Singapore's first civil airport opened
Saturday, 12th June 1937
The Kallang Airport, also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, Kallang Airfield and RAF Kallang, opened on 1937 as Singapore's first purpose-built civil airport, together with an anchorage for seaplanes. Land was reclaimed in the Kallang Basin to turn the swampy area into a cicular-shaped airfield and to build a slipway for the seaplanes.
Update: The Kallang Airport was closed in 1955 when the new Singapore International Airport at Paya Lebar was built.