Nonstop flight route between Seletar, Singapore and Caen, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seletar Airport (XSP), Seletar, Singapore and Caen la Mer Airport (CFR), Caen, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,786 miles (or 10,921 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 Seletar Airport and Caen la Mer 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 Seletar Airport and Caen la Mer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Seletar Airport (XSP):

• In 2007, JTC Corporation announced the plan to upgrade the Seletar Airport to support the upcoming Seletar Aerospace Park.
• RAF Seletar was a Royal Air Force station in Singapore between 1928 and 1971.
• 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.
• Seletar Airport (XSP) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 air base was briefly host to Amy Johnson during May 1930 on her UK - Australia flight in her Gipsy Moth named 'Jason'.
• Seletar Airport now operates as a general aviation airport, mainly for chartered flights and training purposes.
• In addition to being known as "Seletar Airport", other names for XSP include "实里达机场" and "செலட்டர் வான்முகம்".
• The same Mitsubishi J2M Raiden fighters being test flown by Japanese naval aviators under close supervision of RAF officers from Seletar.

Facts about Caen la Mer Airport (CFR):

• Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) has 2 runways.
• Because of Caen la Mer Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Caen la Mer 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 Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) is Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of CFR.
• In addition to being known as "Caen la Mer Airport", another name for CFR is "Aéroport de Caen la Mer".
• The furthest airport from Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Caen la Mer Airport (meaning Caen la Mer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,021 miles (19,345 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.