Nonstop flight route between Tengah, Singapore and Kasese, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), Tengah, Singapore and Kasese Airport (KSE), Kasese, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,086 miles (or 8,185 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 Tengah Air Base (TAB) and Kasese 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 Tengah Air Base (TAB) and Kasese Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSE / HUKS |
| Airport Name: | Kasese Airport |
| Location: | Kasese, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°11'24"N by 30°6'8"E |
| Area Served: | Kasese, Uganda |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 3146 feet (959 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSE |
| More Information: | KSE Maps & Info |
Facts about Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA):
- During the period of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, the RAF deployed 74 Squadron with its English Electric Lightning F.6 followed by 20 Squadron with its Hawker Hunter fighter aircraft in addition to the Gloster Javelins of 60 Squadron and 64 Squadron, to the air base to help bolster the air defence of Singapore and Peninsula Malaysia against infrequent air incursions from the MiG-21s and P-51 Mustangs of the Indonesian Air Force.
- Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- On 3 September 1964, an Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed into the Straits of Malacca while trying to evade interception by a Javelin FAW.9 of 60 Squadron.
- An aerial view of the RAF Tengah taken in 1953
- The closest airport to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TGA.
- 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".
- An Avro Lincoln bomber of No 1 Bomber squadron dropping 500 pound bombs on Communist targets during the Malayan Emergency
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Kasese Airport (KSE):
- The closest airport to Kasese Airport (KSE) is Beni Airport (BNC), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of KSE.
- The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda that manages this airport is in the middle of renovating and improving the airport by lengthening the runway to 8,210 feet.
- Kasese Airport (KSE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is situated 3,146 feet above sea level and has a single unpaved runway which 1,585 metres long and 30 metres wide.
- The furthest airport from Kasese Airport (KSE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,900 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
