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The airport was constrained by housing estates and although some work was done to keep it operational in the meantime, construction began on the new airport in 1975 and opened in 1981. Paya Lebar then closed to civil traffic, the IATA airport code of SIN and the ICAO airport code of WSSS were transferred to Changi 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 operations were relocated to Paya Lebar .
Paya Lebar Air Base (former Singapore Int'l Airport) 3,780 m 01°21′37″N 103°54′34″E / 1.36028°N 103.90944°E / 1.36028; 103.90944 ( Paya Lebar
The Singapore International Airport was built in Paya Lebar from 1952 to 1955, and opened on 20 August that year by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Alan Lennox-Boyd. [5] Singapore International Airport began to be gradually converted into a military air-force base from late 1967 onwards.
Singapore's International Airport at Paya Lebar, Singapore's third main civilian airport after Seletar Airport (main airport from 1930 to 1937) and Kallang Airport (1937–55) opened in 1955 with a single runway and a small passenger terminal. With the growth in global aviation transport, the airport was facing congestion problems.
The decision to move the airport from Paya Lebar to Changi was based on a number of factors. [25] With the growth in global aviation transport, the airport was facing congestion problems. Its inability to cope with the rising traffic became critical by the 1970s; annual passenger numbers rose dramatically from 300,000 in 1955 to 1.7 million in ...
Kallang Airport ceased operation. Paya Lebar Airport started operation. 1956 9 January: Anglican High School was founded by the Chinese speaking congregations of the Anglican Churches in Singapore. [40] 7 June: David Marshall appeals to the United Kingdom for full self-government, but resigns when he fails. Lim Yew Hock takes over as Chief ...
Replaced with Paya Lebar Airport. The airport’s terminal still exists today. Kandara Airport: Jeddah and Mecca: May 1981 () Replaced by King Abdulaziz International Airport, Being known for being the first airport to be built in Saudi Arabia Kemayoran Airport: Jakarta: 31 March 1985 Replaced with Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in ...