Hong Kong’s Legendary Kai Tak Airport: 5 Fast Facts

The Kai Tak Airport was Hong Kong’s infamously difficult and dangerous to take off and land international airport between 1925 and 1998. The airport had water on three sides and Kowloon City’s dense residential apartment complexes and mountains to the northeast. Landing at the airport was technically demanding and was considered one of the world’s scary airports. Today, the new Hong Kong International Airport is located far outside the urban sprawl; it is recovering from the COVID pandemic and is one of the world’s top airport hubs.