Kai Tak Airport

Summary

Kai Tak Airport is an international airport^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.086% of international_airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,539 views/month, #1 of 1,156).^[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 instance of is recorded as international airport^[8].
• Kai Tak Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome^[9].
• Kai Tak Airport's instance of is recorded as former aerodrome^[10].
• Kai Tak Airport is operated by Civil Aviation Department^[11].
• Ho Kai is named after Kai Tak Airport^[12].
• Au Tak is named after Kai Tak Airport^[13].
• Kai Tak Airport's structure replaced by is recorded as Kai Tak Cruise Terminal^[14].
• Kai Tak Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as HKG^[15].
• Kai Tak Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as VHHH^[16].
• Kai Tak Airport's Commons category is recorded as Kai Tak Airport^[17].
• Kai Tak Airport's runway is recorded as 13/31^[18].
• January 25, 1925 marks the founding of Kai Tak Airport^[19].
• Kai Tak Airport was dissolved in July 6, 1998^[20].
• Kai Tak Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 22.317883333333, 'longitude': 114.20210833333}^[21].
• Kai Tak Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Hong Kong^[22].
• Kai Tak Airport's replaced by is recorded as Hong Kong International Airport^[23].
• Kai Tak Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1954^[24].
• Kai Tak Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+9'}^[25].
• Kai Tak Airport's date of official closure is recorded as July 6, 1998^[26].
• Kai Tak Airport's state of use is recorded as decommissioned^[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 sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+9'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include international airport^[8], commercial traffic aerodrome^[9], and former aerodrome^[10].

History and Context

January 25, 1925 marks the founding of Kai Tak Airport^[19]. Things named after include Ho Kai^[12], a physician^[40], 1859–1914^[41] and Au Tak^[13], a businessperson^[42], 1840–1920^[43], of Qing dynasty^[44].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kai Tak Airport include Kai Tak Sports Park^[45], a sports venue^[46], in People's Republic of China^[47], founded in 2025^[48] and Kai Tak station^[49], a metro station^[50], in People's Republic of China^[51].

Why It Matters

Kai Tak Airport ranks in the top 0.086% of international_airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,539 views/month, #1 of 1,156).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include Kai Tak Sports Park^[45], a sports venue^[46], in People's Republic of China^[47], founded in 2025^[48] and Kai Tak station^[49], a metro station^[50], in People's Republic of China^[51].