Nonstop flight route between Paya Lebar, Singapore and Hua Hin, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), Paya Lebar, Singapore and Hua Hin Airport (HHQ), Hua Hin, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 825 miles (or 1,327 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 relatively short distance between Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) and Hua Hin Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | HHQ / VTPH |
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Location: | Hua Hin, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°38'9"N by 99°57'5"E |
Area Served: | Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HHQ |
More Information: | HHQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG):
- 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.
- 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".
- Most recently, on 14 November 2009, Air Force One carrying President Barack Obama landed at Paya Lebar Air Base, to attend the APEC Singapore 2009 Summit.
- 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.
- From 1979 to 1980, British Airways, in conjunction with Singapore Airlines, began supersonic Concorde services from London's Heathrow Airport, to Paya Lebar Singapore.
- An RSAF C-130H performing short field landing at PLAB
- 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.
- An AGM-65 Maverick armed Northrop F-5S Tiger-II
Facts about Hua Hin Airport (HHQ):
- Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Hua Hin Airport", another name for HHQ is "ท่าอากาศยานหัวหิน".
- The furthest airport from Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Hua Hin Airport (meaning Hua Hin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,234 miles (19,689 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- Because of Hua Hin Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Hua Hin 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 Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) is U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) E of HHQ.