Nonstop flight route between Parchim, Germany and Seletar, Singapore:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW), Parchim, Germany and Seletar Airport (XSP), Seletar, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,226 miles (or 10,019 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 Schwerin-Parchim Airport and Seletar 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 Schwerin-Parchim Airport and Seletar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZW / EDOP |
| Airport Name: | Schwerin-Parchim Airport |
| Location: | Parchim, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°25'42"N by 11°46'54"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from SZW |
| More Information: | SZW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSP / WSSL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Seletar, Singapore |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°25'0"N by 103°52'4"E |
| Area Served: | Singapore |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Singapore |
| Airport Type: | Civilian public usage |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XSP |
| More Information: | XSP Maps & Info |
Facts about Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW):
- The closest airport to Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) is Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) NNE of SZW.
- The furthest airport from Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,674 miles (18,788 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Schwerin-Parchim Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Schwerin-Parchim 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.
Facts about Seletar Airport (XSP):
- An aerial view of Seletar airfield, Singapore, with RAF Mosquito and Dakota I aircraft parked up.
- Because of Seletar Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Seletar 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 formative years of the SADC was established at Seletar Airbase in September 1968, with the setting up of the Flying Training School utilising three Cessna 172G/H on loan from the Singapore Flying Club.
- Seletar Airport (XSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The RAF station closed at the end of March 1971 and Seletar was handed over to the Singapore Air Defence Command later) by 1973, after the British pullout.
- There had been a proposal to extend its runway to 2,000 metres, so as to be able to receive the Boeing 737 used by many budget airlines.
- In 2007, JTC Corporation announced the plan to upgrade the Seletar Airport to support the upcoming Seletar Aerospace Park.
- RAF Seletar served as a civil airport from 1930 before the opening of Singapore's first civil airport at Kallang on 12 June 1937.
- The furthest airport from Seletar Airport (XSP) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Seletar Airport (meaning Seletar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- Vickers Vildebeest Mk IIs, K2918 and K2921, of 'A' Flight, No.
- In addition to being known as "Seletar Airport", other names for XSP include "实里达机场" and "செலட்டர் வான்முகம்".
- The closest airport to Seletar Airport (XSP) is Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of XSP.
