Nonstop flight route between Paya Lebar, Singapore and Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), Paya Lebar, Singapore and Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL), Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,511 miles (or 15,306 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 Hazleton Municipal Airport, 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 Hazleton Municipal Airport. 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: | HZL / KHZL |
Airport Name: | Hazleton Municipal Airport |
Location: | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°59'12"N by 75°59'42"W |
Area Served: | Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hazleton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1603 feet (489 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HZL |
More Information: | HZL Maps & Info |
Facts about Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG):
- 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 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- Paya Lebar began to be gradually converted into a military air-force base from Late 1967 onwards.
- The USAF Boeing 747-200 E-4B regularly lands at the base when the U.S.
- The old passenger terminal building and control tower still stand, though they now house air force units and are off limits to the public.
- From 1979 to 1980, British Airways, in conjunction with Singapore Airlines, began supersonic Concorde services from London's Heathrow Airport, to Paya Lebar Singapore.
Facts about Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL):
- Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL) is Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of HZL.
- The airport had Air Pennsylvania flights to Philadelphia.
- The furthest airport from Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,658 miles (18,762 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.