT |
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| Location: | Tengah, Singapore |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°23'13"N by 103°42'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence (Singapore) |
| Airport Type: | Military airbase |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGA |
| More Information: | TGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Invercargill Airport (IVC):
- Invercargill Airport (IVC) has 4 runways.
- Today's airport is located on what was a tidal estuary lake.
- The passenger terminal facilities have developed around a striking permanent 'Festival of Britain' two-level structure built in 1963, which features a distinctive lozenge-shaped roof and fully glazed airside walls giving great views of the runway from the upper deck.
- The furthest airport from Invercargill Airport (IVC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Invercargill Airport (meaning Invercargill Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,168 miles (19,582 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- The closest airport to Invercargill Airport (IVC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of IVC.
- Invercargill does not have the appropriate border control measures.
- Air New Zealand is the major carrier operating from the airport.
- Invercargill Airport handled 27,092 passengers last year.
- Because of Invercargill Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Invercargill 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.
Facts about Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA):
- The RAF station closed at the end of March 1971 and Tengah was handed over to the Singapore Air Defence Command by 1973, after the British pullout.
- Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (meaning Tengah Air Base (TAB) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- During the Malayan Emergency, Tengah was used to house Avro Lincolns of the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force which performed bombing missions on communist terrorist bases/hideouts of the Malayan Communist Party deep in the jungles of Peninsular Malaysia.
- After the Japanese capture of Singapore, Tengah came under the control of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force while the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service took over the other two RAF stations of RAF Sembawang and RAF Seletar as Singapore was split into north-south sphere of control.
- In addition to being known as "Tengah Air Base (TAB)", other names for TGA include "登加空军基地" and "Pangkalan Udara Tengah".
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- Because of Tengah Air Base (TAB)'s relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Tengah Air Base (TAB) 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 Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TGA.
