Nonstop flight route between Vernon, British Columbia, Canada and Paya Lebar, Singapore:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vernon Regional Airport (YVE), Vernon, British Columbia, Canada and Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), Paya Lebar, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,055 miles (or 12,963 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 Vernon Regional Airport and Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB), 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 Vernon Regional Airport and Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YVE / CYVK |
Airport Name: | Vernon Regional Airport |
Location: | Vernon, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°14'45"N by 119°19'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Vernon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1141 feet (348 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YVE |
More Information: | YVE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QPG / WSAP |
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Location: | Paya Lebar, Singapore |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°21'37"N by 103°54'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence (Singapore) |
Airport Type: | Military airbase |
Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QPG |
More Information: | QPG Maps & Info |
Facts about Vernon Regional Airport (YVE):
- Vernon Regional Airport (YVE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Vernon Regional Airport (YVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,547 miles (16,974 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Vernon Regional Airport (YVE) is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) S of YVE.
Facts about Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG):
- The closest airport to Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of QPG.
- Air Force Two carrying Vice President Dick Cheney also made a refueling stop en route from Australia in 2007.
- An AGM-65 Maverick armed Northrop F-5S Tiger-II
- Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (meaning Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- Because of Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB)'s relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) 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.
- In addition to being known as "Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB)", other names for QPG include "巴耶利峇空军基地" and "Pangkalan Udara Paya Lebar".
- From 1979 to 1980, British Airways, in conjunction with Singapore Airlines, began supersonic Concorde services from London's Heathrow Airport, to Paya Lebar Singapore.
- The old passenger terminal building and control tower still stand, though they now house air force units and are off limits to the public.