Hong Kong International Airport

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Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main airport in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport (赤鱲角機場), because it was built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport. The airport opened for commercial operations in 1998, replacing Kai Tak, and is an important regional trans-shipment centre, ... more
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Opened:

  • 1998

Also known as:

  • Chek Lap Kok Airport

Airport

Serves

Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 香港特別行政區), is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic...

Chek Lap Kok

Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong. Chek Lap Kok was one of the two islands (the other being Lam Chau) merged together via land...
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Airport type:

Number of runways:

  • 2

Focus city for:

Operator:

Runway information:

Direction Length (meters)
  • 07R/25L
  • 3,800 m (12470 ft )
  • 07L/25R
  • 3,800 m (12470 ft )
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Transport terminus

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Structure

Architect

Sir Norman Foster

Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, FRIBA, FCSD, RDI, (born 1 June 1935) is a English architect whose company maintains an international design practice. He is Britain's most prolific builder of landmark office buildings. In 2009 Foster was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award in...

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Hong Kong International Airport Address

Chek Lap Kok
Hong Kong China
China

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Location

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude Elevation
  • 22.3089
  • 113.9144
  • 9 m (30 ft )

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