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Changi Air Base (West)

The Changi Air Base is a military airbase of the Republic of Singapore Air Force located at , in the eastern tip of . It comprises two separate installations, situated to the and west of Singapore Changi Airport.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: military airbase located in Changi to the eastern tip of Singapore
  • Also known as: “Changi Air Base” and “Changi West Complex”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Singapore Changi Airport and Jewel Changi Airport.

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
, "Changi" or just "the airport" to locals, is the main commercial airport of . It is 25 km from the centre of Singapore, on the eastern edge of the island, and has good public transport links to all parts of Singapore.

Shopping center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex surrounded by and linked to Terminals 1, 2, and 3 of in Singapore.

Prison
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Complex, often known simply as , is a prison complex in the namesake district of in the of . It is the largest prison in the country, covering an area of about 50 ha, and the oldest still in operation since the closure of Outram Prison in 1963.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Coast and Tampines.

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The of is largely residential and offers few sights as such; most visitors just cross it on their way from and to Changi Airport. For Singaporeans, on the other hand, the main attractions are 20 km of white sandy beach and the food: this is the home of many of Singapore's culinary icons.

Suburb
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is the regional centre of the of . With a population of 290,090 living across its five subzones as of 2025, it is the most populous planning area in Singapore.

Suburb
is a planning area and residential town located in the of . It is bordered by and to the south, to the southwest and to the east.

Changi Air Base (West)

Latitude
1.3795° or 1° 22′ 46″ north
Longitude
103.9844° or 103° 59′ 4″ east
Open location code
6PH59XHM+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 293105339
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q5071978
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Satellite Map

Discover Changi Air Base (West) from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Indonesian—“Changi Air Base (West)” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “樟宜空军基地”
  • Chinese: “樟宜空軍基地”
  • Indonesian: “Pangkalan Udara Changi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Changi Point and Changi Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Changi Golf Club and Maranatha Bible Presbyterian Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Changi Air Base (West)”. Photo: Dave1185, CC BY-SA 3.0.