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 government buildings.
Flight Information Region (FIR)
editThe ICAO code for the Hong Kong Flight Information Region (Hong Kong FIR) is VHHK.
Airports
editLocation | ICAO | IATA | Airport name |
Current airports | |||
Chek Lap Kok | VHHH | HKG | Chek Lap Kok International Airport |
Shek Kong | VHSK | Shek Kong Airfield (owned by Chinese air force, only for military and flight training) | |
Former airports | |||
Kowloon City / Kowloon Bay | Kai Tak Airport (former Hong Kong Int'l, closed 6/7/1998) | ||
Kai Tak Airport | RAF Kai Tak (closed 1998) | ||
Fanling | Fanling Airstrip (in use 1949–1950) | ||
Sha Tin | Sha Tin Airfield (former RAF Shatin, in use 1949-1970s) |
Heliports
editLocation | ICAO | Airport name | |
Current heliports | |||
Sheung Wan | VHSS | Shun Tak Heliport | |
Chek Lap Kok | VHHH | Hong Kong International Airport | |
Shek Kong Airfield | VHSK | Shek Kong |
Helipads
editAccording to Hong Kong Government's record, there are about 170 helicopter landing pads (helipads) in Hong Kong.
- Black Point Power Station, Lung Kwu Tan[1]
- Black Point Radar Station, Lung Kwu Tan[1]
- Castle Peak Power Station, Tap Shek Kok[1]
- Cheung Chau, between Tung Wan Beach and Kwun Yam Beach
- Discovery Bay Marina
- Fei Ngo Shan, on top of Fei Ngo Shan
- Hau Tong Kai, Sai Kung
- Hei Ling Chau
- Island House, Tai Po
- Kadoorie Base, engineering and operations base of Heliservices (Hong Kong) Ltd, Lam Kam Road, New Territories
- Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
- Kai Tak Hong Kong Aviation Club
- Deep Bay Link Helipad, Kong Sham Western Highway
- Kwai Chung Workshop, (Fire Services Department) at Lai King Hill Road
- Lamma Power Station, Lamma Island
- Lo Fu Kei Shek, Sai Kung
- Lung Kwu Chau
- Marine East Divisional Police Station, Sai Kung
- Mui Wo waterfront, Lantau Island
- Nam Long Shan (Brick Hill), near the top of the mountain, for maintenance of the radio towers
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan
- The Peninsula hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui
- Peng Chau
- Penny's Bay Power Station, Penny's Bay, Lantau
- Sai Wan, Sai Kung
- Sha Chau
- Shek Kwu Chau
- Siu Sai Wan, Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
- Soko Islands, south of Lantau Island
- Strafford House, Tai Po Kau, owned by CLP Group
- Sunny Bay, in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
- Tai Mei Tuk, near the main dam of the Plover Cove Reservoir
- Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po
- Tap Mun, Tap Mun Playground
- Tsim Bei Tsui, near police post
- Tung Ping Chau
- Waglan Island
- Wan Chai, next to the Hong Kong Island exit of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel
- West Kowloon, next to the Kowloon exit of the Western Harbour Crossing
- Yuen Long Police Station, Yuen Long
Former helipads
edit- Central waterfront - moved to Wan Chai
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon – helipad was located on current site of Ambulatory Care Centre
- Tuen Mun hospital - Helipad is currently obstructed and being used as external storage
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- List of heliports and helipads in Hong Kong (in Chinese)
- GeoInfo Map (keywords: helicopter landing pad)
- Other lists of airports in Hong Kong: