Old Airport Road () is a two-way road in

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

, connecting Dunman Road in the east to the junction with Stadium Boulevard and Mountbatten Road in the west. As its name implies, the road was the eastern boundary of the former

Kallang Airport Kallang Airport (also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, Kallang Airfield and RAF Kallang) was the first purpose-built civil international airport in Singapore. It was officially opened on 12 June 1937 and was closed in 1955, when its operation ...

, the first purpose-built civil airport in Singapore. After the closure of the Kallang Airport, the area around Old Airport Road was redeveloped into a residential estate, known today as the "Old Kallang Airport Estate". Previously, the road ended on the western bank of the

Geylang River Geylang River (; Simplified Chinese: 芽茏河) is a canalised river flowing from Geylang to Kallang, in the Central Region of Singapore. With the formation of the Marina Reservoir after the completion of the Marina Barrage in 2008, the river now ...

, but was later extended eastwards to connect with Dunman Road. Old Airport Road is famous for being the location of the renowned Old Airport Road Market and Food Centre.

Mountbatten The Mountbatten family is a British family that originated as a branch of the German princely Battenberg family. The name was adopted by members of the Battenberg family residing in the United Kingdom on 14 July 1917, three days before the Br ...

and

Dakota MRT station Dakota MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Geylang planning area, Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Th ...

s on the Circle line are located underneath Old Airport Road Food Center.

References

* http://www.transitlink.com.sg * https://www.webcitation.org/69XnbNLc1?url=http://www.alpas.org/list.php?c=aviationscene Roads in Singapore East Region, Singapore Singaporean cuisine Kallang Geylang {{Singapore-geo-stub