Kai Tak Airport Checkerboard Approach
It was famous because of its central location in the city surrounded by densely populated areas hillsides and the Victoria Harbour. If you are reading this you are probably wondering what has Checkerboard Hill got to do with Hong Kong. Pin By Shin510 On Fav Places Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport Aviation British Airways It remains Hong Kongs International Airport to this day. Kai tak airport checkerboard approach . The checker board was a ground reference for the approach to runway 13 of Kai Tak. And with it the world-famous checkerboard approach became just a memory. Indeed it was once ranked the 6th most dangerous airport due to this approach. Restoration would be a fitting memorial to Kai Tak. Kai Tak Airport used to be the international city airport of Hong Kong. Kai Tak and the Checkerboard Approach. Due to increasing traffic Kai Tak was closed in 1998 and replaced by the new and larger Chek Lap Kok Airport outside the city. Its impossible not to feel a certain adm...