Nonstop flight route between Tengah, Singapore and Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(1°23'13"N by 103°42'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°35'25"S by 141°19'27"E)
Distance from TGA to OBX:
2,665.51 miles (4,289.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), Tengah, Singapore and Obo Airport (OBX), Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,666 miles (or 4,290 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 Obo 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 Obo 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: | OBX / |
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| Location: | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°35'25"S by 141°19'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from OBX |
| More Information: | OBX Maps & Info |
Facts about Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TGA.
- Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) has 3 runways.
- 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".
- 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.
- RSAF F-16D prepares for flight
- 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.
Facts about Obo Airport (OBX):
- In addition to being known as "Obo Airport", another name for OBX is "AYOB".
- The furthest airport from Obo Airport (OBX) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Obo Airport (OBX) is Aiambak Airport (AIH), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of OBX.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.18 miles (18.00 km) E | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore |     |
| 2 | 14.00 miles (22.52 km) E | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 3 | 17.70 miles (28.49 km) N | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 19.49 miles (31.37 km) E | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 5 | 33.78 miles (54.36 km) ESE | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 65.33 miles (105.14 km) ESE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 69.61 miles (112.02 km) N | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 103.73 miles (166.94 km) NNE | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 117.36 miles (188.87 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 157.88 miles (254.09 km) W | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 167.48 miles (269.54 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 12 | 168.18 miles (270.66 km) NNW | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 169.01 miles (271.99 km) WSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 184.56 miles (297.03 km) NW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 191.75 miles (308.58 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,356.88 miles (19,886.42 km) SE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,327.04 miles (19,838.39 km) SSE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,314.17 miles (19,817.69 km) E | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,305.24 miles (19,803.32 km) S | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,302.74 miles (19,799.30 km) SW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,295.62 miles (19,787.84 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 12,278.63 miles (19,760.49 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,272.83 miles (19,751.16 km) ESE | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,271.88 miles (19,749.63 km) S | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,269.04 miles (19,745.05 km) ESE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,256.20 miles (19,724.40 km) SSE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,254.49 miles (19,721.63 km) SSE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,232.46 miles (19,686.18 km) NNE | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,225.11 miles (19,674.35 km) NNW | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,223.85 miles (19,672.34 km) ESE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.59 miles (28.30 km) NNW | Aiambak Airport (AIH) | Aiambak, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 28.92 miles (46.54 km) NNW | Bosset Airport (BOT) | Boset, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 41.79 miles (67.26 km) NNE | Lake Murray Airport (LMY) | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) S | Bensbach Airport (BSP) | Bensbach, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 89.26 miles (143.65 km) SW | Mopah Airport (MKQ) | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 101.97 miles (164.10 km) ESE | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 105.81 miles (170.29 km) E | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 106.41 miles (171.24 km) N | Atkamba Airport (ABP) | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 122.83 miles (197.67 km) WNW | Bade Airport (BXD) | Bade, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 128.85 miles (207.36 km) SSE | Boigu Island Airport (GIC) | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 145.51 miles (234.17 km) NNE | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 156.26 miles (251.48 km) ENE | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 165.13 miles (265.74 km) SE | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 186.14 miles (299.55 km) SSE | Badu Island Airport (BDD) | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 186.87 miles (300.74 km) SSE | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,682.48 miles (18,801.08 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,667.29 miles (18,776.63 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,651.40 miles (18,751.06 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,635.92 miles (18,726.15 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,548.71 miles (18,585.81 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,536.32 miles (18,565.86 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,519.72 miles (18,539.14 km) NE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,517.10 miles (18,534.93 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,477.54 miles (18,471.27 km) E | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 10 | 11,474.68 miles (18,466.66 km) NNW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,436.59 miles (18,405.36 km) ENE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,400.91 miles (18,347.93 km) ENE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 13 | 11,392.37 miles (18,334.19 km) N | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,386.73 miles (18,325.11 km) NNW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,371.91 miles (18,301.27 km) E | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |