Nonstop flight route between Changi, Singapore and Five Mile, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), Changi, Singapore and Five Mile Airport (FMC), Five Mile, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,583 miles (or 10,594 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 Singapore Changi Airport and Five Mile 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 Singapore Changi Airport and Five Mile Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIN / WSSS |
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Location: | Changi, Singapore |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°21'33"N by 103°59'21"E |
Area Served: | Singapore |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Singapore |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIN |
More Information: | SIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMC / PAFV |
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Location: | Five Mile, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°55'36"N by 149°50'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | BLM - Pipeline Office |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 510 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FMC |
More Information: | FMC Maps & Info |
Facts about Singapore Changi Airport (SIN):
- Because of Singapore Changi Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Singapore Changi 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 has a development policy of always building capacity ahead of demand to avoid congestion problems common in major airports and to maintain high service standards.
- The Air traffic control tower was constructed as part of Phase One of the Changi Airport redevelopment plan and it is 80 meters high.
- Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) has 3 runways.
- The first phase costing about S$1.3 billion opened on 1 July 1981 with the first flight, Singapore Airlines Flight 101, touching down at 0700 hours UTC with 140 passengers from Kuala Lumpur.
- Concerned that the existing airport was located in an area with potential for urban growth, which would physically hem it in on all sides, the government subsequently decided in 1975 to build a new airport at the eastern tip of the main island at Changi, at the existing site of Changi Air Base, where the new airport would be easily expandable through land reclamation.
- The closest airport to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) is Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) W of SIN.
- In addition to being known as "Singapore Changi Airport", other names for SIN include "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Changi Singapura", "新加坡樟宜机场(Xīnjiāpō Zhāngyí Jīchǎng)" and "சிங்கப்பூர் சாங்கி விமானநிலையம் (Ciṅkappūr Cāṅki Vimana Nilaiyam)".
- On 7 March 2012, Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo announced in Parliament that a new multi-storey complex at the current Terminal 1 carpark will be built.
- Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo, who leads a 10-member Multi-agency committee that has been working on the blueprint which includes the construction of Terminal 5 – the airport's biggest passenger facility – a third runway for commercial flights, cargo complexes and other supporting infrastructure for around 18 months.
- Changing needs in the aviation industry led to reviews in the master plan, resulting in the decision to cater to the high-end as well as budget sectors of the air travel industry.
- The furthest airport from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Singapore Changi Airport (meaning Singapore Changi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,345 miles (19,868 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
Facts about Five Mile Airport (FMC):
- The furthest airport from Five Mile Airport (FMC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,222 miles (16,450 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Five Mile Airport's relatively low elevation of 510 feet, planes can take off or land at Five Mile 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 closest airport to Five Mile Airport (FMC) is Stevens Village Airport (SVS), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) ENE of FMC.
- In addition to being known as "Five Mile Airport", other names for FMC include "Five Mile Camp Airport" and "FVM".
- Five Mile Airport (FMC) currently has only 1 runway.