Nonstop flight route between Seletar, Singapore and Temuco, Araucanía, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seletar Airport (XSP), Seletar, Singapore and Maquehue Airport (ZCO), Temuco, Araucanía, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,847 miles (or 15,847 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 Maquehue 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 Maquehue 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: | ZCO / SCTC |
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Location: | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°46'0"S by 72°38'13"W |
Area Served: | Temuco, Chile |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 304 feet (93 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZCO |
More Information: | ZCO Maps & Info |
Facts about Seletar Airport (XSP):
- December 1945, captured Mitsubishi J2M Raiden fighters belonging to the 381st Kōkūtai of Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service being evaluated at Seletar airfield.
- 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 (XSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Seletar Airport", other names for XSP include "实里达机场" and "செலட்டர் வான்முகம்".
- 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.
- RAF Seletar was a Royal Air Force station in Singapore between 1928 and 1971.
- When the Japanese launched their invasion of Malaya and Singapore, Seletar housed the RAF’s 205 Sqn with PBY Catalina flying boats and 36 and 100 Sqns with obsolete Vickers Vildebeest torpedo bombers, along with 151 Maintenance Unit.
- During the Japanese occupation, Seletar as was in the case of Sembawang came under the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service while Tengah fell under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.
- 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 Maquehue Airport (ZCO):
- Maquehue Airport (ZCO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Maquehue Airport (ZCO) is Victoria Airport (ZIC), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNE of ZCO.
- In addition to being known as "Maquehue Airport", another name for ZCO is "Aeropuerto Maquehue".
- Because of Maquehue Airport's relatively low elevation of 304 feet, planes can take off or land at Maquehue 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 Maquehue Airport (ZCO) is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC), which is nearly antipodal to Maquehue Airport (meaning Maquehue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yinchuan Hedong International Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,917 kilometers) away in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.