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Changi Airport

Singapore

  • IATASIN
  • ICAOWSSS
70 million Passengers a year (2025)
Serves
Singapore
Operator
Changi Airport Group
Owner
Singapore Government
Opened
1 July 1981 (Soft launch), 29 December 1981 (Officially)
Elevation
22 ft (6 m)
Runways
3 (longest 4,000 m)
Airlines based here
FedEx Express, Scoot, Singapore Airlines

About the airport

Changi Airport (IATA: SIN, ICAO: WSSS) is the main international airport of Singapore, and functions as one of the most significant aviation gateways in the Asia-Pacific region. Situated within the Changi planning area in the eastern part of the country, the airport is approximately 24 kilometres (15 miles) east from the Central Area and occupies a site spanning about 25 square kilometres (9.7 square miles). The airport is a base for more than 100 international carriers with scheduled services linking Singapore to destinations across Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America. As of 2025, Changi Airport handled about 70 million passengers and ranked the 16th busiest airport by passenger traffic as well as the 4th busiest international airport by seat volume based on OAG's records. Changi Airport serves as the headquarters for several aviation and ground handling entities. It is the home base of Singapore Airlines, the nation's flag carrier, along with its associated subsidiaries Singapore Airlines Cargo and Scoot, a regional low-cost carrier. The airport also hosts the operations of BOC Aviation, a major aircraft leasing firm. Ground and catering services are provided by SATS and…

This summary is adapted from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence. Passenger and runway figures come from the same source and can lag the latest annual totals, so check the figures the operator publishes for the current total.

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