Observed arrival · 2026-10-03
Fly Kai Tak: the checkerboard turn
A browser flight simulation recreates Hong Kong’s 1998 Kai Tak approaches, including the famous Runway 13 turn over Kowloon City.
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◎Niche
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- Flight-sim fans and Hong Kong aviation-history enthusiasts
- Worth noticing
- A toggle switches between Kowloon Walled City before its 1993–94 demolition and the park shown in the 1998 setting.
Field notes
The simulation offers approach and take-off lessons, free flight, Runway 31 options, and plane-spotter viewpoints alongside the Kai Tak landing. Controls include an autopilot, a live-traffic map, variable playback speed, and rewind/forward jumps; the page also lets users switch the 1998 Kowloon Walled City view to the later park. The creator identifies the aerial imagery and map data as Hong Kong Lands Department open data, with terrain elevation from SRTM.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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