Simviation Forum - Famous Kai Tak

Dec 2^nd, 2003 at 4:31pm

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Hello everyone,
I was very intersted in Kai Tak airport since I first heared about it. I never had a chance to go there before it closed so I was wondering, how does it look today? I couldn't really find any pictures which show how interior and exterior of terminal buildings look today (not before), runways, parking, and so on...If anybody can show me It would be greatly appriciated

Thanks in advance.

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Reply #1 - Dec 3^rd, 2003 at 3:09pm

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on the last shots i've seen, they were braking up the runway...i think i saw them on airliners.net Wink

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Reply #2 - Dec 3^rd, 2003 at 5:48pm

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But why was Kai Tak closed? Was it closed because the approach was so tought that it just required a new airport? Roll Eyes

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Reply #3 - Dec 3^rd, 2003 at 6:11pm

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both i believe. Kai Tak has seen many an incident with planes having close calls and in a few cases running into the harbour.
They are now building a second offshore international airport nearby, so i am guessing expansion of Asian air travel must be huge

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Reply #4 - Dec 5^th, 2003 at 2:44am

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Is it the one in Japan? I saw a photo of a new offshore airport building somewhere in Japan.

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Reply #5 - Dec 5^th, 2003 at 9:54am

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Exactly! You are rite! Osaka's Kansai international, the new one, was an offshore airport. You have to drive along a long long bridge before reaching it. They are building a new runway by reclaiming the land, as the traffic gets more. Another one in Japan is the New Nagoya Airport, which is also built on a reclaimed land. Hope that will answer your questions! Grin

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Reply #6 - Dec 5^th, 2003 at 5:25pm

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hoy,
Thanks for your reply. Man that's a lot of work building an airport on water. BTW, is Kai Tak an offshore airport or not?

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Reply #7 - Dec 7^th, 2003 at 7:01am

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guys guys, don't mix them up! Honk Kong isn't situated in Japan...au contraire mon frère, Japan is quite far away from Hong Kong (Taiwan)! the new airport that replaced Kai Tak, was Hong Kong Intl (VHHH).

the offshore airport in Japan is called Kansai. right now, they are building a complete new one in Osaka i think, but that one isn't in use yet... Wink

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Reply #8 - Dec 7^th, 2003 at 12:45pm