Hong Kong Airport

Continent: Asia Country: China
Hong Kong
Chek Lap Kok International Airport
Location Hong Kong, China
IATA code HKG
ICAO code VHHH
Airport type Commercial
Website http://www.hkairport.com
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Official Spotting Locations

Location

Other Spotting Locations

South Side Drop-off Area

Access and Transport - Airport Express or MTR to Tung Chung, then change to bus S1 to the Airport terminal building. There are actually two bus stops near the terminal, one just before (which is next to Carpark 2) and one directly under the terminal. The bus stop under the terminal is closer for this spot. To return to Tung Chung, take the bus from the same bus stop (it’s a circular route).

Type of action - 25R arrivals & 25L cargo arrivals (in the distance)

Pros - comfortable, lots of shade, 25R arrivals are frequent, easy access to Airport washrooms, shops and restaurants

Cons - lamp posts get in the way, not particularly close to the planes, cannot see any departures

Near GFS - can see departures of south rwy.

Locations to Avoid

Location

Regular Traffic

Pax A/C

Cathay Pacific all fleets (A330-300, A340-300, B777-200/300/300ER, B747-400)

Dragonair all fleets (A320/A321/A330-300)

China Airlines (B737-800 / A330-300 / A340-300 (occasionally) / B747-400)

China Southern (B737-300/ -800 / A320 / A321 / MD-90 (occasionally) / ERJ-145 (occasionally))

China Eastern (B737-300 / -700 / -800 / A319 / A320 / A321 / A330 (occasionally))

Hong Kong Airlines / Hong Kong Express (B737-800 / A330-200)

Air China (B737-300 / -700 / -800 / A319 / A321 / A330-200 / B777-200ER)

Eva Air (A330-200 / B747-400Combi / B777-300ER (occasionally))

Air Macau (A321, ops for air china)

Air Canada (B777-200LR, B777-300ER)

Air India (B777-200LR, A310 (phasing out soon))

Air Mauritius (A330-200)

Air Niugini (B757-200)

Air Pacific (B767-300ER)

Airasia (A320 *both from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia subsidiary bases)

Biman Bangladesh (DC-10)

Cebu Pacific Air (A319 / A320)

Delta airlines (A330-200 / B747-400 / B777-200LR)

Ethiopian Airlines (B767-300ER)

Emirates (B777-300 / -300ER / A380-800)

Finnair (A340-300)

Garuda Indonesia (B737-800 / A330-300)

Kenya Airways (B767-300ER)

Kingfisher (A330-200)

Korean Air (B737-800 / -900ER / A330-300 / B777-300 / B747-400Combi)

Malaysia Airlines (B737-400 / A330-300 / B777-200ER)

Mandarin Airlines (ERJ-190)

Nepal Airlines (B757-200 (9N-ACA), B757-200Convertable (9N-ACB))

Orient Thai (B747-300 / occasionally B747-100B (SR/SUD))

Qantas Airways (A330-200 /-300 / B747-400 / -400ER)

Royal Brunei Airlines (A319 / A320 / B767-300ER)

Royal Jordanian (A330-200)

Saudi Arabian (B747-300 / -400)

Shanghai Airlines (B737-800 / B767-300 / -300ER)

Shenzhen Airlines (A319)

Singapore Airlines (B777-200ER / B777-300 / -300ER / A380-800)

Thai Airways (A330-300 / B777-200 / -200ER / -300 / B747-400)

Vietnam Airlines (A321)

Xiamen Airlines (B737-700 / -800 / B757-200)


Cargo A/C Daytime

Cathay Pacific Cargo (74F / 747-800F(coming soon))

Airbridge Cargo Airlines (74F)

UPS (74F, MD-11F)

Atlas Air (74F)

AeroLogic (B777-200LRF)

Emirates Skycargo (B777-200LRF, 74F)

Hong Kong Airlines cargo (73F, A330-200F (starting Oct 2010))

All Nippon airways (76F)

Lufthansa Cargo (MD-11F)

Kalitta Air (74F)

China Cargo Airlines (A300-600PtF *(China Eastern livery), MD-11F)

Federal Express (MD-11F, A310F)

Donghai Airlines (B73F)

Cargolux (74F)

Cargolux Italia (74F)

Martinair / KLM Cargo (74F)

TNT Airways (74F)

Korean Air (74F)

Singapore Airlines Cargo (74F)

Deccan Cargo & Express (A310F)

Polar Air Cargo (74F)

Malaysia Airlines (74F)

Nippon Cargo Airlines (74F)

Qatar Airways Cargo (B777-200LRF)

Shanghai Airlines Cargo (MD-11F / 75F)

Southern Air (74F / 742F *some ops for Ethiopian Airlines Cargo)


Afterdark / non-frequent services

Aeroflot (MD-11F)

Eva Air Cargo (74F, MD-11F)

China Airlines Cargo (74F)

Saudi Arabian (74F / MD-11F)

Southern Air / Thai Cargo (B777-200LRF)

Polet (IL-96-400T)

D.E.T.A. Air JSC (DC-10F)

Jett8 Airlines Cargo (74F)

Asiana Airlines (74F / 76F)

Finnair Cargo (MD-11BCF)

Jade Cargo Int'l Co. Ltd (74F)

Air Hong Kong / DHL (A300-600F)

Transmile Air Services (72F)

DHL (76F)

Yangtze River Express (73F)

Facilities and Transportation

Hong Kong International Airport is one of the airports in the world that has an extremely high public transport usage, which more than 90% of airport trips are by public transportation. Thanks to the efficient public transport network in Hong Kong, passengers / workers can easily reach the airport nearly at any place in Hong Kong by buses, 7 days a week. There are also a plenty of overnight bus services linking up several major towns and the airport. More, the Airport Express Line (AEL) links downtown Hong Kong (Central) and West Kowloon area with frequent train service