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Anyone flying into the Hong Kong airport experienced the hair-raising approach that took them alarmingly close to rooftop antennae and drying laundry. Plane spotters certainly loved it and there are many action shots and videos from Hong Kong Kai Tak landings to view. Old Hong Kong Airport Canadian Airlines Boeing Aircraft Aviation Thanks for tuning in. Hong kong kai tak airport approach . Runway 13 at Hong Kongs Kai Tak Airport closed in 1998 and replaced by the current airport at Chek Lap Kok had a hideously difficult approach in which pilots would fly in from the west following an instrument guidance system IGS 1 to the approachs middle marker also helpfully marked by a giant checkerboard painted on a hillside which if not spotted in time required a missed approach. Now look at the little icon where that horizontal line stops. This is something of a work in progress and not an exact replica as the modern satellite photos of the ruins are a proper mess so some of it needed coveri

Enjoy some spectacular views of the old Hong Kong airport. Indeed it was once ranked the 6th most dangerous airport due to this approach. The Iconic Runway 13 Igs Kai Tak Airport Aviation Charts Hong Kong International Airport Kai Tak was and still is one of the airports most loved by aircraft spotters because of the breathtaking approaches that had to be followed by the arriving aircraft that had to land on the only. Kai tak airport approach . Kai Tak was famous for the flight path in. You can see the approach starts over on the left over the very large Lantau Island coincidentally where the new Hong Kong airport is. Kai Tak Airport used to be the international city airport of Hong Kong. Kai Tak Airport Approach. This is something of a work in progress and not an exact replica as the modern satellite photos of the ruins are a proper mess so some of it needed covering up. Before its closure in 1998 Kai Tak the first recorded flight from the site took place in 1925 was rega