Nonstop flight route between Seletar, Singapore and Dazhou, Sichuan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seletar Airport (XSP), Seletar, Singapore and Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), Dazhou, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,066 miles (or 3,325 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 relatively short distance between Seletar Airport and Dazhou Heshi Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSP / WSSL |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAX / ZUDX |
Airport Name: | Dazhou Heshi Airport |
Location: | Dazhou, Sichuan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°7'51"N by 107°25'48"E |
Area Served: | Dazhou |
View all routes: | Routes from DAX |
More Information: | DAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Seletar Airport (XSP):
- Vickers Vildebeest Mk IIs, K2918 and K2921, of 'A' Flight, No.
- Among Seletar’s claim to fame was that several classic aircraft type flew their last RAF Operational sorties from there including the Short Singapore flying boat,Supermarine Spitfire, De Havilland Mosquito, Short Sunderland flying boat and Bristol Beaufighter.
- The air base was briefly host to Amy Johnson during May 1930 on her UK - Australia flight in her Gipsy Moth named 'Jason'.
- 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.
- After World War II, the base went back to the RAF and, in the late 1940s and 1950s, the base was heavily involved in the Malayan Emergency, with Beaufighters, Spitfires and Mosquitos based there while operating against Malayan Communist insurgents.
- A Short Singapore Mk III flying boat, similar to those operated by 205 Sqn.
- 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.
- Seletar Airport (XSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Seletar Airport", other names for XSP include "实里达机场" and "செலட்டர் வான்முகம்".
- 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 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.
Facts about Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX):
- The furthest airport from Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Dazhou Heshi Airport (meaning Dazhou Heshi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The closest airport to Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) is Liangping Airport (LIA), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SE of DAX.