Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok

In North Lantau, Hong Kong International Airport was officially opened in 1998. The airport is the lifeblood of the economy of Hong Kong, is extremely important for the promotion of tourism and commercial development. Hong Kong is the hub of Asia, into a regional transit center, passengers between the hub and gateway to gateway to other cities in the Chinese Mainland.

Operation of the Hong Kong International Airport 24 hours a day every year to handle 45 million passenger trips and cargo of three million tonnes. With the second runway was opened in May 1999, the airport has been carried out in phases expansion to meet the growing demand for air transportation. The final stage in the development of the airport's annual passenger volume will reach 87 million passengers, cargo throughput reached 900 million tonnes.

Administration:

There are about 69 international airlines every week about 4,300 sorties scheduled passenger and cargo flights between Hong Kong and about 130 destinations throughout the world, of which about 76 percent of flights using wide-bodied jet. In addition, the weekly average of about 31 vehicles in non-scheduled passenger and cargo flights to and from Hong Kong.

Civil Aviation Department is responsible for providing air traffic control services, to issue certificates for aircraft registered in Hong Kong, the regulatory airlines to perform a bilateral air transport agreement, and the control of general aviation activities in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Airport Authority (AA) an aerodrome license issued by the Civil Aviation Department, the management and operation of the Hong Kong International Airport.

Runway and apron:

Hong Kong International Airport has two runways of the North and South, and 3800 m long, 60 meters wide, can accommodate a new generation of large aircraft movements. The precision approach category, the south runway is a Class II, while the north runway is a higher level class IIIA, available for pilots in landing the visibility is only 200 meters. The ultimate capacity of the two runways per hour for more than 60 sorties taking off and landing.

At present, the concourse of the airport building has 48 parking bays, 27 parking bays on the tarmac, the cargo apron parking bays 21. Five of the Northwest Concourse parking bays is now available for the next generation of large aircraft parking.

Passenger Facilities:

Hong Kong International Airport is one of the traffic is the most convenient airport. Passenger terminal building is a spacious dining area and very convenient design, the comfort. The building layout is simple, neat, clearly marked and easy to understand, and automatic walkways and automated people mover system to facilitate the flow of travelers between building. , The building also take into account the needs of people with disabilities, providing them with facilities in line with international standards. A comprehensive transport system at the opening of the airport already operational. The system includes a synchronous design and the Passenger Terminal Building Ground Transportation Centre. Passengers will not only have direct access to the Airport Express stations, interchange with other public transport such as public buses, tourist buses, hotels, bus and taxi.

Baggage and cargo handling:

Hong Kong Airport Services Limited, Jardine Airport Ground Services Limited and Menzies Aviation Services Group (Hong Kong) Limited to provide quality aircraft ramp handling services at the airport. These services include the handling of mail and passenger baggage, cargo transport, passenger boarding bridges and passenger elevators operating. The airport is equipped with advanced baggage handling system, the main part of the system is located in the basement level of the passenger terminal building, and express baggage transfer facility is located in the lobby of the western end of the Concourse to deal with immediately forwarding luggage. The baggage handling system by a more than 24 kilometers of conveyor belts to deal with the departure, arrival and transfer baggage, and the use of bar code scanners, interpretation of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) standard luggage tags, luggage to their destinations. Most of the arrivals baggage Remove the four minutes or landing within 20 minutes, she will be transported to the 12 baggage reclaim turntable.

Air Cargo:

Hong Kong International Airport a year to handle 3 million tonnes of cargo. The airport has two air cargo building, including one by the Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited operating its headquarters for the Super Terminal One area of ??270,000 square meters, is the world's largest stand-alone air cargo handling facilities, and processed each year The cargo volume of up to 2.6 million tonnes. The second air cargo building is operational by the Asia Airfreight Terminal Company Limited, the current volume of cargo handled 400,000 tonnes per year. Hong Kong International Airport's air cargo is expected to eventually reach 900 million tonnes per year.

Aircraft maintenance services:

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited is responsible for line maintenance and base maintenance services, while China Aircraft Services Limited and Pan Asia Pacific Aviation Services Limited is only responsible for the field maintenance services.

Line Maintenance services including before and scheduled suspended during routine maintenance work on aircraft take-off in the normal return. The base maintenance services include aircraft structural repair services. Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited is responsible for providing base maintenance services has a hangar with three parking bays, which can accommodate three Boeing B747-400 and two Airbus A320 aircraft, adjacent to a mechanic field.

Air Traffic Control Services:

Air Traffic Control Tower (ATC Building) at the airport, the center of the installation of the core equipment of the air traffic control systems. Air Traffic Control Tower, about 370 air traffic controllers and support personnel provide 24-hour air traffic control services, to ensure that the air traffic in Hong Kong Flight Information Region is both safe and efficient. The control tower controllers responsible for the 24 hours of traffic control services to aircraft within the airport.

If unforeseen circumstances, the normal services of the ATC building subject to interference, the Backup Air Traffic Control Centre located north of the Air Traffic Control Tower and the control tower of a standby facility in real time into operation. In addition to provide backup services, such facilities can also be used as training for air traffic controllers.

Communications, Navigation and Surveillance / Air Traffic Management System:

In order to meet the global schedule of implementation, the Civil Aviation Department plans to implement a satellite communications, navigation and surveillance / air traffic management systems to enhance flight safety and efficiency and to maintain Hong Kong's position as an international and regional aviation center. The plan will take 15 years to complete, due to system complexity, the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) full use of the extensive research and testing before the new technology. Related research and testing work has commenced. At present, the Hong Kong International Airport have been introduced to some new services, including data of Automatic Terminal Information Service, the data of the voyage of meteorological information services and fly before the release of the data link service in order to improve the work efficiency of the pilots and air traffic controllers.

Aviation weather services:

By the Hong Kong Observatory's Airport Meteorological Office is responsible for meteorological services for the aviation community, in line with ICAO standards and recommended operational procedures. Meteorological In addition to the timed weather observations, but also under the particular circumstances additional observations, and issued the timing of the Hong Kong International Airport weather forecast. Meteorological inclement weather issue a warning, in order to protect the safety of airport facilities and parking of aircraft. In addition, WMO also issued information on thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, turbulence, icing and other important weather data that may affect the flight safety in the Hong Kong air traffic services within the region. Low-level wind shear and turbulence alerts issued to strengthen the safety of aircraft taking off and landing at Hong Kong International Airport, weather. In information services, the Observatory as a web page to provide the latest weather data and flight documentation for the airline, including the Hong Kong International Airport, the destination airport and alternate airport weather forecast, important weather forecast on the route, the wind and temperature data, as well as radar and satellite imagery.

Airport fire and rescue services:

These services are provided by the fire at the airport fire brigade is responsible for. A total of 282 people in all levels of the airport fire brigade firefighters stationed two fire stations and two sea rescue centers provide 24-hour emergency service. The team is equipped with 14 fire engines arrived at the scene within two minutes in the clear vision and good ground, to meet the ICAO recommended response time. The two maritime rescue center is equipped with two large-scale high-speed rescue boats and eight boats on standby.

Airport development:

The airport business is traffic management, including people, materials and information flow. AA in order to maintain business growth, to develop a "push and pull" strategy to strengthen the airport and the new expansion of passenger and cargo markets linked to strengthen the rapidly growing market with mainland China, especially in connection with the Pearl River Delta. Airport this year added to the Mainland tourist stations and SkyPier. The two facilities were opened, relations marked Hong Kong and the PRD will be more closely. The new station is dedicated travel between the Mainland PRD cities and Hong Kong International Airport station, comfortable environment, with the waiting hall with an area of ??230 square meters, and 10 passengers covered bays. About 100 classes a day coach, between Hong Kong International Airport and about 18 cities in the Pearl River Delta.

SkyPier was in the end of September 2003 is enabled, the Pearl River Delta, the number of millions of citizens directly by sea to Hong Kong International Airport, and thus expansion of the airport to the transport network in the Mainland. Mainland travel by fast ferry to arrive at the airport, the passenger interchange connecting vehicles to the Airport Passenger Terminal Building, flights to catch. Traveling on aircraft arriving passengers, you can take the ferry at the pier to the Pearl River Delta. Whether it is to travel by aircraft or ferry arriving and transit passengers, without going through immigration and customs formalities, transit time savings of up to half the time than the previous four hours. Pier initial contacts four ports, Shekou, Shenzhen, Macau and Humen in Dongguan. At the end of 2003, the service will be extended to Zhuhai, Guangzhou and Zhongshan. Airport cross-boundary coach and ferry services, air transport, maritime and land combination, to promote the Hong Kong International Airport has become a true intermodal hub. The integration and development of the AA and the mainland market, but also a big step forward.

Civil Air Transport:

To promote the scheduled services from Hong Kong, Hong Kong and our aviation partners signed an Air Services Agreement. Since the opening of the Hong Kong International Airport, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government firmly and actively implement the policy of progressive liberalization of air services to consumer choice and enhance competition, Hong Kong and its aviation partners of the airline to provide opportunities for service expansion.

Commercial flights, private aviation and the Government Flying Service (GFS):

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited has 19 Boeing B747 aircraft, 12 Boeing B777 aircraft, 21 Airbus A330 aircraft, 15 overhead in bus A340 aircraft (including three Airbus bus A340-600 aircraft) and 11 Boeing B747 freighter aircraft, provides scheduled services across Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Europe, South Africa and North America. Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited has nine Airbus A330 aircraft, eight Airbus A320 aircraft, four Airbus A321 aircraft and three Boeing B747 cargo aircraft, scheduled passenger services to the region, as well as to Shanghai, Xiamen, Taiwan, Japan, the Middle East and Europe, scheduled all-cargo services. AHK Air Hong Kong Ltd has one Boeing B747 freighter aircraft, scheduled all-cargo services between Hong Kong and Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Singapore. CR Airways Limited has a CRJ-200 aircraft and a Sikorsky S76 helicopter, unscheduled passenger charter services and domestic helicopter charter services. Commercial Aircraft Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong has one the HS-125 and a Gulfstream G200 aircraft, non-scheduled passenger services in the region. Helicopters Hong Kong Limited has two Sikorsky S76, two Aerospatiale SA315B type and two Eurocopter the AS350B3 type helicopter, passenger charter services and air operations in the territory, and passenger charter flights between two places services. Helicopter Services (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. has three the Aerospatiale SA315B type, a European helicopter company AS355N type and a MD500E, of type helicopters, passenger charter services and air operations in the territory. Jet Aviation Business Jets (Hong Kong) Limited has a Bombardier BD700 aircraft, non-scheduled passenger charter services in the region. Visions is Balloon Limited in March 2003, issued with the AOC to stay in the territory of operation of the Department of the hot-air balloon.

The Business Aviation Centre of the Hong Kong International Airport has-occupied buildings and facilities, to provide comprehensive services for business aircraft and passengers, including ground services, baggage handling, refueling services, security, and flight plans. The Business Aviation Centre has a designated berth for private aircraft.

The private flight organized by the Hong Kong Aviation Club to provide services. The organized private aircraft and helicopter pilot training, and provide facilities for private aircraft owners.

Government Flying Service (GFS) provides short and long range air search and rescue services, support to the Police, carrying the sick and wounded to hospital for treatment, as well as to provide air transportation services for the government. Its fleet, including three Super Puma the AS332L2 type helicopter, four Eurocopter EC155B1 helicopters and two of a Jetstream J-41 aircraft.