Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Hong Kong International Airport is popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport (赤鱲角機場), after one of the islands that make up the airport's 1,248-hectare platform reclaimed from sea. HKIA was built on an artificial island built with tons of landfill, and is connected to the north side of Lantau Island and the newly developed city of Tung Chung. Chek Lap Kok is the replacement for Kai Tak International Airport, which had a spectacular urban approach, causing noise pollution for nearby residents. After complaints from residents and pilots flying to Hong Kong, Kai Tak was retired after operations were moved to Chek Lap Kok. Many aviation enthusiasts were upset with the death of Kai Tak, because of the unique approach. Pilots had to use a checkerboard on a hill to safely land at Kai Tak. Chep Lap Kok's landing is an ordinary landing. HKIA is is the hub of Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong flag carrier. Its IATA Airport Code is HKG, which is the same as what Kai Tak once had. Table of contents 1 History 2 Transportation 3 Check-in Aisles 3.1 Aisle B 3.2 Aisle C 3.3 Aisle D 3.4 Aisle E 3.5 Aisle F 3.6 Aisle G 3.7 Aisle H 3.8 Aisle J 4 External link History Opened in July 6, 1998, it took six years and US $20 billion to build. On 22 August 1999, Mandarin Airlines Flight 642, which was landing in Tropical Storm Sam at Hong Kong International Airport on a route from Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok to Hong Kong, rolled upside down on the runway. The plane came to rest upside down. 3 of the passengers died. In May 25, 2002, China Airlines Flight 611 broke up in midflight on the way to Hong Kong International Airport from Chiang Kai Shek International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan. All of the passengers on board perished. Transportation The airport can be reached by the Airport Express, a dedicated high-speed rail link provided by MTR. It takes 23 minutes to reach the airport from Hong Kong Station which is located in Central, in the Central and Western district on Hong Kong Island. In-town check-in is available at Hong Kong Station for most airlines. Check-in Aisles Airline check-in at HKIA is divided into eight aisles as passengers enter the airport. Aisle B Cathay Pacific Aisle C Air Mauritius Cathay Pacific Royal Brunei Vietnam Airlines Aisle D Biman Bangladesh China Airlines Malaysia Airlines Mandarin Airlines President Airlines Royal Nepal Singapore Airlines South African Airways Swiss International Airlines Aisle E Aeroflot All Nippon Airways Korean Air Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Singapore Airlines Thai Airways International Aisle F Dragonair EVA Airways Mekong Airlines Philippine Airlines Virgin Atlantic Aisle G Air Canada Air New Zealand Air Philippines Ethiopian Airlines Finnair Japan Airlines Japan Asia Airways Orient Thai United Airlines Aisle H Air France Air India Asiana Cebu Pacific China Eastern Airlines El Al Emirates Garuda Indonesia KLM Northwest Airlines Pacific Airlines Pakistan International Airlines Turkish Airlines Aisle J Air China Australian Airlines British Airways China Southern Airlines Continental Airlines Continental Micronesia Emirates Gulf Air Qantas SriLankan Xiamen Airlines See also: Transportation in Hong Kong List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong External link http://www.hkairport.com This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.