Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport 香港國際機場 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airport Authority Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Hong Kong, Pearl River Delta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 6 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | HKT (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8.5 m / 27 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°18′32″N 113°54′52″E / 22.30889°N 113.91444°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Hong Kong International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港國際機場 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港国际机场 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chek Lap Kok International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 赤鱲角國際機場 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赤𫚭角国际机场 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is an international airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport, to distinguish it from its predecessor, the former 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, a statutory body of the Hong Kong government established on 1 December 1995. 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 (cargo carrier). 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 utilises Hong Kong as a stopover point for their flights.
Hong Kong International Airport, which employed about 60,000 people at the start of 2024, is an important contributor to Hong Kong's economy. The economic contribution generated by Hong Kong's air travel industry in 2018 amounted to US$33 billion, 10.2% of Hong Kong's GDP. More than 100 airlines operate flights from the airport to over 180 cities across the globe. In 2024 the airport handled 49.9 million international passenger making it the 9th busiest airport worldwide by international passenger traffic. Since 2010, it has also surpassed Memphis International Airport to become the world's busiest airport by cargo traffic (excluding 2020 due to disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic).