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re: Closed in 1998
Reply to @david: i wish it was still there
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:
re: Closed in 1998
🔗 Fri, 30 Jan 2026
— @I_Am_So_Handsome at Hong Kong International Airport Kai Tak, Hong Kong
Reply to @david:
Yeah I really miss those cool approach old airports... But at least it's still in Microsoft Flight Sim.