Nonstop flight route between Changi, Singapore and Osaka, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), Changi, Singapore and Kansai International Airport (KIX), Osaka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,046 miles (or 4,901 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 Singapore Changi Airport and Kansai International 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 Singapore Changi Airport and Kansai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIN / WSSS |
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| Location: | Changi, Singapore |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°21'33"N by 103°59'21"E |
| Area Served: | Singapore |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Singapore |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SIN |
| More Information: | SIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIX / RJBB |
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| Location: | Osaka, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'3"N by 135°13'58"E |
| Area Served: | Greater Osaka Area |
| Operator/Owner: | Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIX |
| More Information: | KIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Singapore Changi Airport (SIN):
- Because of Singapore Changi Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Singapore Changi 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.
- Changing needs in the aviation industry led to reviews in the master plan, resulting in the decision to cater to the high-end as well as budget sectors of the air travel industry.
- In addition to being known as "Singapore Changi Airport", other names for SIN include "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Changi Singapura", "新加坡樟宜机场(Xīnjiāpō Zhāngyí Jīchǎng)" and "சிங்கப்பூர் சாங்கி விமானநிலையம் (Ciṅkappūr Cāṅki Vimana Nilaiyam)".
- Announced on 19 August 2013 by Changi Airport Group, a new mixed-use complex will be developed on the car park site fronting Terminal 1 and will optimise the use of the 3.5-hectare plot of land.
- Extensive upgrading works in Terminal 1 similar in scale to the recently completed works at Terminal 2 commenced in May 2008 and were completed in July 2012.
- The furthest airport from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Singapore Changi Airport (meaning Singapore Changi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,345 miles (19,868 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) is Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) W of SIN.
- After Singaporean authorities decided to build a new airport, Singaporean government dispatched an inspection team to Taiwan in 1979, watching and learning the design of newly built Chiang Kai-shek International Airport.
- Singapore Changi Airport, Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore.
- Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) has 3 runways.
Facts about Kansai International Airport (KIX):
- On 17 January 1995, Japan was struck by the Kobe earthquake, whose epicenter was about 20 km away from KIX and killed 6,434 people on Japan's main island of Honshū.
- After the protests surrounding New Tokyo International Airport, which was built with expropriated land in a rural part of Chiba Prefecture, planners decided to build the airport offshore.
- In May 2011, the Diet of Japan passed legislation to form a new Kansai International Airport Corporation using the state's existing equity stake in Kansai Airport and its property holdings at Itami Airport.
- Initially, the airport was planned to be built near Kobe, but the city of Kobe refused the plan, so the airport was moved to a more southerly location on Osaka Bay.
- Because of Kansai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Kansai International 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 Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Kobe Airport (UKB), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) N of KIX.
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Kansai International Airport", other names for KIX include "関西国際空港" and "Kansai Kokusai Kūkō".
- The terminal's roof is shaped like an airfoil.
- The airport was at its limit during peak times, owing especially to freight flights, so a portion of Phase II expansion—the second runway—was made a priority.
- The furthest airport from Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,980 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
