Changi Exhibition Centre

Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC) stands on Aviation Park Road in Changi East, on reclaimed land just beyond the northern perimeter of Changi Air Base in eastern Singapore. The site sits at the edge of Changi Airport's expansion zone, a short drive from the passenger terminals. The centre is significant because it is the permanent home of the Singapore Airshow, held there since 2008, and one of Asia's few venues designed around aircraft rather than consumer exhibitions. It replaced an earlier facility, the Changi International Exhibition and Convention Centre, which had hosted the show since 1998 and whose land was needed for the airport's air cargo park, so CEC is genuinely purpose-built for the region's largest aerospace event. The complex is dominated by a fully air-conditioned main hall of about 40,000 square metres gross floor area, arranged as three halls: Hall A at 14,660 sqm, Hall B at 3,200 sqm and Hall C at 16,000 sqm, with a further 1,905 sqm function room. A mezzanine adds East, Centre and West galleries of 1,000, 1,500 and 1,000 sqm plus a 1,300 sqm viewing deck, and eight function rooms of 60 to 330 sqm serve meetings and VIP briefings. Its defining feature is outdoor capacity: around 100,000 square metres of hardstanding on a 30-hectare site, enough for static aircraft displays, with a main hall that faces the seafront. The architecture is industrial and hangar-like, with long-span column-free bays, high clearances and large vehicle doors. Access is by taxi or private hire, or by MRT to Expo station (CG1/DT35) followed by event shuttle buses; road access runs via Changi Coast Road onto Aviation Park Road.