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This is a list of airports in Singapore, grouped by type and sorted by location. As of 2023, the country had a total of nine airports. As of 2023, the country had a total of nine airports. Two of them are civilian airports in use (active), and seven are used for military purpose - non-civilian (not active).
Singapore Changi Airport (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː ŋ i / CHAHNG-ee; IATA: SIN, ICAO: WSSS) is the primary international airport that serves the country of Singapore, and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia. More than 100 airlines operate from the airport, with flights to destinations in Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and ...
It is also Singapore's longest road. [2] The expressway runs from the East Coast Parkway near Changi Airport in the east to Tuas in the west and has a total length of 42.8 kilometres (26.6 miles). Initially conceived by the Public Works Department in the 1960s as part of road expansions for handling rising traffic volumes, work on the PIE ...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore spent S$60 million in upgrading the two existing terminals and airport infrastructure, including enlarged gate hold rooms, new finger piers, and extended baggage belt carousels from the normal 70 to 90 m (230 to 300 ft). With these new carousels in place, the airport does not expect embarking and ...
Construction of the first phase of the East Coast Parkway from Fort Road to Marine Parade started in 1971 and was completed in December 1975. It was followed by an extension of Phase 2 which was completed in November 1975 to Bedok South Road and then Phase 3 was built together with Changi Airport in 1980.
Seletar Airport (IPA: /səˈliːtɑːr/ sə-LEE-tar; IATA: XSP, ICAO: WSSL) is a civilian international airport serving the north-east region of Singapore.It is located approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) northwest from Changi Airport, the country's main airport, and about 16 km (9.9 mi) north from the main commercial city-centre.
In 1951 the government announced that the airport would be developed as a joint user aerodrome for both civil aviation and the Southern Rhodesian Air Force (SRAF). Construction of the airport began soon afterwards, and by September 1951, an 8,400 ft runway had been completed, enabling the first aircraft, an SRAF Anson, to land at the new airport.
Also, located just beyond the northern edge perimeter fencing of the air base is the permanent venue of the new Changi Exhibition Centre for the Singapore Airshow which was completed in September 2007 and had hosted the recently inaugurated Singapore Airshow 2008 in February 2008. The most recent Airshow was held from 20–25 February 2024.