On July 5, , the last flights made their way into and out of Kai Tak. A Dragonair A made the last checkerboard approach at around pm. Just after midnight, a Cathay Pacific bound for London was the final scheduled departure. Around 1 a. A convoy of airport vehicles made its way to Chek Lap Kok. The new airport opened officially the next day — although it had already welcomed a handful of official planes, including Air Force One carrying U. President Bill Clinton — several days earlier.
The new airport struggled with glitches for months, but within a year had achieved its goal of providing a modern, efficient, even glamorous port of entry for the territory. Built to provide more access and greater movement, the airport is now the doorway to a changed city. It was certainly the case in the s that new arrivals from the United States or Europe found the airport more familiar than did those coming on mainland flights.
It is hard not to look back at Kai Tak now as a symbol of what made Hong Kong unique. Kai Tak was in many ways like Hong Kong itself. Geographically remarkable and logistically unlikely, both existed on the barest of margins, yet not only survived but thrived. For a time. Ultimately, existence as a small promontory surrounded by political and physical pressures doomed Kai Tak.
Are we now seeing the same process play out in the city it once served? Read more. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. Performance cookies are key in allowing web site screens and content to load quickly on all types of devices.
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While runway 13 has such a system when the airport closed, it was only available for the final leg of the approach following its installation. Pilots began by flying in a northeastern direction. As such, the turn, which would be commenced at just ft, became known as the checkerboard turn. It was reported that passengers could see TV sets within Hong Kong during the turn.
When Hong Kong was growing, passenger traffic was simultaneously growing. This led to the airport becoming the third busiest by passenger traffic in with The problem was that the airport was only ever designed for 24 million passengers a year.
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