Nonstop flight route between Paya Lebar, Singapore and Fort Myers, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), Paya Lebar, Singapore and Page Field (FMY), Fort Myers, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,468 miles (or 16,846 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 Page Field, 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 Page Field. 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: | FMY / KFMY |
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Location: | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°35'12"N by 81°51'47"W |
Area Served: | Fort Myers, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Lee County Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FMY |
More Information: | FMY Maps & Info |
Facts about Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG):
- The RSAF Open House is a bi-annual event which is usually held at Paya Lebar Air Base and in conjunction with the 40th Anniversary of Republic of Singapore Air Force in 2008, it was open to the public for two days from 30 August to 31 August 2008.
- The USAF Boeing 747-200 E-4B regularly lands at the base when the U.S.
- Malaysia-Singapore Airlines was dissolved in 1972.
- Air Force Two carrying Vice President Dick Cheney also made a refueling stop en route from Australia in 2007.
- Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 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".
Facts about Page Field (FMY):
- Page Field covers an area of 670 acres at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- National Airlines started flights at Page Field in the 1930s.
- In addition to being known as "Page Field", another name for FMY is "Page Field General Aviation Airport".
- In August 2011, the Lee County Port Authority opened a new terminal complex on the west side of Page Field.
- Because of Page Field's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Page Field 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 Page Field (FMY) is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of FMY.
- Page Field (FMY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Page Field (FMY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.