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Hong Kong is 5 hours away from half the world's population, so in order to meet future demand until 2030 and beyond, the Airport Authority Hong Kong ("AAHK") proposed the expansion of HKIA into a three-runway system ("3RS") to support the two currently operated runways, through the introduction of Master Plan 2030 ("MP 2030") in 2011.
The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport, to distinguish it from its predecessor, the former Kai Tak Airport. Opened in 1998, Hong Kong International Airport is the world's busiest cargo gateway and one of the world's busiest passenger airports. [4] [5] It is also home to one of the world's ...
Kai Tak Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) was an international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. Officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, it is often referred to as Hong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak, [1] or simply Kai Tak and Kai Tak International Airport, to distinguish it from its successor, Chek Lap Kok International Airport, built on ...
Airport name Current airports: Chek Lap Kok: VHHH HKG Chek Lap Kok International Airport: Shek Kong: VHSK Shek Kong Airfield (owned by Chinese air force, only for military and flight training) Former airports: Kowloon City / Kowloon Bay: VHHX: HKG: Kai Tak Airport (former Hong Kong Int'l, closed 6/7/1998) Kai Tak Airport: VHKT: HKG: RAF Kai Tak ...
In the early 1980s, the Hong Kong Government already foresaw the incapability of the existing airport and container port to keep up with the growth of Hong Kong. The blueprints for the new airport and container port had already been drawn. However, the government decided to postpone the plan owing to the uncertainty of Hong Kong's future.
The Hong Kong International Airport APM is a driverless people mover located within Hong Kong International Airport. It operates in two segments within Terminal 1 and the Midfield Concourse, and between Terminals 1, and also connects to the Skypier. It used to also serve Terminal 2 prior to 2019.
The hill's name dates back to the time when airline pilots had to navigate towards this hill in order to land on Runway 13 of the now-closed Kai Tak Airport.Pilots would set their onboard navigation systems to fly the Instrument Guidance System (IGS) path straight towards a large red and white checkerboard on the side of the hill, then once the checkerboard pattern was sighted and identified ...
The Airport Railway was built to connect Kowloon Peninsula and Hong Kong Island (over the Western Immersed Tube) [6] [7] [8] to the airport and the planned new town of northern Lantau. The railway is operated by the MTR Corporation and has two routes: the Airport Express and the Tung Chung line which provides a commuter service linking the new ...