Historic Photographs - Before its closure in 1998, Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport was known as one of the most difficult to fly into. The airport was located right in the city
![In Pictures: Spectacular shots from the final days of Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP In Pictures: Spectacular shots from the final days of Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP](http://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/000_SAHK981008347740.jpg)
In Pictures: Spectacular shots from the final days of Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
![Cathay Pacific aircraft approaching Kai Tak Airport over the rooftops of Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia, Kowloon, Hong Kong Stock Photo - Alamy Cathay Pacific aircraft approaching Kai Tak Airport over the rooftops of Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia, Kowloon, Hong Kong Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DGWMGH/cathay-pacific-aircraft-approaching-kai-tak-airport-over-the-rooftops-DGWMGH.jpg)
Cathay Pacific aircraft approaching Kai Tak Airport over the rooftops of Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia, Kowloon, Hong Kong Stock Photo - Alamy
![In Pictures: Spectacular shots from the final days of Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP In Pictures: Spectacular shots from the final days of Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP](http://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/000_APP2000081041752.jpg)
In Pictures: Spectacular shots from the final days of Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
![Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport closes: 'We'll miss you' — from the SCMP archive | South China Morning Post Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport closes: 'We'll miss you' — from the SCMP archive | South China Morning Post](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2023/07/05/017d6852-b560-441e-934c-592e0cf64c50_b37880c2.jpg)
Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport closes: 'We'll miss you' — from the SCMP archive | South China Morning Post
![Twenty-five years ago, Kai Tak Airport gave Hong Kong a feeling of excitement in the air - The Globe and Mail Twenty-five years ago, Kai Tak Airport gave Hong Kong a feeling of excitement in the air - The Globe and Mail](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/5UyqG7TsbofcnWXW7XwhCXyXMsY=/900x0/filters:quality(80):format(jpeg)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tgam/VGLJNDJRLBASLBYSQKGRFHZIXI.jpg)