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	Kai Tak Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Having the IATA airport code HKG as well as the ICAO airport code VHHH, both of which were taken over as codes for the new airport of the same name, the famous airport served as Cathay Pacific's, Dragonair's and Air Hong Kong's hub.
		Kai Tak was located in the north of Kowloon Bay in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
		Kai Tak was subsequently retired, transferring its IATA Airport Code to the replacement airport at Chek Lap Kok.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kai_Tak_International_Airport (2081 words)

	Encyclopedia: Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		International airports generally have a complex of buildings where passengers can embark on airliners, and where cargo can be stored and loaded.
		The traffic generated by airports both in the air and on the surface can be a major source of aviation noise and air pollution which may interrupt nearby residents' sleep or, in extreme cases, be harmful to their health.
		The construction of new airports, or addition of runways to existing airports, is often resisted by local residents because of the effect on the countryside, historical sites, local flora and fauna.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Airport (6324 words)

	Kowloon Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Other barrel rocks, the Channel Rock and the Hoi Sham Island (also To Kwa Wan Island), are now connected to land at the former Kai Tak International Airport runway and at To Kwa Wan respectively, by land reclamation.
		The former Kai Tak International Airport had been built on reclaimed land in the bay, and its runway was surrounded by water on 3 sides.
		There are plans to convert the bay (reclaiming part or even the entire bay) and the former airport site into an in-city new town which would house 240 to 340 thousand residents, a sport stadium, and a pier for cruises.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kowloon_Bay (362 words)

	Kai Tak International Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hong Kong International Airport, popularly known as Kai Tak International Airport (Chinese 啟德國際機場 Pinyin: Qǐdé, WG: Ch'i-te) was the international airport of Hong Kong until July 6, 1998.
		As a result, another Hong Kong International Airport, also known as "Chek Lap Kok International Airport" was built near Lantau Island.
		The location of Kai Tak belonged to two billionaires Ho Kai and Au Tak, who owned the land before the government acquired the land (the land originally did not have a name), which explains the name of the airport.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/kai_tak_international_airport (617 words)

	hkia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hong Kong International Airport is popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport (赤鱲角機場), after one of the islands that make up the airport's 1,248-hectare platform reclaimed from sea.
		Chek Lap Kok is the replacement for Kai Tak International Airport, which had a spectacular urban approach, causing noise pollution for nearby residents.
		On 22 August 1999, Mandarin Airlines Flight 642, which was landing in Tropical Storm Sam at Hong Kong International Airport on a route from Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok to Hong Kong, rolled upside down on the runway.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /HKIA.html (383 words)

	Kai Tak Airport 1925-1998
		Au Tak, who were involved in a company formed to reclaim land in Kowloon Bay for a residential housing scheme.
		In 1996, the Kai Tak Airport reached an important milestone when it handled 29.5 million international passengers and 1.56 million tonnes of international cargo making it the third busiest Airport in the world for international passengers and first in the world for international cargo throughput in the world.
		The Airport Authority Hong Kong is charged with the responsibility to develop and manage the new airport at Chek Lap Kok.
	www.cad.gov.hk /english/kaitak.html (911 words)

	Speeches at Kai Tak farewell reception
		Tonight, for the first time in nearly seventy years, Kai Tak is no longer a public transport airport and we have a new magnificent facility for Hong Kong.
		Kai Tak can be said to have completed its historic mission and how well she has acquitted herself.
		So today, I think we can say a fond farewell to Kai Tak and in a few hours' time, we will all be at CLK to welcome the first passengers of the first flight at CLK.
	www.info.gov.hk /gia/general/199807/06/0706023.htm (743 words)

	Cathay Pacific - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Their hub is in Hong Kong International Airport, or "Chek Lap Kok International Airport".
		Kai Tak International Airport was used before Chek Lap Kok was built.
		Cathay Pacific's home base at Hong Kong International Airport was voted the world's best airport in 2005 for the fifth year straight Source (http://www.airlinequality.com/2005/airport-05-ent.htm)
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cathay_Pacific (741 words)

	Wikipedia: Operation Bojinka
		The money handed down to the plotters originated from Al-Qaida, an international terrorist organization which was then based in Sudan.
		Yousef booked a flight between Kai Tak International Airport in Hong Kong and Chiang Kai Shek International Airport near Taipei.
		Yousef got batteries past airport security during his December 11 test by hiding them in his hollowed-out heels of his shoes.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/o/op/operation_bojinka.html (4666 words)

	Review in Transportation
		At the end of 1955, the British-Hong Kong Government expanded the Kai Tak International Airport, in which the project included building a new cargo terminal and re-structuring the passengers terminal.
		Though there were multiple expansions, the Kai Tak International Airport was still unable to match the needs of the economy.
		The Kai Tak Airport, which became a port of our economy now, was renowned as a small but with the best facilities and the highest efficiency in the world.
	personal.cityu.edu.hk /~50262794/Esect2/Etrans02.htm (544 words)

	Global Hotels 24 7.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The location of the new Hong Kong International Airport on an artificial island with was reclaimed also adds to the breathtaking factor of the airport.
		The new Hong Kong International Airport was designed to replace the original Hong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak International Airport which was located in the Kowloon Bay.
		Due to this airports situation within close proximity to a range of hills to the North, East and South which made approach to the airport extremely tricky with the runway literally situated within the city.
	www.hong-kong.globalhotels-24-7.com /airport.php (223 words)

	ASTER Image Gallery: Hong Kong
		It is also a major international tourist destination renowned for its beautiful million-dollar nighttime views.
		The Kai Tak International Airport, seen at the right of the image, was closed in 1998.
		The new airport terminal, shaped like the letter Y, is the world’s largest building associated with airports.
	asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov /gallery-detail.asp?name=hongkong (176 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A new airport is under construction in Hong Kong to replace the aging and saturated Kai Tak International Airport.
		The construction of the airport and its supporting infrastructure represents the world's largest ongoing public works project at a cost nearly ten times that of Denver's new airport.
		The new airport is situated on a small island called Chek Lap Kok (CLK) which lies just a few kilometers west of the larger and mountainous Lantau Island.
	www.rap.ucar.edu /rap_demos/rap_info/asr95/owws.html (3478 words)

	Course Material --- Travel and Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Situated in the east of the Kowloon Peninsula, the Kai Tak International Airport was one of the busiest airports in the world at that time.
		The terminal building at Kai Tak was extended in 1964 to meet the requirement of the increasing air traffic.
		The airport project was related to the construction of roads, tunnels and bridges which also involved land reclamation in West Kowloon and Central District in addition to the land reclaimed for the airport.
	cd.ed.gov.hk /pshe/edtt2/public_html/content/coumat_u2_4_c1.html (1942 words)

	Date
		The aircraft overran Runway 13 into Hong Kong Harbor while landing at Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport (now closed).
		The aircraft touched down approximately 6,600 feet beyond the threshold of the 10,500 foot runway, and was unable to stop on the remaining runway.
		The aircraft's tail was blasted away with dynamite to allow airliners to continue using the airport as the salvage operation was underway.
	www.geocities.com /yyuhsin4/air0402.htm (83 words)

	Travel To China - Hong Kong International Airport
		Hong Kong International Airport is popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport (?????), after Chek Lap Kok, one of the islands that make up the airport's 1,248-hectare platform reclaimed from sea.
		Chek Lap Kok is the replacement for the old Hong Kong International Airport, popularly known as Kai Tak International Airport, which had a spectacular urban approach, causing noise pollution for nearby residents.
		At one time, the government reopened the cargo terminal at Kai Tak Airport to handle freight traffic due to a breakdown at the new cargo terminal, named Super One.
	www.goingtochina.com /transportation/Hong_Kong_International_Airport.htm (490 words)

	Operational Windshear Warning System (OWWS)
		Windshear was partly blamed for the crash of a CAAC trident aircraft at the Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport in 1988.
		The new airport at Chek Lap Kok on Lantau Island, according to consultants' information, has 30 percent more chances of thunderstorm activity than the existing Kai Tak International Airport.
		In addition, the mountainous terrain south of the site of the new airport together with the prevailing winds occasionally produce severe turbulence which could affect aircraft operations, particularly during takeoffs and landings.
	www.ust.hk /~webrc/owws.html (531 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - [Nostalgia] Airplanes Landing @ Kai Tak Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I was joined by a whole crowd of people on the roof of the airport parking lot, capturing the last moments of airplanes descending over Kowloon City.
		Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong was one of the most dangerous arport site in the world BUT also to very safety one among to the record was
		This airport as same as grading of the worst to the Older Ushuaia airport
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=183075 (468 words)

	Context (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		During the Japanese occupation, the wall was completely torn down to provide material to extend the Kai Tak Airport.
		Moreover, in 1998, the Kai Tak international airport, nearby Kowloon City, was removed to Chek Lap Kok.
		The staff of the airport and the passengers left as the airport left.
	www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk /archlib/graduate/lamtakhim/lth4.htm (693 words)

	Kukui Roadhouse: 11/4/93 China Airlines Hong Kong Crash
		A government spokeswoman confirmed nobody had died when the airliner, flying in from Taipei, overshot the runway at Kai Tak international airport.
		About 30 minutes before Kai Tak airport opened, a series of three controlled explosions blew off the tail of the jetliner.
		The report also points the finger at inadequacies in China Airline's training, which failed to teach pilots how to control a plane in gusty conditions such as those at the time of the crash.
	www.mahk.com /sc1206.htm (240 words)

	Press Release - August 28 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The operations at SuperTerminal 1 of Hong Kong's new airport at Chek Lap Kok have become normal.
		All import and export handling was moved back from the old Kai Tak International Airport to the terminal yesterday (Monday) - eight days ahead of schedule.
		The Kai Tak terminal is expected to be closed completely tomorrow after cargo fowarded there is cleared.
	www.hketo.ca /sub_pages/press_releases/aug_28_1998.htm (192 words)

	rec.travel guide to Hong Kong
		The international airport is one of many projects that have begun in 1993.
		I used to call them from the airport when I got into HK to see if they had rooms available; I got their number out of the phone book there in the airport.
		One of the most dangerous airports in the world according to a magazine article I read, arriving in HK the planes come in at 90 degrees to the runway trying to avoid the mountains, whilst being less than 100 feet above the highest buildings.
	www.math.toronto.edu /~joel/hongkong.html (11629 words)

	Hong Kong
		And landing at Kai Tak is the closest that someone in their 30's can come to the Disneyland experience.
		As the plane approached the airport, I saw buildings to the left, buildings to the right, buildings in the distance, and buildings in the foreground.
		She was not an immigration officer, she was not a soldier, she was not a police officer; she was the lady who collects the airport tax receipt.
	www.localaccess.com /jetstream/HongKongjs3.html (1313 words)

	Photo Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ASU first came into being on November 14, 1977 as the "Special Action Squad" when a team of five former SDU officers was deployed on permanent standby at the former Kai Tak International Airport.
		By early 1978, it was decided to expand the squad's responsibilities to include "high-visibility" patrols of the airport, and to rename it as the "Airport Security Unit".
		Since the airport moved to Chek Lap Kok in 1998, the Unit has doubled in size and is now headed by a CIP, who is assisted by four SIPs.
	www.info.gov.hk /police/offbeat/760/eng/p02.htm (404 words)

	Dragonair - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
		Dragonair started flying in July of 1985, with a Boeing 737, in a flight from Kai Tak International Airport to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.
		In 1998, Dragonair became the last airline to have a plane landing at Kai Tak International Airport.
		Dragonair's planes are basically all white, with a red dragon on the tail, and the name Dragonair written in English languageEnglish dark lettering under the front passenger windows, and in Chinese languageChinese red lettering over the front passenger windows also.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Dragonair (348 words)

	Western Harbour Tunnel - Hong Kong's quickest cross-harbour traffic route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This would replace Kai Tak International Airport, which would reach maximum capacity in the mid 1990s.
		Distinct from all the other ACP projects, the Western Harbour Crossing, now more often called the Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT), is a franchised facility completely financed by the private sector at a cost of HK$7 billion.
		The tunnel thus links major population centres with the container port at Kwai Chung and the airport at Chek Lap Kok.
	www.westernharbourtunnel.com /infrastructure/english/infra_frame.htm (768 words)

	HK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hong Kong’s Argyle Detention Center for refugees from Vietnam lies near the eastern edge of the Kowloon peninsula, directly beneath the line of approach for aircraft coming into Kai Tak International Airport.
		It is sealed off from the external environment by a high metal fence with barbed wire rolled out along the top; and each section within the compound is segregated from the others by similar fences.
		The only direction you can see out is straight up - at the empty sky; and every so often, at the silver underbellies of airliners, passing low overhead on their descent into Kai Tak.
	www.angelfire.com /ca2/eades/hk.html (694 words)

	HKAEC - Kai Tak Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kai Tak - The former Hong Kong International Airport
		Regal Airport Hotel (Now Regal Oriental Hotel) was connected with the Airport by a cable-stayed walkway.
		A Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-342 and a passenger bus.
	www.gakei.com /ktk/ktk.htm (108 words)

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