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The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport, to distinguish it from its predecessor, the former Kai Tak Airport . Opened in 1998, Hong Kong International Airport is the world's busiest cargo gateway and one of the world's busiest passenger airports. [ 4] It is also home to one of the world's ...
Hong Kong became an international transport hub of cargo and passengers soon after 1841. In air transport, Hong Kong International Airport acts as a major international hubs for both passenger and cargo. There are several airports and heliports for military and other civil purposes. Helipads are commonly found in Hong Kong especially in large ...
The Airport Authority Hong Kong ( AA or AAHK) is the statutory body (governed by the Airport Authority Ordinance (Cap. 483)) of the government of Hong Kong that is responsible for the operations of the Hong Kong International Airport .
Cathay Pacific City is located on 4 hectares (9.9 acres) of reclaimed land, [1] located at the southeast corner of the platform of Hong Kong International Airport. [8] Cathay Pacific City has 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m 2) of space and is one of the largest corporate head office facilities in Asia.
The Airport Express ( Chinese: 機場快綫) is one of the ten rail lines of the Hong Kong MTR system (excluding the light rail network). It links the urban area with Hong Kong International Airport and the AsiaWorld–Expo exhibition and convention centre. It is the only rail link to the airport. It runs parallel to the Tung Chung line, a ...
Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong 's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the 12.48 square kilometres (4.82 sq mi) island for the current Hong Kong International Airport, which opened for commercial aviation in 1998.
The airport has international service within North America and to Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East and East Asia. [13] The airport is mostly in unincorporated areas of Clayton County, [14] but it spills into the city limits of Atlanta, [15] College Park, [16] and Hapeville, [17] in territory extending into Fulton County.
Kowloon is a station on the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express of Hong Kong's MTR.It is one of the two Airport Express stations providing in-town check-in services for passengers departing from Hong Kong International Airport and free shuttle bus services to most major hotels in the Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei areas.