Nonstop flight route between Seletar, Singapore and Doha, Qatar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seletar Airport (XSP), Seletar, Singapore and Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD), Doha, Qatar would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,861 miles (or 6,214 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 Al-Udeid Air Base, 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 Al-Udeid Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | IUD / OTBH |
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Location: | Doha, Qatar |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°7'1"N by 51°18'52"E |
Operator/Owner: | Qatar Emiri Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 130 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IUD |
More Information: | IUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Seletar Airport (XSP):
- Vickers Vildebeest Mk IIs, K2918 and K2921, of 'A' Flight, No.
- 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 Vickers Vildebeest Mk III of No.
- 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 air base was briefly host to Amy Johnson during May 1930 on her UK - Australia flight in her Gipsy Moth named 'Jason'.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- December 1945, captured Mitsubishi J2M Raiden fighters belonging to the 381st Kōkūtai of Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service being evaluated at Seletar airfield.
- Seletar Airport (XSP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD):
- Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Qatar invested over $US1 billion to construct the Al Udeid air base south of Doha during the 1990s.
- Following Australia's formal withdraw of forces from Iraq and to upon Afghanistan in 2008, the air bridge for operations in the Middle East was re-located to Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.
- The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 authorizes $117 million in FY2010 spending to build new Air Force recreational, dormitory, and other facilities at Al Udeid.
- The furthest airport from Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Udeid Air Base (meaning Al-Udeid Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Al-Udeid Air Base", other names for IUD include "قاعدة العديد الجوية" and "XJD".
- The closest airport to Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Hamad International Airport (DOH), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ENE of IUD.
- Because of Al-Udeid Air Base's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Al-Udeid Air Base 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.