![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
![photographers cardenal + alvarez diestro capture legendary kai tak airport two decades after closure photographers cardenal + alvarez diestro capture legendary kai tak airport two decades after closure](https://static.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/photographers-curro-cardenal-manuel-alvarez-diestro-legendary-kai-tak-airport-two-decades-closure-designboom-600.jpg)
photographers cardenal + alvarez diestro capture legendary kai tak airport two decades after closure
![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
![HKFP History: A brief visual history of Hong Kong's old airport, Kai Tak - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP HKFP History: A brief visual history of Hong Kong's old airport, Kai Tak - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP](https://i.imgur.com/b7U7vrdl.jpg)
HKFP History: A brief visual history of Hong Kong's old airport, Kai Tak - 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/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
![Restore famous Hong Kong 'checkerboard' as a memorial to old Kai Tak airport | South China Morning Post Restore famous Hong Kong 'checkerboard' as a memorial to old Kai Tak airport | 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/2019/04/15/414c9f1a-5f5a-11e9-b745-17e2afcf325c_image_hires_172439.jpg?itok=yuoyTJRx&v=1555320283)