Airport comments for Hong Kong

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Nagalaxshmi IAS NEED SAFETYBELTS..CUSHION SEATING..FLYING PROOOF MATERIALS. HELMETS.. ROPES..LONGJUMP..BUCKETS.. AEROPLANE TOWELS. FLYINGKITS ALL NECESSARY ...INTIMATE MOM ALSO...

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Nice

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One of the best of the world

This is truly an international airport...one of my top 5 of the world.

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HKG - Chek Lap Kok -

First time through HKG heading to Macau for business.

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re: Closed in 1998

Reply to @david: i wish it was still there

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re: A better, but less interesting place

XingR: Kai Tak is in the system now:

http://www.ourairports.com/airports/X-VHHX/

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Closed in 1998

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

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A better, but less interesting place

I've been here a number rof times as a passenger, usually transiitioning to ground transpo for trips into mainland China. One of the best airports in the world for transiting visitors .. food, shopping, great transport down town, etc.

I welcomed the recent addition of Meigs, hopefully we might also see the "old" VHHH (Kai Tak) with the famous "Checkerboard" approach to runway 13? Been there and done that too.