| World / China / Hongkong / Hong Kong, 3 km from center | Coordinates: 22°19'3"N 114°12'6"E |
Kai Tak Airport (traditional Chinese: 啟德機場) was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. On July 6, 1998, the airport was replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok.
The airport was home to Hong Kong's national carrier Cathay Pacific, as well as Dragonair, Air Hong Kong and Hong Kong Airways. With numerous skyscrapers and mountains located to the north and its only runway jutting out into Victoria Harbour, the airport was infamously difficult to land at. It had one runway, runway 13/31. The terminal building has been demolished.
Category: airport hong kong hongkong kai tak
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4 months ago garfield | +8 |
 
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there weren't any major crashes that i was aware of. | ||||
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3 months ago LUV it | +8 |
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I like the location Kai Tak was built on. The IGS approach on RWY 13 was spectacular. | ||||
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