Kai Tak Airport - Why THIS Airport Was Closed

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2024

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  • @black_n_red
    @black_n_red 5 років тому +814

    No one, literally no one.
    Swiss001: Kai Tark in Hang Kang is a thin airport that holds thicccccc planes
    Edit: people are getting triggered because I wrote 'Hang Kang' instead of Hong Kong, I wrote it because that's how Swiss001 said it like. Please stop spamming the replies

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 років тому +509

    Kai Tak turned from an airport terminal....to a cruise terminal. Not as breathtaking as the landings scraping off the tops of buildings

    • @WolfeYankee
      @WolfeYankee 5 років тому +12

      Woah. Flying cruises? Sign me up.

    • @adrianwong9114
      @adrianwong9114 5 років тому +1

      very sad

    • @Aviatial
      @Aviatial 5 років тому +6

      Butter

    • @Aviatial
      @Aviatial 5 років тому

      PepiOnLine because I’m active on his videos lol

    • @erikgag
      @erikgag 5 років тому

      @@WolfeYankee airships why nobody makes this

  • @6o.p6
    @6o.p6 5 років тому +420

    Brief summary: *It’s closed because of Swiss001’s pilot skills*

  • @Berspace
    @Berspace 5 років тому +636

    Day 7 asking to swiss to use Geometry Dash as a flight simulator, lol

  • @sspngl
    @sspngl 5 років тому +134

    Swiss001
    The plane that is most famous for landing at kai tak is the 747
    And yes it’s 3:00am

    • @tawheedsahil4215
      @tawheedsahil4215 5 років тому +1

      China airlines flight 645 crashed at Kai tak

    • @matthewchan7789
      @matthewchan7789 5 років тому

      it true that 747 is the most famous landing at kai tak

    • @matthewchan7789
      @matthewchan7789 5 років тому

      because I lived in h.k

    • @sspngl
      @sspngl 5 років тому

      Matthew Chan sadly the kai tai is no more

  • @ftyhuy
    @ftyhuy 5 років тому +62

    5:08 exactly like that Air China flight that overran this runway, it was a 747.

    • @anonymousperson26223
      @anonymousperson26223 5 років тому +5

      I was wondering y swiss didnt talk about that

    • @RK870XK
      @RK870XK 5 років тому +18

      Not Air China but China Airlines, Air China is Mainland China's airline while China Airlines (the airline that operate the 747 that overran the runway in Kai Tak) is Taiwan's airline, oh and the flight was China Airlines flight 605

    • @RK870XK
      @RK870XK 5 років тому +2

      @@anonymousperson26223 I was also thinking the same

    • @yourlocalsewage1433
      @yourlocalsewage1433 5 років тому +1

      @Kurt Number1 I am unable to interpret your stupidness.

    • @milkyway321
      @milkyway321 5 років тому +1

      Air China: i dont know what you are talking about

  • @little_astro581
    @little_astro581 5 років тому +138

    You know you’re early when the quality is lower than 360p

  • @superdogs1
    @superdogs1 5 років тому +196

    I think *ryan air* made this airport
    *you pay $2,000 to not crash in a building*

    • @razgrizxlraviation9975
      @razgrizxlraviation9975 5 років тому +2

      No mate , RyanAir doesn't even exist in 1923

    • @zeppzeus
      @zeppzeus 5 років тому +3

      X Box Plays Aviation r/woooosh

    • @as-guardianangel9360
      @as-guardianangel9360 5 років тому +1

      X Box Plays Aviation Neither do they fly to Hongkong

    • @beep883
      @beep883 5 років тому +1

      you can tell this joke is bad already if you see *RYANAIR*

    • @isaaclao2380
      @isaaclao2380 5 років тому +2

      WHAT, if ryanair is at asia, you should be worried about xD

  • @henrylo2762
    @henrylo2762 5 років тому +7

    I am a HongKonger (born after 1998)and I feel disappointed of missing the time when planes just flew low above. Kai Tak airport is definitely a memorable history in Hong Kong. :(

  • @lorenzosgames9910
    @lorenzosgames9910 5 років тому +69

    Everyone: focused on the 737 landing
    Swiss001: whY IS thEre a TracTor

  • @MaxHumphreysMaxHumphreys
    @MaxHumphreysMaxHumphreys 5 років тому +12

    >Sets Plane to 747.
    >Sets Weather to Stormy.
    >Proceeds to overrun.
    *Flight 605 in a Nutshell*

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 5 років тому +53

    Kai Tak was amazing but the new airport now has a bridge that connects HK to Macau and the rest of China. Pooh did it

    • @razgrizxlraviation9975
      @razgrizxlraviation9975 5 років тому +3

      F the HK's new airport . The new airport is far from the city centre . Citizens and tourist now needs to pay more money to go there .
      (Before : go to Kai Tak : 4~10 HKD.
      Now : go to VHHH : 14~110 HKD) That's why even the Concorde came to HK , literally no citizens go there . ( Not includimg plane spotters )

    • @itz_g4m3r76
      @itz_g4m3r76 5 років тому +2

      @@razgrizxlraviation9975 But it is A lot more safer and holds more capacity.

    • @scarecrow108productions7
      @scarecrow108productions7 5 років тому +2

      @@itz_g4m3r76 correct. Since Kai Tak was built and crammed right into residential areas of Kowloon, this caused serious noise pollution for nearby residents and put height restrictions, which were removed after Kai Tak closed. A night curfew from 11:30pm to 6:30am in the early morning also hindered operations.
      So they needed a new airport to replace the aging Kai Tak Airport.

    • @ngohinwo4557
      @ngohinwo4557 5 років тому

      Now protests is having near airport

    • @summeryim
      @summeryim 5 років тому +2

      Actually, it only connects HK, Macau and Zhuhai, so the bridge called Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macau Bridge ( or HKZMB ).

  • @Cladcreeper
    @Cladcreeper 5 років тому +17

    2:38 Normal Ryanair Landing.
    3:03 how a Ryanair pilot deals with an emergency landing.
    Quiz: Who owns this airport?
    A. Michael O Leary
    B. Swiss001
    C. I don't know!
    The correct answer is:
    I don't know!
    Goodbye.

    • @scarecrow108productions7
      @scarecrow108productions7 5 років тому +3

      Who owns the airport? Well here's the fact:
      The story of Kai Tak started in 1912 when two businessmen *Ho Kai* and *Au Tak* formed the *Kai Tak Investment Company* to reclaim land in Kowloon for development. The land was acquired by the government for use as an airfield after the business plan failed.
      Kai Tak was only just a small grass strip at that time. Long before it became a thriving airport in the 1980s. That's when Hong Kong had its first ever domestic airline which now became an internationally operating airline today...known as *Cathay Pacific Airways* . Kai Tak became the homebase for this airline right up until 1998.
      In the event of World War II, Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese Empire. And they continue to build and extend Kai Tak airport using allied POW Labourers at the time, building two concrete runways: 13/31 and 07/25.
      After WWII, Kai Tak's story continued. From September 1945 to August 1946, when the airport was by the Royal Navy as a shore base, "HMS Nabcatcher", the name previously attached to a Mobile Naval Air Base for the Fleet Air Arm. On 1 April 1947, a Royal Naval Air Station, HMS Flycatcher, was commissioned there.
      A plan to modify Kai Tak into a modern airport was released in 1954. By 1957, runway 13/31 had been extended to 5,459 ft, while runway 7/25 remained 4,760 ft long.
      In 1958, the new NW/SE 8,350 ft long runway extending into Kowloon Bay was completed by land reclamation. The passenger terminal was completed in 1962. The runway was extended in the mid-1970s to 11,130 ft as the final length. This extension was completed in June 1974, but the full length of the runway was not put into use until 31 December 1975, as construction of the new Kai Tak Airport Tunnel had kept the northwestern end of the runway closed.
      Kai Tak was designed to handle 24 million passengers per year. But with the growth of Hong Kong also put a strain on the airport's capacity. Its usage was close to, and for some time exceeded, the designed capacity, pushed to its limits. So in 1996, Kai Tak handled 29.5 million passengers, plus 1.56 million tonnes of freight, making it the third busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger traffic, and busiest in terms of international cargo throughput. However, possible dangers still surround this airport, as it was crammed right in the middle of residential areas of Kowloon. This caused serious noise pollution for nearby residents and put height restrictions. A night curfew from 11:30pm to 6:30am in the early morning also hindered operations.
      As a result, in the late 1980s, the Hong Kong Government began searching for alternative locations for a new airport in Hong Kong to replace the aging airport. After deliberating on a number of locations, including the south side of Hong Kong Island, the government decided to build the airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok off Lantau Island. The new airport is located far away from Hong Kong's main residential areas, conduce to minimise the dangers of a major crash and also reducing the nuisance of noise pollution.
      And on July 5, 1998. Kai Tak had its last day to operate. And on 6 July 1998 at 01:28HKT, after the last aircraft departed for Chek Lap Kok International Airport, Kai Tak was finally retired as an airport, transferring its ICAO and IATA airport codes to the replacement airport at Chek Lap Kok.

    • @Cladcreeper
      @Cladcreeper 5 років тому +1

      That's a lot of writing. Wow.

    • @bizzarebanana3041
      @bizzarebanana3041 5 років тому +2

      Cladcreeper Ctrl c+v

    • @RblxFighter69420
      @RblxFighter69420 4 роки тому

      Actual answer: obviously Ryanair

    • @chensich7519
      @chensich7519 4 роки тому

      Scarecrow108 Productions you just spammed the comments

  • @pblount340
    @pblount340 5 років тому +10

    5:15 “NOW LETS TRY THE KING OF THE SKIES!”
    clicks on Cessna 172 at first. 😂

    • @hunnerd4566
      @hunnerd4566 4 роки тому

      XplanePilotMaste r I meannnnn, it’s kinda right

    • @RblxFighter69420
      @RblxFighter69420 4 роки тому

      Cessna 172: the king of general aviation

    • @Ritexus
      @Ritexus 4 роки тому

      The 747 is the Queen

    • @alchin9
      @alchin9 4 роки тому

      RIP

  • @latangreys7590
    @latangreys7590 5 років тому +30

    Airbus a380: *proceeds to die*
    Swiss001: * proceeds to not use it anymore*
    I can see the accuracy

  • @utsaar
    @utsaar 5 років тому +8

    I'm not first
    I'm not last
    but when Swiss001 uploads,
    I tap fast

  • @anggahartoto
    @anggahartoto 5 років тому +6

    BREAKING NEWS: Cathay Pacific Runs Away to Indonesia! Cathay CEO: Bruh the riot sucks so we ran south...

  • @lms.7598
    @lms.7598 5 років тому +1

    From Hong Kong! 香港人加油!🇭🇰

  • @thedingrongarang2025
    @thedingrongarang2025 5 років тому +107

    "Otherwise, it would turn into 9/11 24/7"
    😂😂😂

    • @isaaclao2380
      @isaaclao2380 5 років тому +4

      No, before it closed. All those skyscraper doesn't existed because of height limit. So won't be a 9/11 24/7. I mean. Kai Tak have to close at night so the term "24/7" is already incorrect

    • @PatheticTV
      @PatheticTV 5 років тому +3

      It even rhymes!

    • @PatheticTV
      @PatheticTV 5 років тому +3

      @@isaaclao2380 its a joke

    • @noahgroenewoud4754
      @noahgroenewoud4754 5 років тому +2

      John I am sorry for being bitter but sometimes 9/11 jokes are not funny and very serious. You should never joke about a tragedy. (Sorry for ruining the joke)

    • @realwave387
      @realwave387 5 років тому +1

      * Kuberkishore * You don’t just joke about 9/11 like that, what a bad joke.

  • @cjaden
    @cjaden 5 років тому +2

    Its turned to a cruise terminal now... It was really very small and had a big grass field in the old days... I live in HK btw, this video felt sooo special...

  • @josh-cd2ym
    @josh-cd2ym 5 років тому +34

    Explain me why Alaska airlines would go to Hong Kong?

  • @henryng5819
    @henryng5819 4 роки тому +2

    It is actually a fun fact that despite how harsh the landing condition was, there were not many serious accidents happened in this airport as most flight companies were only sending their best pilots to this airport 🤣

  • @francisquito4590
    @francisquito4590 5 років тому +5

    This is actually my favourite airport and i usually make VA flights there and yeah its super difficult to do smooth landings

  • @blueace1654
    @blueace1654 5 років тому

    Thanks for the awesome content Swiss001!

  • @therainbowdoggo
    @therainbowdoggo 5 років тому +3

    I just got out of a flight sim and did Hong Kong int. To Kai Tak. (B737).

  • @davidadams3782
    @davidadams3782 5 років тому +1

    I’m a huge FAN

  • @mr-rio2819
    @mr-rio2819 5 років тому +3

    "Do you even physics?" *That was the most russain accent I heard*

  • @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333
    @joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333 5 років тому +1

    Great video. ☺️ I just subscribed to ur channel. ☺️

  • @presidentofcanoda4realbro
    @presidentofcanoda4realbro 5 років тому +3

    This is LaGuardia airport 2:30 but in Hong Kong but deadly :(

  • @boeingdriver29
    @boeingdriver29 4 роки тому

    Used to love flying the 13 IGS , demanding in bad weather but very personally satisfying.

  • @davidadams3782
    @davidadams3782 5 років тому +12

    Do a live stream because if your vids were longer I would be laughing for the whole day

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 5 років тому +2

    You can still see remnants of the Checkerboard Hill where planes would turn to land on the runway. Hong Kong is an amazing place that should remain Chinese

  • @JL-qp2vh
    @JL-qp2vh 5 років тому +3

    You can always go around if you don’t look right going down

  • @IrishAirlines
    @IrishAirlines 5 років тому +1

    Why am I more engaged with Swiss001’s history lesson than I was with history in school? 🤔

  • @Iammaryemm
    @Iammaryemm 5 років тому +4

    My first thought of this video “oh no what is Ryan air doing again”

  • @japaszz_
    @japaszz_ 2 роки тому +1

    Swiss001: *Says that Cathay Pacific is from Indonesia*
    Indonesians: Are we a joke to you?

  • @rossplayer2252
    @rossplayer2252 5 років тому +13

    Nobody
    Not a single soul
    Swis001:Cathay pacific is Indonesian airline
    Wkwkkwkwkwkw

  • @summeryim
    @summeryim 5 років тому +1

    Kai Tak was closed because it has "finished it's mission" , and moved to Chek Lap Kok, which is now the Hong Kong International Airport, and Kai Tak transforms into a cruise terminal, and later, hotels, residence, underground mall and office towers.

  • @sahka
    @sahka 5 років тому +10

    Swiss001 landing = Boeing Make good plane.

  • @deanmeixner
    @deanmeixner 5 років тому +1

    I lived in HK and my view from my office window looked right over Kai Tak - and there where a few "runway mishaps" ... flying into Kai Tak was awesome, most aircraft would lean to one side to land ... how flying used to be ... fun 😂😂😂

  • @arixdne_fallen_angels
    @arixdne_fallen_angels 5 років тому +6

    My hometown HK because kai tak close 1998 new airport at Lantau island!

  • @derxert
    @derxert 5 років тому +2

    Nice. My dad went to HKG's opening ceremony in 1997.

  • @selo2035
    @selo2035 5 років тому +10

    First dying then crashing. Wait other way 😅

  • @thatg7y923
    @thatg7y923 5 років тому +1

    You are a good history teacher😂😂😂

  • @4lderion
    @4lderion 5 років тому +6

    No one, literally no one
    Swiss say Indonesian airlines
    Me: "Are you sure about that?"
    (i am from Indonesia)

  • @shkuyt986
    @shkuyt986 5 років тому

    Love your videos, Swiss001!

  • @cojanrobert17
    @cojanrobert17 5 років тому +4

    Video with GTA vice city flight simulator

  • @andreiokuz
    @andreiokuz 5 років тому +1

    Who else loves the way he says Swiss001

  • @spcma4541
    @spcma4541 5 років тому +3

    I’m from HK and I live in HK

  • @marcellistanto9600
    @marcellistanto9600 3 роки тому +2

    1:12 it's ok.

  • @thegruffalo5383
    @thegruffalo5383 5 років тому +1

    Ok so the skyscrapers are the primary issue, however I think you’re forgetting the flight path over the mountains, which is one of the most famous approaches in history. The pilots had to fly over the mountains while banking right, until they caught visual of a red/white checkerboard positioned up on the mountains behind the city. If the pilots didn’t see the checkerboard clearly, they had to go around and try again. Once they sighted the checkerboard they then make the ridiculous bank to the right coming in right over the skyscrapers, while trying not to go swimming at the end of the ride

  • @saina6171
    @saina6171 4 роки тому +1

    Now the new Kai Tak Mtr station opens this February 14. Yay

  • @KitKitChanIsaac
    @KitKitChanIsaac 5 років тому

    news:kai tak is now also a residential area
    swiss001:911 a space shuttle
    carrie lam:am i a joke to you?

  • @user-wy8mg5cn2b
    @user-wy8mg5cn2b 5 років тому +2

    Ryanair definition- to perform a hard/shitty landing
    Example- the captain just Ryanaired and we have shit our pants

  • @reseau625
    @reseau625 5 років тому +1

    its been 21 years since the closure of Kai Tak...
    I still miss the checkerboard.

  • @smolchongus
    @smolchongus 5 років тому +1

    Fun Fact: the bank is actually called the 'hong kong turn"

  • @theconeegames
    @theconeegames 5 років тому

    As a HKer, Kai Tak airport was a really convenient place... You have to sit 1 hour bus instead of 10-30 minute ride to the airport...
    But well for development and reducing noises, it was still an ok idea to move it to somewhere else farther.

  • @iasimkhatab6562
    @iasimkhatab6562 5 років тому +1

    I live in HK and this is sooooo true

  • @esther2862
    @esther2862 5 років тому +2

    “Do you even physics”-Swiss001 2019

  • @zoltanonody3541
    @zoltanonody3541 5 років тому

    md 11 + Kai Tak Airport = DESTRUCTION!!

  • @benlau2045
    @benlau2045 4 роки тому

    Whenever I hear that catchy intro song at the start....you can tell something is not gonna go right.

  • @Mike-gg4ez
    @Mike-gg4ez 5 років тому

    It's now a park, medical center and their cruise terminal. They kept the runway numbers at the end of the park. Nicest cruise terminal I've ever sailed out of. Great place to take in the skyline on the rooftop park.

  • @cedricye1767
    @cedricye1767 5 років тому +2

    2:01
    "... with this JET"
    *Rocket engine thrust*

  • @familyoffical569
    @familyoffical569 3 роки тому

    some reason my waters completely broke
    Water: '' Am i a joke to you ? ''

  • @someguyontheinternet1704F
    @someguyontheinternet1704F 5 років тому +1

    And that limited the housing floors to prevent crashing

  • @st4tictf2
    @st4tictf2 5 років тому

    Did you use any custom scenery? Bc in some video using a previous version of x plane the checkerboard before the runway wasn’t there

  • @clementpoon120
    @clementpoon120 4 роки тому

    Damn, this brought back memories of my first time flying.

  • @Transport4Blufield
    @Transport4Blufield 5 років тому +1

    In the flight to Korea I met a awful turbulence caused by a typhoon, then the plane re-landed once.

  • @777doove
    @777doove 5 років тому

    Awesome video. Love it

  • @gikorgio2047
    @gikorgio2047 5 років тому +1

    I think that that's the first time Swiss has mentioned an Antonov in a video without calling it am antoTHICC once

  • @a.gproductions_official
    @a.gproductions_official 4 роки тому

    Garuda Indonesia: Exists
    Swiss001: Cathay Pacific

  • @lagg2380
    @lagg2380 5 років тому

    Nobody:
    Swiss001 2019: thicc ThiCC thiCc ThIcC thlcc thicc ThiCC thiCc!!!
    Please stop it.

  • @aciv_sentinel4562
    @aciv_sentinel4562 5 років тому

    That tractor for the crass cutter or Soil smother or make the diol ground to be hard for aireplanes, saw the thing behind the tractor?My dad work of that before

  • @amirkhalid5449
    @amirkhalid5449 5 років тому

    I remember landing as a passenger at Kai Tak. The approach would take you close enough to the hillside apartment buildings that you could see the clotheslines and know what the people were wearing yesterday.

  • @johnyuen
    @johnyuen 5 років тому

    Btw you do the checkerboard approach, when you see the checkerboard you make a sharp right turn

  • @skriperking9496
    @skriperking9496 5 років тому

    Your vids is so cool im your fan and im always waiting your vid every day!!!

  • @adoomy9192
    @adoomy9192 5 років тому +1

    4:55am in straya, true fan!

  • @rotateaviationyt
    @rotateaviationyt 5 років тому

    This was a good birthday video

  • @avgjoeavglife
    @avgjoeavglife 5 років тому

    The Memes are strong with this Channel.

  • @jwong503
    @jwong503 5 років тому

    Support from Hong Kong ! 🇭🇰🤪

  • @TG445.Official
    @TG445.Official 4 роки тому +2

    Indonesian Airline is:
    - Lion Air
    - Garuda Indonesia
    - Merpati
    - Sriwijaya Air
    - Citilink
    - Batik Air
    - Wings Air
    - Air Asia Indonesia
    - Adam Air
    - Batavia Air

  • @citaderu9323
    @citaderu9323 5 років тому

    Dont worry, your not bad at flying. I do bank angles like that all the time! The plane I usually use is called "a paper plane"

  • @lecorrecteur4033
    @lecorrecteur4033 5 років тому +1

    2:39 that’s still a good landing for Ryanair !

  • @Lewis24
    @Lewis24 5 років тому

    the highrises were never built until the airport closed. Now theres a park called Kai Tak Runway Park which is directly ontop of the old runway. Oh btw hello from Hong Kong

  • @ftyhuy
    @ftyhuy 5 років тому +1

    4:51 your a great singer.

  • @devotedcetacean6568
    @devotedcetacean6568 5 років тому

    guys. That first landing. It has ryan air shooketh

  • @thebottles2684
    @thebottles2684 5 років тому

    Swiss001 be like the best channel

  • @LukaT
    @LukaT 5 років тому +1

    My mother flown to this airport years ago. She saied: “You could almost se what women were cooking when you were landing between skyscrapers”.

  • @grumpiesttitan7930
    @grumpiesttitan7930 5 років тому +1

    Got a Emirates ad before this

  • @mr.unknown9416
    @mr.unknown9416 5 років тому

    I’m from Hong Kong and I love ur videos

  • @AgentH8voc
    @AgentH8voc 5 років тому

    Ah yes.
    My dad used to always saw a thicc quad engined bottle landing in kai tak while playing on the mountain top.

  • @j-c4997
    @j-c4997 5 років тому

    Nobody:
    Swiss at every airport: Yes, but what if we used a *space shuttle* ?

  • @marcuschan0918
    @marcuschan0918 5 років тому

    You’re finally talking something about my country

  • @daftpuddin7034
    @daftpuddin7034 5 років тому

    I think we all remember being young and overly confident speaking about things we don't really know much about. I flew into Kai Tak in the 90's. Super cool experience, and having an airport in the city was great.

  • @alfonsrasmus4710
    @alfonsrasmus4710 5 років тому +1

    3:04 Yeah, that's why it's sometimes called a flying brick

  • @The_Tau_Beta
    @The_Tau_Beta 5 років тому

    Nice vid once again

  • @clarkey_f1443
    @clarkey_f1443 4 роки тому

    No one, literally no one.
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  • @eliottbossaert
    @eliottbossaert 5 років тому

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  • @Alcoholicmxguy9
    @Alcoholicmxguy9 5 років тому

    Love you’re videos 🌚

  • @lukewall2208
    @lukewall2208 5 років тому

    Love your vids