Kai Tak Airport

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Kai Tak Airport was Hong Kong’s former international airport, famous for its dramatic approach over the city and close-proximity landings before it closed in 1998.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
former international airport
alsoKnownAs Kai Tak Airport
surface form: Hong Kong International Airport (Kai Tak)

Kai Tak Airport
surface form: Kai Tak
approachFeature Checkerboard Hill
approachType visual right-hand turn to Runway 13
category Defunct airports in Hong Kong
cityServed Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong
closed 1998
closureDate 1998-07-06
country Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong
elevation 9 feet
famousFor challenging landings for pilots
low-altitude approaches over Kowloon City
formerIATAcode Hong Kong, China
surface form: HKG
formerICAOcode VHHH
formerRole main gateway to Hong Kong
hadPassengerTerminal Kai Tak Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kai Tak Passenger Terminal Building
IATAcode Hong Kong, China
surface form: HKG
ICAOcode VHHH
locatedIn Kowloon
Victoria Harbour
locatedInDistrict Kowloon City District
namedAfter Kai Tak Investment Company
near Kowloon Bay
Kowloon City District
surface form: Kowloon City

East Kowloon
surface form: Kwun Tong
notableFor close-proximity landings
dramatic approach over city
opened 1925
operatedBy Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong
postClosureUse Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
Kai Tak Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kai Tak Development Area

residential and commercial redevelopment
primaryHubFor Cathay Pacific
Dragonair
Hong Kong Airways
region East Kowloon
replacedBy Hong Kong International Airport
runwayDesignation 13
31
runwayLength 3390 metres
runwaySurface asphalt
status closed
successor Hong Kong International Airport
timezone Hong Kong Time
usedBy Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
Royal Air Force
usedDuring World War II
surface form: Second World War
UTCoffset UTC+8

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Hong Kong International Airport replaced Kai Tak Airport
VHHH replacedAirport Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport postClosureUse Kai Tak Airport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kai Tak Development Area
Kai Tak Airport hadPassengerTerminal Kai Tak Airport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kai Tak Passenger Terminal Building
Kai Tak Airport alsoKnownAs Kai Tak Airport
this entity surface form: Hong Kong International Airport (Kai Tak)
Kai Tak Airport alsoKnownAs Kai Tak Airport
this entity surface form: Kai Tak
Kowloon City District contains Kai Tak Airport
this entity surface form: Kai Tak