Kai Tak Airport
former airport of Hong Kong (1925—1998)
Kai Tak Airport (Chinese: 啟德機場) was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998
Kai Tak International Airport Káidāk Gēichèuhng | |||||||||||
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![]() Kai Tak Airport in 1998, the morning after its closure | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Department | ||||||||||
Location | Kowloon, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Opened | 25 January 1925 | ||||||||||
Closed | 6 July 1998 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 9 m / 30 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°19′43″N 114°11′39″E / 22.32861°N 114.19417°E | ||||||||||
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Kai Tak Airport was also called the one the hardest airport to land at and the world`s most dangerous airport until 1998.