Nonstop flight route between Paya Lebar, Singapore and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), Paya Lebar, Singapore and San Jose Airport (SJI), San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,398 miles (or 2,250 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 San Jose 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: | SJI / RPUH |
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| Location: | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°21'41"N by 121°2'48"E |
| Area Served: | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJI |
| More Information: | SJI Maps & Info |
Facts about Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG):
- 1988, a GIRAFFE S 3D radar on display at Paya Lebar Air Base
- 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".
- 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.
- The air base currently houses aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules and the upgraded AMRAAM capable F-5S/T Tiger IIs.
- Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Paya Lebar began to be gradually converted into a military air-force base from Late 1967 onwards.
- 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.
- 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.
- It was a hub for Malayan Airways at this time, and the airline had its first flight outside Southeast Asia in 1958, using a DC-4 leased from Qantas, flying to Hong Kong.
- The old passenger terminal building and control tower still stand, though they now house air force units and are off limits to the public.
- 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.
Facts about San Jose Airport (SJI):
- San Jose Airport (SJI) currently has only 1 runway.
- San Jose Airport handled 63,423 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to San Jose Airport (SJI) is Mamburao Airport (MBO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNW of SJI.
- Originally an American air facility, the airport was formerly named after World War II 5th Air Force ace Major Thomas McGuire.
- For the airport in the United States, see San José International Airport
- Because of San Jose Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at San Jose 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 furthest airport from San Jose Airport (SJI) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is nearly antipodal to San Jose Airport (meaning San Jose Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juína Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "San Jose Airport", another name for SJI is "Paliparan ng San Jose".
