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Changi Air Base (West)

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Changi Air Base (West)

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508 Cranwell Road, Singapore 509863

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The Changi Air Base (West), or Changi West Complex is a military airbase located in Changi to the eastern tip of Singapore, in reference to the existing facilities of Changi Air Base. It was named as such on 29 November 2004 after the opening of a new eastern facility that same day. Sited immediately to the west of Singapore Changi Airport, it consists only of an apron, sharing the civilian airport's runway for military aircraft based there. The air base houses 121 and 112 Squadrons, which operate Fokker-50 maritime patrol aircraft armed with Harpoon missiles, KC-135R jet tankers, and special transport aircraft.

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Squadrons

The flying squadrons now are:

  • 112 Squadron: operates the KC-135R; &,
  • 121 Squadron: operates both the Utility Transport Aircraft (UTA) and Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) versions of the Fokker F50 since 1993, after having retired their Short Skyvans.

    • The Support Squadrons are:

  • Field Defence Squadron (FDS)

    • References

    Changi Air Base (West) Wikipedia
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