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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 year 1924 was a critical point of aviation history of Hong Kong, when the story of Kai Tak began. The location of Kai Tak belonged to two billionaire friends Ho Kai and Au Tak, who owned the land before the government acquired the land (the land originally did not have a name), which explains the name of the airport. First planned as an ...
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 ...
In 2007, the Kai Tak Outline Zoning Plans with railway connection system was approved by the Executive Council. The project, officially called the Environmentally Friendly Linkage System ( Chinese : 環保連接系統 ; Cantonese Yale : Wàahnbóu Lìhnjip Haihtúng ) and abbreviated to EFLS , was headed by the Development Bureau with public ...
A British Airways pilot had refused to make the approach to Kai Tak runway 13 minutes before the CAL 605 captain decided to attempt it. Flight 605 touched down more than 2,100 feet (640 m) past the runway's displaced threshold, at a speed of 150 knots (278 km/h; 173 mph), following an IGS runway 13 approach.
Kai Fuk Road acts as the connection between Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong Bypass and Kai Tak Tunnel. Ramps are available near KITEC and MegaBox for vehicles to switch from the elevated Kwun Tong Bypass westbound to Kai Fuk Road westbound on the ground level, and from Kai Fuk Road eastbound to Bypass eastbound, to enter/exit Kai Tak Tunnel.