 Tuesday, April 22, 2008
 Singapore's first airport at 8:40 AMHong Kong's former Kai Tak Airport, which served its last flights on 5 July 1998, was eventually transformed into government offices, automobile dealerships and recreational facilities. In Singapore, we have an association, stadiums, many sports fields and car parks transformed from our old airport grounds. . We're talking about The Kallang Airport. Officially opened on 12 June 1937, the Kallang Airport was Singapore's first civil airport and was then hailed as the "finest airport in the British Empire". After it was closed in the late 1940's, the old airport control building was turned into The People's Association of Singapore HQ in the 1950s. Surrounding land and the runways were also redeveloped. Apart from the building of the National Stadium on part of the airport grounds in 1973, legacy redevelopment from the Kallang Airport grounds include the construction of 3 to 7-storey flats and the Old Kallang Airport Hawkers' Centre/Emporium building along Old Airport Road. The Hawker Centre still exists today, but most of the olds flats have already been earmarked for demolition. Old Airport Road is on the line of the runway of the old airport. Interestingly, the runway was extended across Mountbatten Road in the 1950s and traffic lights had to be installed to stop the traffic when planes were landing. These days, you'll no longer be able to see planes taking off along the old runway. Instead, Stadium Boulevard and Stadium Road has become a popular ground for "L"-plate drivers practising their driving skills along the long stretch of straight road, which was formerly part of the airport runway. Singapore's first civil airport saw the likes of Chinese President Chou En-lai, famous Chinese immigrant and philanthropist, Tan Kah Kee and Sir John Nicoll, Governor of Singapore in the 50s, passing through its passenger terminals. The airport was in operation till it was replaced in 1955 by the Paya Lebar Airport. Subsequently, as civil aviation in Singapore progressed, the government realized that a much larger and better airport had to be built to meet the aviation demands of the eighties and beyond. Therefore, in 1970, President Lee Kuan Yew made the momentous announcement to build Singapore's third and latest airport on reclaimed land in Changi. The Changi International Airport opened for operation on 1 July 1981 and was officially opened on 29 December. The rest, as they say, is history. Contributors:Koo Cheng Wei, Por Yu Hui, Loo Sze Jia, Audrey, Fitri xoxo, you know you love us |
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Singapore's first airport at 8:40 AMHong Kong's former Kai Tak Airport, which served its last flights on 5 July 1998, was eventually transformed into government offices, automobile dealerships and recreational facilities. In Singapore, we have an association, stadiums, many sports fields and car parks transformed from our old airport grounds.
. We're talking about The Kallang Airport. Officially opened on 12 June 1937, the Kallang Airport was Singapore's first civil airport and was then hailed as the "finest airport in the British Empire".
After it was closed in the late 1940's, the old airport control building was turned into The People's Association of Singapore HQ in the 1950s. Surrounding land and the runways were also redeveloped. Apart from the building of the National Stadium on part of the airport grounds in 1973, legacy redevelopment from the Kallang Airport grounds include the construction of 3 to 7-storey flats and the Old Kallang Airport Hawkers' Centre/Emporium building along Old Airport Road. The Hawker Centre still exists today, but most of the olds flats have already been earmarked for demolition. Old Airport Road is on the line of the runway of the old airport. Interestingly, the runway was extended across Mountbatten Road in the 1950s and traffic lights had to be installed to stop the traffic when planes were landing.
These days, you'll no longer be able to see planes taking off along the old runway. Instead, Stadium Boulevard and Stadium Road has become a popular ground for "L"-plate drivers practising their driving skills along the long stretch of straight road, which was formerly part of the airport runway. Singapore's first civil airport saw the likes of Chinese President Chou En-lai, famous Chinese immigrant and philanthropist, Tan Kah Kee and Sir John Nicoll, Governor of Singapore in the 50s, passing through its passenger terminals. The airport was in operation till it was replaced in 1955 by the Paya Lebar Airport. Subsequently, as civil aviation in Singapore progressed, the government realized that a much larger and better airport had to be built to meet the aviation demands of the eighties and beyond. Therefore, in 1970, President Lee Kuan Yew made the momentous announcement to build Singapore's third and latest airport on reclaimed land in Changi. The Changi International Airport opened for operation on 1 July 1981 and was officially opened on 29 December. The rest, as they say, is history.
Contributors:Koo Cheng Wei, Por Yu Hui, Loo Sze Jia, Audrey, Fitri
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