Live flights at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

SIN WSSS  Singapore, Singapore

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SIN at a glance

  • What it is: Singapore Changi Airport is one of the world's busiest airports serving Singapore, Singapore.
  • Codes: SIN on your ticket, WSSS on the radar.
  • How busy: the reference profile lists about 67.7 million annual passengers across 3 runways.
  • Main airline: Singapore Airlines bases aircraft here.
  • Right now: 30 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: Asia/Singapore (UTC+8), so every time shown for SIN is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near SIN

30 aircraft are within 55 km of SIN right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with SIN directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
TGW689 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 9 kts
BAW15 British Airways SIN → SYD on stand or taxiing — 1 kts
TGW469 — KUL → SIN on stand or taxiing — 11 kts
AXM1729 AirAsia PEN → SIN on stand or taxiing — 12 kts
TGW620 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 10 kts
SIA195 Singapore Airlines HAN → SIN on stand or taxiing — 20 kts
750593 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 23 kts
GFA166 — SIN → BAH climbing out 125 ft 186 kts

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
SIA763 Singapore Airlines RGN → SIN on approach 450 ft 152 kts
TGW549 — route not published on approach 2,250 ft 176 kts
BNE385 — route not published on approach 5,275 ft 214 kts
TGW867 — NRT → TPE on approach 12,300 ft 269 kts
SIA121 Singapore Airlines KUL → SIN on approach 5,300 ft 194 kts
TGW597 — route not published on approach 13,850 ft 285 kts
SIA222 Singapore Airlines SYD → SIN on approach 9,250 ft 271 kts
SIA431 Singapore Airlines MLE → SIN on approach 6,925 ft 248 kts

Overhead and in the area

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
UPS171 — route not published in the area 7,050 ft 254 kts
IGO1164 IndiGo route not published in the area 4,025 ft 275 kts
SIA286 Singapore Airlines AKL → SIN in the area 2,575 ft 187 kts
67.7M
Annual passengers (reference)
3
Runways
4
Terminals
22 ft
Field elevation

About SIN

Consistently voted the world's best airport, famous for the Jewel complex and its 40-metre indoor Rain Vortex waterfall. It is the home of Singapore Airlines and the premier hub of Southeast Asia. Changi serves as a key stopover on the Kangaroo Route between Europe and Australia.

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at SIN

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner B78X 9V-SCI Singapore Airlines
Boeing 747-400 B744 D-ABVM Lufthansa
Airbus A380-800 A388 9V-SKY Singapore Airlines
Boeing 767-300ER B763 JA607J Japan Airlines
Airbus A350-900 A359 9V-SHK Singapore Airlines
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner B789 A9C-FH Gulf Air

By the early 1970s Singapore's Paya Lebar Airport was running out of room. The government made the bold decision in 1975 to build an entirely new airport on reclaimed land at Changi, the island's eastern tip.

Construction moved at Singaporean speed: Changi Airport opened in December 1981 with Terminal 1, and Terminal 2 followed in 1990 as Singapore Airlines grew into one of the world's most admired carriers. The airport was conceived from the start as a statement of national excellence, with gardens, efficiency, and service standards that became legendary.

Terminal 3 opened in 2008 with its butterfly garden and light-filtering roof. The compact Terminal 4 followed in 2017, pioneering automated check-in and biometric boarding. In 2019 came Jewel, the Moshe Safdie-designed glass toroid connecting the terminals, whose 40-meter Rain Vortex is the tallest indoor waterfall on Earth.

Changi has been named the world's best airport by Skytrax more times than any other. Work on the gigantic Terminal 5, paused during the pandemic and redesigned, formally restarted in 2025. When it opens in the 2030s it will roughly double capacity and cement Changi's role as Southeast Asia's premier super-hub.

How SIN operates today

Changi operates parallel runways with a third being integrated on the eastern side as part of the Terminal 5 project, serving four terminals linked by Skytrains and the Jewel complex. Singapore Airlines and its low-cost arm Scoot use Changi as the fulcrum of the Kangaroo Route and transpacific ultra-long-haul flying.

More than one hundred carriers connect the city-state to every continent. Free-to-use gardens, movie theaters, and a rooftop pool soften long transits. Changi is also a major cargo hub for high-value electronics and pharmaceuticals, and its service standards remain the global benchmark.

Top routes from SIN

DestinationMain airlinesWhy it matters
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Scoot The short hop across the causeway is one of the busiest international routes in the world.
Jakarta (CGK) Singapore Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air An enormous business and labor corridor linking Southeast Asia's largest economy to its financial hub.
Bangkok (BKK) Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Scoot A perennial top-ten international route for business and leisure alike.
Hong Kong (HKG) Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Scoot The classic rivalry route between Asia's two great city-state hubs.
London Heathrow (LHR) Singapore Airlines, British Airways The Kangaroo Route anchor, long flown with Singapore Airlines' flagship A380s.

Facts about SIN

  • Jewel's Rain Vortex, at 40 meters, is the tallest indoor waterfall in the world, recirculating rainwater through the roof of a glass doughnut.
  • Singapore Airlines' New York services from Changi rank as the longest scheduled nonstop flights in the world at nearly 19 hours.
  • Changi has been crowned Skytrax World's Best Airport more times than any other airport.
  • The airport contains a butterfly garden, a rooftop swimming pool, and free movie theaters for transit passengers.

Plane spotting at SIN

Changi Beach Park sits directly under the approach to runway 02L, giving beachside views of heavy jets seconds from touchdown, while terminal viewing galleries cover the ramp action inside. New to spotting? Start with our aircraft identification guide and the world's best spotting airports.

IATA / ICAO
SIN / WSSS
Location
Singapore, Singapore 1.364, 103.992
Time zone
Asia/Singapore
Opened
1981
Hub for
Singapore Airlines, Scoot
Website
www.changiairport.com

Airlines hubbed at SIN

SQ · SIA Singapore Airlines Singapore

Tracked flights using SIN

Selected scheduled services whose curated route starts, ends or stops at Singapore Changi Airport.

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
TK169 SIN → IST Airbus A350-900Track TK169 →
SQ314 SIN → LHR Airbus A350-900Track SQ314 →
SQ913 MNL → SIN Boeing 787-10 DreamlinerTrack SQ913 →
CA889 PEK → SIN Airbus A330-300Track CA889 →
SQ21 EWR → SIN Airbus A350-900Track SQ21 →
SQ25 FRA → SIN Boeing 777-300ERTrack SQ25 →
MH624 SIN → KUL Boeing 737-800Track MH624 →
SQ878 SIN → TPE Boeing 787-10 DreamlinerTrack SQ878 →

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in Singapore.

BTH Hang Nadim International Airport Batam, Indonesia
JHB Senai International Airport Johor Bahru, Malaysia
KUL Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
KCH Kuching International Airport Kuching, Malaysia
CGK Soekarno - Hatta International Airport Jakarta, Indonesia
CCK Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport West Island, CC

More airports and guides connected to SIN

Most of the tails you see here belong to Singapore Airlines. It ranks among the world's busiest fields, which we compare in the busiest airports ranked. The codes SIN and WSSS are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

Passenger, runway, terminal and hub figures are maintained as a reviewed reference snapshot, not a live operational record. Check the airport directly before travelling.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about SIN

What is the airport code for Singapore Changi Airport?

Singapore Changi Airport uses the IATA code SIN on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code WSSS in flight plans and on radar. The leading “W” in WSSS is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does SIN have?

Singapore Changi Airport operates 3 runways across 4 passenger terminals. The field sits at 22 ft above sea level.

How busy is SIN?

This reference profile lists roughly 67.7 million annual passengers for Singapore Changi Airport. You can see aircraft observed departing, arriving and overhead on this page, taken from live ADS-B broadcasts.

Which airlines are based at SIN?

Singapore Airlines treat SIN as a hub or major base. Many other carriers serve the airport without basing aircraft there.

How many terminals does SIN have?

This reference lists Singapore Changi Airport with 4 passenger terminals. Check the airport or operating airline for the terminal assigned to a specific flight.

What time zone is SIN in?

Singapore Changi Airport runs on Asia/Singapore, currently UTC+8. Flight trackers work in UTC internally, so the seven-day history on our flight pages is stamped UTC while the boards on this page are in SIN local time - worth remembering when the two disagree by a whole calendar day.

Can I track flights at SIN live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Singapore Changi Airport, and there are 30 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Asia/Singapore.