Kai Tak Airport

Summary

Kai Tak Airport is a commercial traffic aerodrome^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of commercial_traffic_aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,325 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kai Tak Airport is located in Kowloon City District^[3].
• Kai Tak Airport is located in Hong Kong^[4].
• Kai Tak Airport is in the country of British Hong Kong^[5].
• Kai Tak Airport is in the country of Japanese occupation of Hong Kong^[6].
• Kai Tak Airport is in the country of People's Republic of China^[7].
• Kai Tak Airport's image is recorded as Kai-tak-3.jpg^[8].
• Kai Tak Airport's image is recorded as Cathay Pacific Spirit of Hong Kong B742 Kai Tak Final Approach.jpg^[9].
• Kai Tak Airport's image is recorded as Boeing 747-467, Cathay Pacific Airways JP10362.jpg^[10].
• Kai Tak Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome^[11].
• Kai Tak Airport's instance of is recorded as former aerodrome^[12].
• Kai Tak Airport's operator is recorded as Civil Aviation Department^[13].
• Ho Kai is named after Kai Tak Airport^[14].
• Au Tak is named after Kai Tak Airport^[15].
• Kai Tak Airport's structure replaced by is recorded as Kai Tak Cruise Terminal^[16].
• Kai Tak Airport's Commons category is recorded as Kai Tak Airport^[17].
• Kai Tak Airport's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10000587^[18].
• Kai Tak Airport's runway is recorded as 13/31^[19].
• +1925-01-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kai Tak Airport^[20].
• Kai Tak Airport was dissolved in +1998-07-06T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Kai Tak Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.317883333333, 'lon': 114.20210833333}^[22].
• Kai Tak Airport's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01nly7^[23].
• Kai Tak Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Hong Kong^[24].
• Kai Tak Airport's replaced by is recorded as Hong Kong International Airport^[25].
• Kai Tak Airport's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6324585^[26].
• Kai Tak Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include British Hong Kong^[5], a crown colony^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1841^[30]; Japanese occupation of Hong Kong^[6], a military occupation^[31]; and People's Republic of China^[7], a sovereign state^[32], in People's Republic of China^[33], founded in 1949^[34]. Located in include Kowloon City District^[3], a districts of Hong Kong^[35], in People's Republic of China^[36] and Hong Kong^[4], a special administrative region of China^[37], in People's Republic of China^[38], founded in 1997^[39].

Physical Characteristics

Kai Tak Airport's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commercial traffic aerodrome^[11] and former aerodrome^[12].

History and Context

+1925-01-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kai Tak Airport^[20]. Things named after include Ho Kai^[14], a physician^[41], 1859–1914^[42] and Au Tak^[15], a businessperson^[43], 1840–1920^[44], of Qing dynasty^[45].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kai Tak Airport include Kai Tak Sports Park^[46], a sports venue^[47], in People's Republic of China^[48], founded in 2025^[49] and Kai Tak station^[50], a metro station^[51], in People's Republic of China^[52].

Why It Matters

Kai Tak Airport ranks in the top 3% of commercial_traffic_aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,325 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for it include Kai Tak Sports Park^[46], a sports venue^[47], in People's Republic of China^[48], founded in 2025^[49] and Kai Tak station^[50], a metro station^[51], in People's Republic of China^[52].