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Emergency Runways In Singapore - Ever Used?

Businessflyer From Singapore, joined Aug 2001, 288 posts, RR: 0
Posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3818 times:

Just a quick query - but are the two emergency road runways in Singapore (ECP near Changi) and Lim Chu Kang Rd (near Kranji) ever used or where they just put there for show?

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Hkgspotter1 From Hong Kong, joined Nov 2005, 0 posts, RR: 1
Reply 1, posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3806 times:

You what ??

Are you sure there not for the military or are they just another case of look what we have ??

Businessflyer From Singapore, joined Aug 2001, 288 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3801 times:

yep... they are for the military (so the Malaysians would never know where to bomb!)... but are they ever used?

Ex_SQer From United States of America, joined Apr 2002, 1435 posts, RR: 6
Reply 3, posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3795 times:

Lim Chu Kang's been used a few times for drills involving military aircraft.

Tsentsan From Singapore, joined Jan 2002, 2016 posts, RR: 16
Reply 4, posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 3776 times:

They have been used before but I'm not permitted by military law to say more.. but it was pretty spectacular Smile/happy/getting dizzy

Anyhow, it does make a good stretch to go 180kmh in the car Big grin

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9V-SVA From Singapore, joined Aug 2001, 1858 posts, RR: 10
Reply 5, posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 3719 times:

Lim Chu Kang Road has been used before by Tengah Air Base. Not too sure about the ECP though, all I can say that stretch of ECP is very sunny, with no trees in the middle of the highway.

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SQ772 From Singapore, joined Nov 2001, 1792 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 3706 times:

Hkgspotter1, Singapore is a little too small, space too precious to do/build things just so that we can show our neighbours what we have. There's always a strategic reason for doing certain things.

Anyway, I am surprised to see some Singaporeans openly talking about and describing the location of these runways in a public forum. Next, perhaps some smart alec will provide the grids for its location on a.net.... very interesting.

There's always a better way to fly...

9V-SVA From Singapore, joined Aug 2001, 1858 posts, RR: 10
Reply 7, posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3664 times:

Anyway, it's known and quite obvious, SQ772. Where else can you see in Singapore a secluded road with 3 lanes on each side and no central divider going straight for about 2-3km?

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Businessflyer From Singapore, joined Aug 2001, 288 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3661 times:

Everybody knows that they are there. They are so obvious and to be honest, it really would not very difficult to go to a map - identify stretches of roads which are 2kms long and get the co-ordinates whoever you are! Public knowledge I am afraid especially since the ECP has the centre markings painted on!

Anyway, my interest was sparked since I just saw quite a few pictures of aircraft in Germany and Sweden operating from roads and I was wondering if the same has ever happened here. Somebody just sent me some pics of A4s on an exercise on a road runway but not sure which one it is....

SQ772 From Singapore, joined Nov 2001, 1792 posts, RR: 5
Reply 9, posted (10 years 8 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3650 times:

Public knowledge to Singaporeans or the whole world? Ah...nevermind....

There's always a better way to fly...

Ex_SQer From United States of America, joined Apr 2002, 1435 posts, RR: 6
Reply 10, posted (10 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 3592 times:

The Lim Chu Kang drills were publicised in the ST.

9V-SVA From Singapore, joined Aug 2001, 1858 posts, RR: 10
Reply 11, posted (10 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 3588 times:

The pic you described is the A4s using Lim Chu Kang Road.

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Tsentsan From Singapore, joined Jan 2002, 2016 posts, RR: 16
Reply 12, posted (10 years 8 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 3565 times:

Really, the next thing you guys are going to publish are all our secret stuff eh? Eh, should get Malaysia and Indonesia Intelligence services here, way easier to get info right?

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Keesje From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (10 years 8 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 3525 times:

When I took a SQ/SIN/Airport free trip in SIN, the guide told everyone in the bus about the runway we were driving on.

Amazing statement before we left the bus for a short boat trip :
"Please sit in the same seat after the trip not to confuse other passengers."

Smile/happy/getting dizzy

There were 8-10 persons in the Bus.

Talking of over- disiplined / organized ..

Cmchardyfl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2002, 175 posts, RR: 1
Reply 14, posted (10 years 8 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 3494 times:

The Lim Chu Kang Rd is pictured on map sites on the web. Easily noticable by it's long, straight strench. Lim Chu Kang terminal (which appears to be a parking ramp) is also outlined and named, parallelling the road to the north end of the road. I don't see what is so secretive about the place.

Cheers

Chris

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