Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport Approach
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...