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'''Seletar Airport''' is a civilian airport located at [[Seletar]], in the [[North-East Region, Singapore|northeastern region of Singapore]], and is managed by the [[Changi Airport Group]]. Originally, the airport was completed in 1928 as an [[Royal Air Force station]] ('''RAF Seletar''') and was also Singapore's first international airport.
'''Seletar Airport''' (IATA: XSP, ICAO: WSSL) is a civilian airport located at [[Seletar]], in the northeastern region of Singapore, and is managed by the Changi Airport Group. Originally, the airport was completed in 1928 as a flying Royal Air Force station (RAF Seletar) and was also Singapore's first international airport.


There has been a proposal to extend its runway to {{convert|2000|m}}, so as to be able to receive the [[Boeing 737]] used by many budget airlines. However, after considerations by the Singapore Government and the CAAS, they decided to build a Budget Terminal in [[Singapore Changi Airport]] instead.
There had been a proposal to extend its runway to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), so as to be able to receive the Boeing 737 used by many budget airlines. However, after considerations by the Singapore Government and the CAAS, they decided to build a Budget Terminal in [[Changi Airport]] instead.


==SYFC==
Seletar Airport also serves as the headquarters for the [[Singapore Youth Flying Club]] (SYFC) since 2003.


==See also==
==Bus Service==
{{Portal box|Singapore|Aviation}}
Bus Service 102 from Hougang Central Bus Interchange loops here.
*[[Singapore strategy]]
*[[British Far East Command]]
*[[Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force)]]
*[[Far East Strategic Reserve]]
*[[List of former RAF stations#Former Overseas RAF Stations|Former overseas RAF bases]]
*[[Battle of Singapore]]
*[[Malayan Emergency]]
*[[Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation]]
*[[Seletar Aerospace Park]]
*[[Institute of Mental Health|Woodbridge Hospital]]
 
==References==
;Notes
{{Reflist}}
;Bibliography
{{Refbegin}}
*{{Cite book|last=Wing Commander C. G. Jefford|first=|title=RAF Squadrons: A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of All RAF Squadrons and Their Antecedents Since 1912|year=2001|publisher=Airlife Publishing, 1988|location=Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK|isbn=9781840371413|CGJ}}
*Rawlings, J.D.R. "History of 230 Squadron". ''Air Pictorial'', July 1969. Vol. 31 No.7. pp. 242–244.
{{Refend}}


==External links==
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*[http://www.rafseletar.co.uk/ Seletar Air Force Association]
*[http://www.rafseletar.co.uk/ Seletar Air Force Association]
*[http://www.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/rsa/19sigregt/book_reviews.htm Review of book: "''SELETAR, Crowning Glory - The History of the RAF in Singapore''"]
*[http://www.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/rsa/19sigregt/book_reviews.htm Review of book: "''SELETAR, Crowning Glory - The History of the RAF in Singapore''"]
*{{WAD|WSSL}}
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seletar_Airport Wikipedia Article]


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[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in Singapore]]
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 24 February 2019

Seletar Airport (IATA: XSP, ICAO: WSSL) is a civilian airport located at Seletar, in the northeastern region of Singapore, and is managed by the Changi Airport Group. Originally, the airport was completed in 1928 as a flying Royal Air Force station (RAF Seletar) and was also Singapore's first international airport.

There had been a proposal to extend its runway to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), so as to be able to receive the Boeing 737 used by many budget airlines. However, after considerations by the Singapore Government and the CAAS, they decided to build a Budget Terminal in Changi Airport instead.

SYFC[edit]

Seletar Airport also serves as the headquarters for the Singapore Youth Flying Club (SYFC) since 2003.

Bus Service[edit]

Bus Service 102 from Hougang Central Bus Interchange loops here.

External links[edit]

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