Nonstop flight route between Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States and Tengah, Singapore:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL), Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States and Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), Tengah, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,934 miles (or 15,988 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 Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field and Tengah Air Base (TAB), 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 Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field and Tengah Air Base (TAB). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCL / KTCL |
| Airport Name: | Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field |
| Location: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°13'14"N by 87°36'41"W |
| Area Served: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tuscaloosa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 170 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TCL |
| More Information: | TCL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGA / WSAT |
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| Location: | Tengah, Singapore |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°23'13"N by 103°42'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence (Singapore) |
| Airport Type: | Military airbase |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGA |
| More Information: | TGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL):
- Tuscaloosa Regional Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Tuscaloosa, a city in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States.
- The closest airport to Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) is George Downer Airport (AIV), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of TCL.
- The furthest airport from Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,131 miles (17,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On April 15, 1986, American Eagle commenced service between Tuscaloosa and Nashville.
- Because of Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field 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.
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines provided daily service between Tuscaloosa and Atlanta between 1982 and June 1992.GP Express Airlines would continue service to Atlanta from June 6, 1992, through the elimination of the EAS subsidy for its operation on June 30, 1994.
- Military operations were inactivated on September 8, 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
- Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) has 2 runways.
- The Civil Aeronautics Administration designated van de Graff Field as an intermediate field.
- During World War II, the field was revamped to include a single main runway.
Facts about Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA):
- The furthest airport from Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (meaning Tengah Air Base (TAB) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- Because of Tengah Air Base (TAB)'s relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Tengah Air Base (TAB) 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.
- Prior to Singapore's independence, it was a flying Royal Air Force station known as RAF Tengah.
- Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) has 3 runways.
- An Avro Lincoln bomber of No 1 Bomber squadron dropping 500 pound bombs on Communist targets during the Malayan Emergency
- The closest airport to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TGA.
- The RAF station closed at the end of March 1971 and Tengah was handed over to the Singapore Air Defence Command by 1973, after the British pullout.
- Bristol Blenheim Mk Is of No.
- In addition to being known as "Tengah Air Base (TAB)", other names for TGA include "登加空军基地" and "Pangkalan Udara Tengah".
