Paya Lebar Airport was considered
inappropriate for the growth of a civil airport, and was moved to
Changi.
Its continued use as an airbase is also questionable, especially
with the flight paths crossing over residential, business and light
industrial areas - which still suffer the noise pollution from the
military jets and lumbering cargo planes, instead of civil
passenger jets.
Moving Paya Lebar airbase to Tuas will be similarly complicating,
as the flight path into Tengah airbase will run almost parallel to
any airport at Tuas.
The only space in Tuas that can accomodate an airbase is the large
expanse of reclaimed land at the south west corner of Singapore -
forming a hook.
However, the area will need to expand further to give some width
and length for at least a 3km runway.
Tengah airbase is bounded by the roads Choa Chu Kang-Ama Keng-Lim
Chu Kang.
