Kai Tak Airport - Why THIS Airport Was Closed
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No one, literally no one.
Swiss001: Kai Tark in Hang Kang is a thin airport that holds thicccccc planes
Edit: people are getting triggered because I wrote 'Hang Kang' instead of Hong Kong, I wrote it because that's how Swiss001 said it like. Please stop spamming the replies
Hong Kong,not Hang Kang
face cam?
Its Hong Kong btw
Its Hong Kong, pls respect us...
it is HONG KONG
Kai Tak turned from an airport terminal....to a cruise terminal. Not as breathtaking as the landings scraping off the tops of buildings
Woah. Flying cruises? Sign me up.
very sad
Butter
PepiOnLine because I’m active on his videos lol
@@WolfeYankee airships why nobody makes this
Brief summary: *It’s closed because of Swiss001’s pilot skills*
Lol
yep
True
You know you’re early when the quality is lower than 360p
5:08 exactly like that Air China flight that overran this runway, it was a 747.
I was wondering y swiss didnt talk about that
Not Air China but China Airlines, Air China is Mainland China's airline while China Airlines (the airline that operate the 747 that overran the runway in Kai Tak) is Taiwan's airline, oh and the flight was China Airlines flight 605
@@anonymousperson26223 I was also thinking the same
@Kurt Number1 I am unable to interpret your stupidness.
Air China: i dont know what you are talking about
Day 7 asking to swiss to use Geometry Dash as a flight simulator, lol
Wtf
That doenst count
>_
Is that even possible? Lmao
Berspace nuuu
Swiss001
The plane that is most famous for landing at kai tak is the 747
And yes it’s 3:00am
China airlines flight 645 crashed at Kai tak
it true that 747 is the most famous landing at kai tak
because I lived in h.k
Matthew Chan sadly the kai tai is no more
I am a HongKonger (born after 1998)and I feel disappointed of missing the time when planes just flew low above. Kai Tak airport is definitely a memorable history in Hong Kong. :(
Everyone: focused on the 737 landing
Swiss001: whY IS thEre a TracTor
>Sets Plane to 747.
>Sets Weather to Stormy.
>Proceeds to overrun.
*Flight 605 in a Nutshell*
5:15 “NOW LETS TRY THE KING OF THE SKIES!”
clicks on Cessna 172 at first. 😂
XplanePilotMaste r I meannnnn, it’s kinda right
Cessna 172: the king of general aviation
The 747 is the Queen
RIP
I think *ryan air* made this airport
*you pay $2,000 to not crash in a building*
No mate , RyanAir doesn't even exist in 1923
X Box Plays Aviation r/woooosh
X Box Plays Aviation Neither do they fly to Hongkong
you can tell this joke is bad already if you see *RYANAIR*
WHAT, if ryanair is at asia, you should be worried about xD
2:38 Normal Ryanair Landing.
3:03 how a Ryanair pilot deals with an emergency landing.
Quiz: Who owns this airport?
A. Michael O Leary
B. Swiss001
C. I don't know!
The correct answer is:
I don't know!
Goodbye.
Who owns the airport? Well here's the fact:
The story of Kai Tak started in 1912 when two businessmen *Ho Kai* and *Au Tak* formed the *Kai Tak Investment Company* to reclaim land in Kowloon for development. The land was acquired by the government for use as an airfield after the business plan failed.
Kai Tak was only just a small grass strip at that time. Long before it became a thriving airport in the 1980s. That's when Hong Kong had its first ever domestic airline which now became an internationally operating airline today...known as *Cathay Pacific Airways* . Kai Tak became the homebase for this airline right up until 1998.
In the event of World War II, Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese Empire. And they continue to build and extend Kai Tak airport using allied POW Labourers at the time, building two concrete runways: 13/31 and 07/25.
After WWII, Kai Tak's story continued. From September 1945 to August 1946, when the airport was by the Royal Navy as a shore base, "HMS Nabcatcher", the name previously attached to a Mobile Naval Air Base for the Fleet Air Arm. On 1 April 1947, a Royal Naval Air Station, HMS Flycatcher, was commissioned there.
A plan to modify Kai Tak into a modern airport was released in 1954. By 1957, runway 13/31 had been extended to 5,459 ft, while runway 7/25 remained 4,760 ft long.
In 1958, the new NW/SE 8,350 ft long runway extending into Kowloon Bay was completed by land reclamation. The passenger terminal was completed in 1962. The runway was extended in the mid-1970s to 11,130 ft as the final length. This extension was completed in June 1974, but the full length of the runway was not put into use until 31 December 1975, as construction of the new Kai Tak Airport Tunnel had kept the northwestern end of the runway closed.
Kai Tak was designed to handle 24 million passengers per year. But with the growth of Hong Kong also put a strain on the airport's capacity. Its usage was close to, and for some time exceeded, the designed capacity, pushed to its limits. So in 1996, Kai Tak handled 29.5 million passengers, plus 1.56 million tonnes of freight, making it the third busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger traffic, and busiest in terms of international cargo throughput. However, possible dangers still surround this airport, as it was crammed right in the middle of residential areas of Kowloon. This caused serious noise pollution for nearby residents and put height restrictions. A night curfew from 11:30pm to 6:30am in the early morning also hindered operations.
As a result, in the late 1980s, the Hong Kong Government began searching for alternative locations for a new airport in Hong Kong to replace the aging airport. After deliberating on a number of locations, including the south side of Hong Kong Island, the government decided to build the airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok off Lantau Island. The new airport is located far away from Hong Kong's main residential areas, conduce to minimise the dangers of a major crash and also reducing the nuisance of noise pollution.
And on July 5, 1998. Kai Tak had its last day to operate. And on 6 July 1998 at 01:28HKT, after the last aircraft departed for Chek Lap Kok International Airport, Kai Tak was finally retired as an airport, transferring its ICAO and IATA airport codes to the replacement airport at Chek Lap Kok.
That's a lot of writing. Wow.
Cladcreeper Ctrl c+v
Actual answer: obviously Ryanair
Scarecrow108 Productions you just spammed the comments
Airbus a380: *proceeds to die*
Swiss001: * proceeds to not use it anymore*
I can see the accuracy
Love your videos, Swiss001!
Thanks for the awesome content Swiss001!
Kai Tak was amazing but the new airport now has a bridge that connects HK to Macau and the rest of China. Pooh did it
F the HK's new airport . The new airport is far from the city centre . Citizens and tourist now needs to pay more money to go there .
(Before : go to Kai Tak : 4~10 HKD.
Now : go to VHHH : 14~110 HKD) That's why even the Concorde came to HK , literally no citizens go there . ( Not includimg plane spotters )
@@razgrizxlraviation9975 But it is A lot more safer and holds more capacity.
@@itz_g4m3r76 correct. Since Kai Tak was built and crammed right into residential areas of Kowloon, this caused serious noise pollution for nearby residents and put height restrictions, which were removed after Kai Tak closed. A night curfew from 11:30pm to 6:30am in the early morning also hindered operations.
So they needed a new airport to replace the aging Kai Tak Airport.
Now protests is having near airport
Actually, it only connects HK, Macau and Zhuhai, so the bridge called Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macau Bridge ( or HKZMB ).
This is actually my favourite airport and i usually make VA flights there and yeah its super difficult to do smooth landings
Awesome video. Love it
Love your vids
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I'm not last
but when Swiss001 uploads,
I tap fast
Unoriginal
@@a330neoaviation7 How?
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Your vids is so cool im your fan and im always waiting your vid every day!!!
Do a live stream because if your vids were longer I would be laughing for the whole day
I just got out of a flight sim and did Hong Kong int. To Kai Tak. (B737).
Nice vid once again
Its turned to a cruise terminal now... It was really very small and had a big grass field in the old days... I live in HK btw, this video felt sooo special...
"Otherwise, it would turn into 9/11 24/7"
😂😂😂
No, before it closed. All those skyscraper doesn't existed because of height limit. So won't be a 9/11 24/7. I mean. Kai Tak have to close at night so the term "24/7" is already incorrect
It even rhymes!
@@isaaclao2380 its a joke
John I am sorry for being bitter but sometimes 9/11 jokes are not funny and very serious. You should never joke about a tragedy. (Sorry for ruining the joke)
* Kuberkishore * You don’t just joke about 9/11 like that, what a bad joke.
"Do you even physics?" *That was the most russain accent I heard*
I lived in HK and my view from my office window looked right over Kai Tak - and there where a few "runway mishaps" ... flying into Kai Tak was awesome, most aircraft would lean to one side to land ... how flying used to be ... fun 😂😂😂
Great video. ☺️ I just subscribed to ur channel. ☺️
This is LaGuardia airport 2:30 but in Hong Kong but deadly :(
My first thought of this video “oh no what is Ryan air doing again”
No it wasn't
Nice. My dad went to HKG's opening ceremony in 1997.
Love you’re videos 🌚
You can always go around if you don’t look right going down
Explain me why Alaska airlines would go to Hong Kong?
Explain me why Swiss001 do Ryanair's normal landing with Alaska livery
Explain me why elite parodies cannot understand this is a game?!
@@neeleshchithru6558 r/woosh
@@asyraff9719 good.
#extraditionbill
Good im early to see how Swiss001 is going to butterize the Planes ;).
Used to love flying the 13 IGS , demanding in bad weather but very personally satisfying.
Nobody
Not a single soul
Swis001:Cathay pacific is Indonesian airline
Wkwkkwkwkwkw
@Stratowind Malaysia airlines is from malaysia and Indonesia have Garuda Indonesia
@Stratowind ohhhjj
@@rossplayer2252 r/wooosh
@@rossplayer2252 r/woooosh
My hometown HK because kai tak close 1998 new airport at Lantau island!
Ok so the skyscrapers are the primary issue, however I think you’re forgetting the flight path over the mountains, which is one of the most famous approaches in history. The pilots had to fly over the mountains while banking right, until they caught visual of a red/white checkerboard positioned up on the mountains behind the city. If the pilots didn’t see the checkerboard clearly, they had to go around and try again. Once they sighted the checkerboard they then make the ridiculous bank to the right coming in right over the skyscrapers, while trying not to go swimming at the end of the ride
This was a good birthday video
Swiss001 landing = Boeing Make good plane.
First dying then crashing. Wait other way 😅
Yea
Damn, this brought back memories of my first time flying.
“Do you even physics”-Swiss001 2019
I’m from HK and I live in HK
me too
No one, literally no one
Swiss say Indonesian airlines
Me: "Are you sure about that?"
(i am from Indonesia)
I love your vids
Video with GTA vice city flight simulator
4:55am in straya, true fan!
Now the new Kai Tak Mtr station opens this February 14. Yay
2:01
"... with this JET"
*Rocket engine thrust*
You are a good history teacher😂😂😂
4:51 your a great singer.
Ryanair definition- to perform a hard/shitty landing
Example- the captain just Ryanaired and we have shit our pants
the highrises were never built until the airport closed. Now theres a park called Kai Tak Runway Park which is directly ontop of the old runway. Oh btw hello from Hong Kong
Whenever I hear that catchy intro song at the start....you can tell something is not gonna go right.
I’m from Hong Kong and I love ur videos
2:37
Ryanair: you’re hired!
Nobody:
Swiss001: For some reason my water is broke 😂😂😂
Why am I more engaged with Swiss001’s history lesson than I was with history in school? 🤔
It's now a park, medical center and their cruise terminal. They kept the runway numbers at the end of the park. Nicest cruise terminal I've ever sailed out of. Great place to take in the skyline on the rooftop park.
I like your videos, especially with the R E V E R B
This guy sounds like that end of the world cartoon thing “I am le tired”
its been 21 years since the closure of Kai Tak...
I still miss the checkerboard.
You can still see remnants of the Checkerboard Hill where planes would turn to land on the runway. Hong Kong is an amazing place that should remain Chinese
You mean British?
oh wait nvm ur kim jong un
some reason my waters completely broke
Water: '' Am i a joke to you ? ''
Nobody:
Swiss at every airport: Yes, but what if we used a *space shuttle* ?
It is actually a fun fact that despite how harsh the landing condition was, there were not many serious accidents happened in this airport as most flight companies were only sending their best pilots to this airport 🤣
I remember landing as a passenger at Kai Tak. The approach would take you close enough to the hillside apartment buildings that you could see the clotheslines and know what the people were wearing yesterday.
Dont worry, your not bad at flying. I do bank angles like that all the time! The plane I usually use is called "a paper plane"
i am a awesome fan of your channel
the discord notification 😹😹
I think that that's the first time Swiss has mentioned an Antonov in a video without calling it am antoTHICC once
i am hong kong,jesus,Swiss001 came
Support from Hong Kong ! 🇭🇰🤪
That tractor for the crass cutter or Soil smother or make the diol ground to be hard for aireplanes, saw the thing behind the tractor?My dad work of that before
If they were to keep it open, I’d say it would be good for an Airfield for jets, etc. Thanks for the information 👌😁
2:39 that’s still a good landing for Ryanair !
As a HKer, Kai Tak airport was a really convenient place... You have to sit 1 hour bus instead of 10-30 minute ride to the airport...
But well for development and reducing noises, it was still an ok idea to move it to somewhere else farther.
Btw you do the checkerboard approach, when you see the checkerboard you make a sharp right turn
Hey Swiss, I am a Hong Konger and I can tell you the full story. During the 1923, Kai Tal was built. But the RWY location wasn't the one in the video. That one was built during the expansion in the 50s! Well, the skyscraper doesn't existed near Kai Tak as there is Height restrictions. But when the 90s comes tho, things turned worse. In each month, nearly 100 flights have been told to go around! The airport was too small for all that traffic. So that's why they built the Chek Lap Kok international airport. And why did they wanted to build Kai Tak in the middle of the city, well. Land issues. And what happened to Kai tak. So the gov decided to earn more juicy money by making a cruise terminal, building houses and parks for you to throw your bags at dogs. LOL INDIA DELTA KILO
From Hong Kong! 香港人加油！🇭🇰
news:kai tak is now also a residential area
swiss001:911 a space shuttle
carrie lam:am i a joke to you?
I tried landing here in MSFS2020 but being fearful that any mod may crash my game, I just left it in its undeveloped state.
Not knowing what the actual approach was, I improvised my own, coming in straight over the hill tops, after having followed the roadbridge to the left of the one I was supposed to follow.
Apart from risking a crash into the steep hilltop, the approach become a lot easier (at a clear day) instead of trying the bank angle turn in the classic approach.
the ad i watched before the video was by Edelweiss, you know, that holiday airline that flies out of zurich
I live in HK and this is sooooo true
Kai Tak was closed because it has "finished it's mission" , and moved to Chek Lap Kok, which is now the Hong Kong International Airport, and Kai Tak transforms into a cruise terminal, and later, hotels, residence, underground mall and office towers.
I did a pilot training simulator on this airport for my birthday and i suprisingly did an alright landing.
I'm a Hongkonger,The Kai Tak Airport was thin but thicccc plane here xD
In the flight to Korea I met a awful turbulence caused by a typhoon, then the plane re-landed once.
I think we all remember being young and overly confident speaking about things we don't really know much about. I flew into Kai Tak in the 90's. Super cool experience, and having an airport in the city was great.
Swiss001: *Says that Cathay Pacific is from Indonesia*
Indonesians: Are we a joke to you?
Got a Emirates ad before this
Good god Swiss I cannot keep up with these uploads
Swiss001: my next video Kai Tak Airport - Why THIS Airport Was Closed Me: yay :D
You can actually see the building where I live in the simulator, stunning graphics
You missed the orange and white checkerboard on the hill that the pilots used to aim for before banking hard right to line up with the runway. You also missed flying between apartment buildings, past people's washing lines and families seated at their dining table having dinner. I'm just old enough to remember flying into this airport when I was in my teens. A great view, especially if you were seated at a window on the right hand side.