Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Tengah, Singapore:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), Tengah, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,983 miles (or 12,848 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 Victoria International Airport and Tengah Air Base (TAB), 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 Victoria International Airport and Tengah Air Base (TAB). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYJ / CYYJ | 
| Airport Name: | Victoria International Airport | 
| Location: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°38'49"N by 123°25'32"W | 
| Area Served: | Victoria, British Columbia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YYJ | 
| More Information: | YYJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGA / WSAT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Tengah, Singapore | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°23'13"N by 103°42'30"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence (Singapore) | 
| Airport Type: | Military airbase | 
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TGA | 
| More Information: | TGA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Victoria International Airport (YYJ):
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,724 miles (17,259 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of YYJ.
- Because of Victoria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria International 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 last Royal Canadian Air Force unit left the airport in 1952.
- In 2000, the Victoria Airport Authority began the process of renovating and expanding the terminal to meet passenger needs.
Facts about Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA):
- RAF Tengah was commissioned in 1939.
- Because of Tengah Air Base (TAB)'s relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Tengah Air Base (TAB) 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 closest airport to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TGA.
- English Electric Canberra B.15 of No.
- Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Tengah Air Base (TAB)", other names for TGA include "登加空军基地" and "Pangkalan Udara Tengah".
- The furthest airport from Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (meaning Tengah Air Base (TAB) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- The RAF station closed at the end of March 1971 and Tengah was handed over to the Singapore Air Defence Command by 1973, after the British pullout.
- Prior to Singapore's independence, it was a flying Royal Air Force station known as RAF Tengah.
- An aerial view of the RAF Tengah taken in 1953
