12 January 2012, Singapore – The Seletar Aersospace Park (SAP) is one of Singapore’s strategic transformation plans to consolidate its position as an aviation hub, capitalising on the growth opportunities in the region. SAP is a multi-agency project that will contribute S$3.3 billion in value-add and more than 10,000 high-value jobs to the Singapore economy.
The new control tower on the east side of the runway and extended runway was officially commissioned by Mr. Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs at a ceremony jointly organised by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) at Seletar Airport on 10 January 2012.
Seletar Airport was the first airbase built in Singapore with some of its infrastructure and facilities dating back to pre-World War II. SAP Project was launched in 2007 where upgrading and redevelopment works commenced a year later. Enhancements included a longer runway (from 1592 metres to 1836 metres), a new control tower and fire station, doubling the the number of parking stands, additional taxiways, upgraded aircraft parking aprons and an Instrument Landing System (ILS).
The new control tower has increased capacity and capability for the provision of air traffic services with more ergonomically designed workstations that are customised for each controller’s specific role and panels arranged in an intuitive layout with the most-often-used equipment closest to the controller’s reach.
With the introduction of the ILS in 2014, Seletar Airport will be able to handle all-weather flight operations. This means that aircraft can land in poor visibility or inclement weather conditions any time of the day.
The new fire station enhances the Airport Emergency Service’s (AES) capability to respond swiftly to crisis situations. The nerve centre of AES’ operations, known as the Watchroom, is now positioned to achieve better situational awareness, with a clearer surveillance view of the runway and aircraft movement areas. The station’s Fire Alarm Monitoring System has also be incorporated to a crash display system which improves AES’s response time to any aircraft incidents at Seletar Airport.
Seletar Airport’s mordenisation project’s is expected to be fully completed in 2014.
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