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The Singapore airport (English Singapore Changi Airport ) is the international airport of the Asian city-state of Singapore. He is one of the largest airports in Asia and took 18th place in 2010 to the largest airports in the world.
Singapore is an important hub between Europe and South East Asia or Oceania represents the route to Australia is referred to in the English language as Kangaroo Route. Airport operator is the authority Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore ( CAAS ).
A total of 80 airlines fly over 190 cities in 60 countries. Singapore Airlines and its subsidiaries, Tiger Airways, Silk Air and Scoot have their headquarters here.
History
Mid-1970s, the Singapore government decided to build a new airport, as the existing bursting at the seams airport in Paya Lebar old was not expandable. They opted for a location near the fishing village of Changi, where the Japanese had already built an airfield during the occupation. In order to gain additional space, you put 200 acres of marshland dry and poured huge amounts of land on the South China Sea. In 1981, the Terminal 1 and the other to the public airport facilities could then be passed. A decade later they opened Terminal 2, which doubled its passenger capacity to about 44 million passengers. Terminal 3 opened on 9 January 2008.
The airport area
The airport area extends over 1300 hectares, of which 870 ha were piled up in the open sea. The airport infrastructure is based on the first two built parallel start and runways extending into southwest-northeast direction. Between the tracks the remaining facilities, such as hangars, passenger terminals, cargo terminals, etc. are located. The start and runways are displaced to 1750 meters and there are 1650 feet apart. The future third runway is built 1800 meters southeast of the present-day Southeastern Railway.
Terminals
The airport consists of three terminals.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 was officially opened on 29 December 1981. It had in its first stage of construction the shape of an H, where the southern inner edge of the complex are located landside infrastructure. In December 1998, the ends of the piers were extended at Terminal 1, up to approximately 200 meters. Of the 32 gates are modified at the moment five for the new Airbus A380. On the roof of the terminal includes a swimming pool is located in the transit area, which belongs to the " Ambassador Transit Hotel ".
Facts and figures:
- Opening on December 29, 1981
- 32 gates with jetways
- Check -in counter hall: 200 x 75 meters
- Passenger capacity: 21 million passengers per year
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 was completed in December 1990 and opened to traffic. Terminal 2 is mainly used by Singapore Airlines and its partners. It is located south of Terminal 1, head to the south runway. The terminal has the form of K, where K are left of the land-side facilities. 1996 extensions were taken at the ends into operation here.
Facts and figures:
- Opening on December 29, 1991
- Passenger capacity: 23 million passengers per year
- 36 gates with jetways
Terminal 3
The new terminal 3 is located opposite Terminal 2, directly facing the north-west track. The building is designed for aircraft the size of an Airbus A380 and was put into operation on January 9, 2008. Thus, the airport wants to establish itself in the rapidly growing air traffic in the Asia -Pacific region as an international hub and create sufficient room for future passenger growth. A special feature of the new terminal is located in its own landscaped gardens, which can be found on the fifth of seven levels. No less impressive is the micro brewery of the company Brewerkz or the butterfly garden with views of the runway. Singapore Airlines flies itself from Terminal 3 to Europe, Australia and the USA.
Facts and figures:
- Passenger capacity: 20 million passengers per year
- 28 boarding gates - which 8 designed for the A380
- 380,000 m²
- Cost: U.S. $ 1.25 billion ( € 830 million)
- 7 levels
Budget Terminal
The terminal for low cost airlines was completed in December 2005 and handed over to its in March 2006. It is to Kuala Lumpur ( LCCT ) is the second pure Budget Terminal in Asia. The building is designed for currently around 7 million passengers per year.
The following infrastructure available:
It was initially used mainly by the Singaporean Tiger Airways. From August 2006, this terminal but was also served by Cebu Pacific, and today also take advantage of Berjaya Air, Firefly and South East Asian Airlines ( SEAIR ), the Budget Terminal. Air Asia has retired from Budget Terminal some time ago and only uses the Terminal 1
During the terminals 1, 2 and 3 are connected directly to each other and combined to form a transit area, a transfer from and to the Budget Terminal is only possible after baggage claim and customs clearance. In the basement of Terminal 2 is a regular service, free shuttle bus for the transfer.
In March we made the decision to close the Budget Terminal on 25 September 2012. The following demolition will make room for the newly built Terminal 4, which is to bear the rising passenger numbers with a avisierten capacity of 16 million passengers per year bill. The opening is planned for 2017.
The current budget airlines terminal -use change all to Terminal 2, which is also connected to a relief for their passengers.
Other Facilities
North-east of Terminal 1, the cargo terminal of Singapore Airlines and other air cargo carriers. In addition, there the hangars of the home carrier Singapore Airlines are also located.
In the northwest of the airport area are facilities of the Singaporean military.
Approach
The airport is located 20 kilometers east of the city center and transport links is well connected to the city center of Singapore. There are two highways (Pan Iceland Expressway ( PIE), East Coast Parkway (ECP ) ) that lead from downtown Singapore to the airport. Since 2002, you can take the MRT to the city center. A ride to City Hall station takes about 25 minutes. There is also the opportunity to engage with a shuttle bus or a taxi to the airport.
Extension
With three parallel slopes (one under construction ), the airport with a capacity of 44 million passengers currently 42 million passengers (as of 2010). The low cost terminal was opened in 2006, Terminal 3 was followed in 2008. On 16 August 2005, the first of eleven bridges was opened for the new Airbus A380. Singapore Airlines has ordered 24 pieces so far this wide-body jets.