Changi Air Base (East)
Changi Air Base (East) Pangkalan Udara Changi (Timur) 樟宜(東)空軍基地 சாங்கி வான்படைத் தளம் கிழக்கு | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military airbase | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence (Singapore) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Republic of Singapore Air Force United States Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | 317 Tanah Merah Coast Road, Singapore 498820 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°20′44″N 104°0′35″E / 1.34556°N 104.00972°E | ||||||||||
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Changi Air Base (East), or Changi East Complex, is a facility extending the facilities of Changi Air Base, the existing facilities hence renamed Changi Air Base (West). Built on a 2 square kilometre site of reclaimed land, the new base was located approximately 2 kilometres east of Changi Airport and approximately 1.5 kilometres west of Changi Naval Base. Groundbreaking took place on 15 July 2002 and it was officially opened on 29 November 2004. A new runway (02R/20L) was built and the length was approximately 2,748 metres (9,015 ft), it has since been lengthened to 4,000 metres.