Kai Tak Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) was an international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998.

Jun 30, 2023 · It’s been 25 years since Richard Siegel, Hong Kong’s then-director of civil aviation, bid farewell and turned off the lights at Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport.

Jul 11, 2018 · 20 years ago this month, Kai Tak closed, and its operations were transferred to the new Chek Lap Kok airport that inherited its three-letter HKG code, as well as its four-letter VHHH identifier. The new airport did not inherit, though, any of the problems of the old HKG.

Kai Tak Airport was an international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. Mapcarta, the open map.

Aug 14, 2016 · The airport was designed to handle 24 million passengers per year but, by 1996, Kai Tak was handling 29.5 million passengers, plus 1.56 million tonnes of freight, making it the third busiest ...

Jun 23, 2024 · Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong was located on the eastern side of Kowloon Bay where it was surrounded by built up apartments and mountains some 600m high. It was in operation from 1925 to 1998, but was forced to close as it had begun to outgrow its site with no room for expansion.

Jun 30, 2023 · It’s been 25 years since Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport closed. Pilot Russell Davie and photographer Daryl Chapman remember the glory days and share a few of the scariest moments.

Jul 6, 1998 · 13 January The HKSAR Government announced that the new airport would open for operation on July 6 1998 and would be known as Hong Kong International Airport. 18 January The first operational readiness trial was conducted, with more than 500 volunteer “passengers” and 950 AA staff, government departments and airlines taking part in the trial.

Jun 16, 2023 · With the prospect of the construction of a replacement airport in the New Territories, there was little enthusiasm to invest in Kai Tak, but with the growth in passenger traffic and delays to a new airport, new buildings were to be …

Take a look at these amazing photos from the old Hong Kong Airport landing strip!