Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong, Pearl River Delta
- IATAHKG
- ICAOVHHH
- Serves
- Hong Kong, Pearl River Delta
- Operator
- Airport Authority Hong Kong
- Owner
- Not recorded
- Opened
- 6 July 1998
- Elevation
- 27 ft (8 m)
- Runways
- 3 (longest 3,800 m)
- Airlines based here
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Air Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific, DHL Aviation, Greater Bay Airlines, HK Express, Hong Kong Airlines and 3 more
- Air Hong Kong
- Cathay Pacific
- DHL Aviation
- Greater Bay Airlines
- HK Express
- Hong Kong Airlines
- Kalitta Air
- Polar Air Cargo
- UPS Airlines
- Website
- www.hongkongairport.com
About the airport
Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is an international airport located on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong. It is sometimes referred to Chek Lap Kok airport to distinguish it from its predecessor, Kai Tak Airport. Opened in 1998, Hong Kong International Airport is the world's busiest cargo gateway and one of the world's busiest passenger airports. It is also home to one of the world's largest passenger terminal buildings, which was the largest when the airport opened. The airport is operated by Airport Authority Hong Kong, and has three operational runways, each measuring 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) in length. It runs 24 hours a day and is the primary hub for Cathay Pacific, Greater Bay Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express, and Air Hong Kong. The airport is one of the hubs of Oneworld, and also one of the Asia-Pacific cargo hubs for UPS Airlines. It is a focus city for Air China and China Eastern Airlines. Ethiopian Airlines, United Airlines and Emirates utilises Hong Kong as a stopover point for their flights. As of March 2026, Hong Kong International Airport have connections…
This summary is adapted from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence. Passenger and runway figures come from the same source and can lag the latest annual totals, so check the figures the operator publishes for the current total.