page_title: Changi Air Base
section_title: Changi Air Base (West)
hierarchical_section_title: Changi Air Base / History / Changi Air Base / Changi Air Base (West)
caption_attribution_description: English: Entrance sign of Changi Air Base (West), which is occupied by HQ Changi Air Base.
context_page_description: Changi Air Base or Changi Air Base, formerly RAF Changi, is an airfield military airbase of the Republic of Singapore Air Force located at Changi, in the eastern tip of Singapore. Sited at two locations to the east and west of Singapore Changi Airport, it co-shares runway facilities with the civilian airport and currently occupies a third runway slated for future expansion for civilian use by Singapore Changi Airport. Together, the two airfields house 121 Squadron, 112 Squadron, No 145 Squadron, the Field Defence Squadron, the Air Logistics Squadron and the Airfield Maintenance Squadron. The air base badge carries the motto Together in Excellence.
context_section_description: Following the opening of the new Changi Air Base (East) (Changi East Complex) on 29 November 2004, the existing facilities at Changi Air Base has been renamed as Changi Air Base (West) (Changi West Complex) and Headquarters Changi Air Base (HQ CAB).
  The flying squadrons now are:
  112 Squadron with 4 Boeing KC-135R Stratotankers
  121 Squadron with 4 Utility Transport Aircraft (UTA) and 5 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) versions of the Fokker F50
  The Support Squadrons are:
  Field Defence Squadron (FDS)
  Airfield Maintenance Squadron (AMS)
  Airfield Operations Maintenance Squadron Fixed Wing 2 (AOMS-FW2)
  Ground Logistics Liaison Office / Ground Logistics Squadron (GLLO/GLS)
  Air Movement Centre (AMC)
caption: Entrance of Changi Air Base (West)/HQ Changi Air Base.
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