CLOSED
HKG
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
22.3288° N,
114.194° E,
28 ft
GPS: VHHX IATA: HKG
Points of interest @ HKG
Terminals, FBOs, restaurants, museums, er(campgrounds, etc.
Other keywords
checkerboard, kowloon, Kaitak
Comment thread "Closed in 1998" for Kai Tak Airport
Comments 1 to 1 of 1 in the thread "Closed in 1998" (Kai Tak Airport):
This airport closed in 1998 and was replaced by the new Hong Kong Intl (HKG). Because it was close to skyscrapers and hills, pilots had to do an irregular approach to runway 13, turning just before a hill covered in a checkered pattern, hence the name "checkerboard approach". Here's a video of a 747 following the approach, taken from the checkered hillside:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtnL4KYVtDE