Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
More info about the airport's history here.
Click the Photos tab above for lots of photos of Kai Tak through the years.
Photos that show this Place
1926
1927
1927
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1950s Kai Tak Airport
There are not many 1950s photos around showing the landing and take-off of aircraft prior to the reclaimed runway at Kai Tak. Here are two nice clear shots.
Landing of a Qantas DC6 on the main Runway 31 as shown here and Take-off in the opposite direction towards Lei Yue Mun as shown here
History of Kai Tak
The history of Kai Tak from the Hong Kong Memory Project as shown here
re: Kai Tak video
5 minute Pathe video taken from terminal opening in 1962. seems surreal now. this one's for you moddsey: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/selected-originals-terminal-opened/
Arriving at HONG KONG Kai Tak airport in 1977
1955-1958 Construction of Kai Tak Runway
From Dragages, nice views views of the construction of the reclaimed runway at Kai Tak
New Kai Tak Terminal Building in 1962
British Pathé film (with sound) about the opening of the new Kai Tak Terminal Building in 1962.
Just want to add to this…
Just want to add to this thread of an amazing detailed photo of Kai Tak and environs from 1938 from Greg Crouch’s website:
https://gregcrouch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CNAC003.jpg