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In Pictures: Spectacular shots from the final days of Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
![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 and planes required 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 and planes required](https://preview.redd.it/g7q39uopyw381.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=18b16dcaa889c7ecef72b3a4e90b6cba8251e486)
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 and planes required
![Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport: photographer recalls 'the golden years' and its final days | South China Morning Post Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport: photographer recalls 'the golden years' and its final days | South China Morning Post](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=425,format=auto/sites/default/files/styles/768x768/public/d8/images/methode/2019/04/08/0c4a5cd6-5752-11e9-a3ae-f2742b367090_image_hires_103450.jpg?itok=D__oUt3y&v=1554690900)
Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport: photographer recalls 'the golden years' and its final days | South China Morning Post
![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/DGWMG5/cathay-pacific-aircraft-approaching-kai-tak-airport-over-the-rooftops-DGWMG5.jpg)
Cathay Pacific aircraft approaching Kai Tak Airport over the rooftops of Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia, Kowloon, Hong Kong Stock Photo - Alamy
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