Seletar Airport ( ; ) is a civilian

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serving the north-east region of

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. It is located approximately northwest from

Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport ( ; ) 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 A ...

, the country's main airport, and about north from the main commercial city-centre. The airfield was originally opened in 1928 as RAF Seletar, a military airbase of the British

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(RAF). The base was handed back over to Singapore in 1971. The

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intended for Seletar Airport and the surrounding areas to function as the operating aerodrome for their plan to expand Singapore's status as an industrial aviation hub, today known as the

Seletar Aerospace Park Seletar Aerospace Park is an industrial park in Singapore catering to the aerospace industries. Located in Seletar, the plan to develop 140 hectares of land adjacent to Seletar Airport will further strengthen Singapore's position as an aviatio ...

. Today, Seletar Airport mostly serves

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and smaller-sized private and business jet airlines and aircraft. It helps to serve as a secondary destination to Singapore for turbo-prop aircraft to decrease load from Changi Airport, which has heavy air traffic consisting of jet aircraft. The airport is currently not capable of handling larger airliners such as the

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or the

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, as it will need an upgraded runway and avionics system in order to accommodate aircraft of those size. The runway designation is 03/21, where the precise headings on ground of the actual runway are 033° / 213°.

History

RAF Seletar

RAF Seletar was a

station in

between 1928 and 1971. Plans for establishing an airfield, flying boat and naval base in Singapore were first agreed by the RAF in 1921. In 1923, two sites in the northern region of the island were approved. The first planes to arrive at the base were four

Supermarine Southampton The Supermarine Southampton was a flying boat of the interwar period designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. It was one of the most successful flying boats of the era. The Southampton was derived from the expe ...

seaplanes on 28 February 1928. RAF Seletar was also used for civilian flights from 1930 to 1937, when

Kallang Airport Kallang Airport (also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, Kallang Airfield and RAF Kallang) was the first purpose-built civil international airport in Singapore. It was officially opened on 12 June 1937 and was closed in 1955, when its operation ...

was opened.

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landed at Seletar in May 1930 on her UK – Australia flight in her Gipsy Moth named 'Jason'.

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also landed there in June 1937 on her world flight attempt in an

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World War II

With the threat of war in the area, the RAF started building up their forces in the Far East in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Seletar airfield was the target of

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when

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bombers conducted the

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, sometime after their ground forces invaded Kota Bahru. It was abandoned when the Japanese took

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, which brought their artillery in range of the airfield. When the Japanese launched their invasion of

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and

, Seletar housed four RAF units. 205 Sqn operated

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flying boats, and No. 36 and No. 100 Squadron RAF operated obsolete

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torpedo bombers (as well as five

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s acquired by 36 Sqn to supplement its Vildebeests). These flying squadrons were serviced by 151 Maintenance Unit RAF. 21 Squadron,

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was also based at Seletar in 1941–42, and was in the process of converting from lightly-armed

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trainers to

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fighters, when hostilities began. These units stayed until January–February 1942, soon before the surrender to the invading Japanese. During the Japanese occupation, Seletar as was in the case of

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came under the

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while

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fell under the jurisdiction of the

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. From 1942 through 1945, a number of IJN squadrons were based or transited through Seletar mainly, for training. Among the units known to be based at Seletar during this time were ''936th

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'' ( B5N Kate, D3A Val and E13A1 Jake), ''381st Kōkūtai'' (

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and J2M Raiden). The ''601st Kōkūtai'' was also stationed there for training early before its destruction on board Japanese aircraft carriers during the

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(Marianas Turkey Shoot) in June. Seletar's present runway was built during the Japanese Occupation.

Post-World War II

After World War II, the base went back to the RAF and, in the late 1940s and 1950s, the base was heavily involved in the

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, with Beaufighters,

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and

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based there while operating against Malayan Communist insurgents. Among the many squadrons based there during this time were Nos 60, 81 and

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Sqns of the RAF.Jefford 2001, pp. 48–49. The base was also the home of 390 MU – the Maintenance Base for the whole of the

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- FEAF. During the 1960s, RAF Seletar was home base to No's

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and 110 Squadrons, both of which were equipped with

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Mk 10 helicopters and to 34 Squadron, which was equipped with

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transports. All three Squadrons (among several others) were involved with support of operations in

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during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. From June 1962, 66 Squadron (led by Sqn Leader Gray) with their Bristol 192 Belvedere helicopters were also based at Seletar, and were sent on frequent tours and detachments to

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, Brunei,

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and Butterworth as part of the Borneo hearts and minds campaign (the squadron was later disbanded in March 1969). The helicopter squadrons provided a search and rescue service for the Singapore area. The station was also, at that time, home to 209 Squadron, equipped with

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and

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Pioneer aircraft. 65 Squadron based at Seletar operated

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Mk II surface-to-air missiles as anti-aircraft defence from 1 January 1964 until the squadron was disbanded on 30 March 1970 with the equipment and role handed over to 170 Squadron,

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aircraft were flown during the Emergency and Confrontation periods in troop/enemy spotting patrols. In December 1966, three

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CC Mk1 arrived to replace the ageing

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C1 aircraft of 52 Sqn. 52 Squadron was later reformed in March 1967 after the arrival of a further three aircraft. By now, Confrontation had finished and with no purpose the squadron moved to Changi in 1968 before being disbanded in January 1970. The RAF station closed at the end of March 1971 (see

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) and Seletar was handed over to Singapore's Department of Civil Aviation. Several aircraft types flew their last RAF operational sorties from Seletar including the

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flying boat (Mk.III ''K6912'' of No. 205 Squadron RAF 14 October 1941, aircraft transferred to No. 5 Squadron RNZAF),

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(PR.XIX ''PS888'' of 81 Sqn 1954),

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(PR.34 ''RG314'' of 81 Sqn 1955),

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flying boat (GR.5 ''ML797'' "P" of 205 Sqn, 15 May 1959) and

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(TT.X ''RD761'' Station Flight 1960). The Short Sunderland flying boats started in RAF service from ''Seletar'' on 22 June 1938 with 230 Sqn, a sister squadron of 205 Sqn.

Seletar Airbase

The formative years of the SADC (later the RSAF) was established at Seletar Airbase in September 1968, with the setting up of the Flying Training School (FTS) utilising three

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, Vietnam to

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west of Saigon, and forced the aircraft, a

Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper ...

, to land at Seletar Airport. The hijackers killed two Vietnamese crew members and seriously wounded a third. The hijackers were seeking political asylum in Singapore and eventually surrendered themselves to Singapore authorities.

Changi Airport Group management

Changi Airport Group Singapore Changi Airport ( ; ) 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 A ...

took over the management of the airport from the

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on 1 July 2009. As part of the Seletar Aerospace Park programme, the

runway In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ...

was extended to 1,840 metres in 2011 to enable larger and heavier aircraft to use the airport. The airport's

avionics Avionics (a portmanteau of ''aviation'' and ''electronics'') are the Electronics, electronic systems used on aircraft. Avionic systems include communications, Air navigation, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems, and the ...

systems were also upgraded. The airport underwent refurbishment in 2015 as part of plans to relieve pressure on Changi Airport by increasing Seletar Airport's capacity and move smaller and slower aircraft from Changi to Seletar airport. A new passenger terminal building opened on 19 November 2018, replacing the previous passenger terminal. The terminal houses four check-in counters, six immigration lanes, two security screening stations and a gate holdroom that can accommodate 200 passengers.

Instrument Landing System (ILS) usage

In 2018, the use of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Seletar Airport by Singapore was disputed by Malaysia, saying that the flight path used by the system may encroach into its airspace. In 2019, an agreement was reached between the two countries whereby Malaysia will immediately suspend its permanent restricted area in the airspace over

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, while Singapore will similarly suspend its implementation of Instrument Landing System (ILS) procedures for Seletar Airport.

Current operations

Seletar Airport now operates as a

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airport, mainly for chartered flights, private aircraft operations and training purposes. The airport is currently open for arrivals and departures from 07:00 LCL until 22:00 LCL. It has a single runway with 27 aircraft stands, 100 square metres of warehouse space and can handle 840 tons of freight per day. In 1998, the airport recorded receiving a total of 7,945 scheduled flights, handled 23,919 passengers and 6,025 tons of cargo. The airport fire service, AES Seletar, is provided by Changi Airport Group. AES Seletar has 1 station housing 6 apparatus (water tender, foam tender and others) and provides Level 7 protection. The Republic of Singapore Flying Club and Seletar Flying Club are situated at Seletar Airport. The renowned

Singapore Youth Flying Club The Singapore Youth Flying Club (SYFC) is a flight school based in Seletar Airport, primarily funded by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). Established in 1971, the club aims to introduce and promote aviation to students, by providing ...

has its headquarters built on western side of the airport's

. Completed in June 2003, the clubhouse also has its own parking bays for its fleet of

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. In addition, the rotary training unit of Republic of Singapore Air Force – 124 Squadron, has a training detachment at the civilian airport although it is normally headquartered at

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. Previously,

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operated scheduled flights to

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and

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. The Berjaya Air service ended on 31 October 2010 and relocated to

, though was discontinued after four years. Berjaya Air has since returned to Seletar from Redang on a charter basis. Due to the

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, the number of daily commercial flight operations at the airport severely declined. Airport operations were also subjected to new processes and rules laid down by the Singapore government Ministry of Health and according to the Infectious Diseases Act. On 13 June 2022,

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marked the resumption of flights to the airport since the suspension of commercial flights due to the pandemic.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Photo gallery

File:Vildebeest Mark ll.jpg, Vickers Vildebeest Mk IIs, K2918 and K2921, of 'A' Flight, No. 100 (TB) Squadron, at RAF Seletar File:Vildebeest Mk III.png, A

Mk III of

No. 36 Squadron RAF No. 36 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (later the Royal Air Force) was formed in 1916 at Cramlington Aerodrome, just north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in order to defend a section of the North East coast from German Zeppelin attacks at night. D ...

in flight over Singapore City File:Short Singapore flying boat of 205 Sqn RAF with Vickers Vildebeests of 100 Sqn RAF.jpg,

Mk III flying boat of 205 Sqn, in flight below three 'vic' formations of Vickers Vildebeest torpedo bombers of 100 Sqn File:Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Short S.19 Singapore CH2556.jpg, A Short Singapore Mk III flying boat, similar to those operated by 205 Sqn File:PBYs 205 Sqn RAF in hangar Singapore 1941.jpg, Catalina I of 205 Sqn undergoing servicing in their hangar at RAF Seletar. One of the squadron's Short Singapore Mk III biplane flying boats can be seen in the right background. File:J2M in Malaya.jpg, December 1945, captured

Mitsubishi J2M The Mitsubishi J2M ''Raiden'' (雷電, "Lightning Bolt") is a single-engined, land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. Its Allied reporting name was Jack. Design and development The J2M was d ...

Raiden fighters belonging to the 381st

being evaluated at Seletar airfield File:J2M over Malaya.jpg, The same Mitsubishi J2M Raiden fighters being test flown by Japanese naval aviators under close supervision of RAF officers from Seletar File:RAF Seletar ramp 205 Sqn Sunderland.jpg, A 205 Sqn

Mark V ''ML797'' "P" at the ramp of RAF Seletar. This particular airframe became the last of its type to retire from active RAF service on 30 June 1959. File:Aerial view of RAF Seletar in late 1945.jpg, An aerial view of Seletar airfield, Singapore, with RAF

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and Dakota I aircraft parked up File:Spitfire mark19 ps853 takeoff arp.jpg, A Spitfire PR Mk 19, similar to those operated by

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from RAF Seletar File:Viewing gallery.jpg, The viewing gallery of

overlooking the runway of Seletar. Note the club's

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on the runway. File:9VBOQ Night.jpg, Seletar Flying Club's Cessna 172 9V-BOQ during preflight preparation for night operations

Ground transportation

Bus

Two

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services (103 and 117) are available from the old airport terminal. Since 14 October 2018, Service 102 also serves the new airport terminal of Seletar Airport, with a bus stop within the Passenger Terminal Building. Service 102 allows access to the North East Line via

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and

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station. Passengers heading to Changi Airport can alight at the Jalan Kayu roundabout and transfer to bus 858. Connections to Tampines, Bedok, Pasir Ris & Serangoon via services 168, 39 and 103 are also possible here.

Rail

While there are currently no

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(MRT) services in the vicinity, passengers may transfer to service 103 at Aft Baker St bus stop to head to

Yishun MRT station Yishun MRT station ( ) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line (NSL) in Yishun, Singapore. The station is located at the junction of Yishun Avenue 2 and Yishun Avenue 5, and is currently one of the two MRT ...

on the North–South Line. Geographically, the closest MRT station is

Sengkang MRT/LRT station Sengkang MRT/LRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) interchange station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is an interchange between the North East line (NEL) and Sengkang LRT (SKLRT). Along with Buangkok station, i ...

on the North East Line via Thanggam LRT station on the

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's West Loop.

Taxi

Taxis are available at the taxi stands located outside the departure hall. There is an additional airport surcharge for all trips originating from the airport.

Private transportation

All pick-ups by private transportation occur at the arrival pick-up point.

References

Works cited

* * Rawlings, J.D.R. "History of 230 Squadron". ''Air Pictorial'', July 1969. Vol. 31 No.7. pp. 242–244. * Shores, Christopher, Brian Cull and Yasuho Izawa. ''Bloody Shambles: Volume One: The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore''. London: Grub Street, 1992. .

External links

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