Nonstop flight route between Seletar, Singapore and Maués, Amazonas, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seletar Airport (XSP), Seletar, Singapore and Maués Airport (MBZ), Maués, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,158 miles (or 17,957 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 Maués 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 Maués Airport. 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: | MBZ / SWMW |
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| Location: | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°21'24"S by 57°42'43"W |
| Area Served: | Maués |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBZ |
| More Information: | MBZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Seletar Airport (XSP):
- 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.
- With the threat of war in the area, the RAF started building up their forces in the Far East in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
- RAF Seletar served as a civil airport from 1930 before the opening of Singapore's first civil airport at Kallang on 12 June 1937.
- 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.
- Vickers Vildebeest Mk IIs, K2918 and K2921, of 'A' Flight, No.
- RAF Seletar was a Royal Air Force station in Singapore between 1928 and 1971.
- Seletar Airport (XSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- A 205 Sqn Short Sunderland Mark V ML797 "P" at the ramp of RAF Seletar, this particular airframe became the last of its type to retire from active RAF service on 30 June 1959.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Maués Airport (MBZ):
- The furthest airport from Maués Airport (MBZ) is Pogogul Airport (UOL), which is nearly antipodal to Maués Airport (meaning Maués Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pogogul Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Buol, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Maués Airport (MBZ) is Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NE of MBZ.
- In addition to being known as "Maués Airport", another name for MBZ is "Aeroporto de Maués".
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Because of Maués Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Maués 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 airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- Maués Airport (MBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
