# Tengah Air Base (TGA / WSAT)

**Tengah Air Base** (IATA: TGA, ICAO: WSAT) is a medium airport in Western Water Catchment, North West, Singapore. It opened in 1939. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,743 m (8,999 ft). It is operated by Republic of Singapore Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsat

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TGA / WSAT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Republic of Singapore Air Force
- Serves: Western Water Catchment, North West, Singapore
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 15 m / 50 ft
- Coordinates: 1.3876, 103.7083
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,743 m / 8,999 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Singapore
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengah_Air_Base (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2242841
- Weather station: WSSL · WMO 48699
- Ident: WSAT

## Timeline

- 1939: Tengah Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,743 m / 8,999 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 185° / 005° | yes |
| 01/19 | 688 m / 2,258 ft | 20 m / 66 ft | Asphalt | 010° / 190° |  |
| 18R/36L | 352 m / 1,155 ft | 72 m / 236 ft | Grass | 185° / 005° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,743 m / 8,999 ft | =1,847 of 29,858 | =569 in Asia | #3 in SG |
| Elevation | 15 m / 50 ft | =39,196 of 43,403 | =2,602 in Asia | #4 in SG |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =105 in Asia | #2 in SG |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =10 in Asia | =1 in SG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SINGAPORE APP/DEP | 120.300 |
| APP | APP | 130.000 |
| GND | GND | 122.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [WSAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsag.md) Sembawang Air Base · 12 km / 7.7 mi
- [XSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wssl.md) Seletar Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [QPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsap.md) Paya Lebar Air Base · 23 km / 14 mi
- [JHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkj.md) Senai International Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [WSAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsac.md) Changi Air Base (East) · 34 km / 21 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsat/data