CHEK LAP KOK

Question 1

What’s the ICAO and IATA codes for VHHH?

Answer 1

ICAO is VHHH

IATA is HKG

Question 2

Lat/Long for VHHH?

Answer 2

N 22 deg

E 113 deg

Question 3

Runways at VHHH and their length?

Answer 3

07R/25L
07L/25R

Both are 3’800m

Question 4

What years did VHHH get Skytrax awards?

Answer 4

2001 - 2008 (except for 2006 when it was 2nd)
2009 - 2nd
2010 - 3rd
2011 - 1st
2012 - 3rd

Question 5

Time-line for Chek Lap Kok?

Answer 5

1974 a planning study was done
1983 the Master plan and engineering studies
1983 project was scraped due to financial reasons
1989 Chek Lap Kok was selected out of 3 options
1991 Construction began
1998 6th of July it was opened

Question 6

When was the bridge opened and by whom?

Answer 6

Tsing Ma bridge was opened by John Major in May 1997

Question 7

Which was the first aircraft to land at Chek Lap Kok?

Answer 7

A B747-400 CX 889 dubbed “Polar One” landed on the 6th of July 1998 @ 06:25

CX 292 from Rome was supposed to be the first one but CX 889 was faster.

Question 8

What’s the name of the island where VHHH is now?

Answer 8

Just outside Lantau Island on Chek Lap Kok

Question 9

What was the major problem when building the island?

Answer 9

Seabed was made of soft clay which had to be removed

Question 10

When was the new island finished?

Answer 10

1995

Question 11

How much clay was removed?

Answer 11

Enough to fill 28’000 olympic swimming pools

Question 12

How is the airport protected from windsheer?

Answer 12

By doppler radar which sense movement of raindrops

Also by a LIDAR that uses laser to see particles move i the air that normally are invisible.

Question 13

How was the problem with the roof size and weight solved?

Answer 13

By triangular beam structure that can take the enormous loads

Question 14

How is the baggage system operated?

What’s the accuracy of the system?

Answer 14

By RFID tags

97%

Question 15

How was the problem of high winds solved on the side walls and roof of the terminal solved?

Answer 15

By using whishbones.
Are put where the wall and the roof connects
They allow for movements in 3 directions:
1. Up and down
2. Sideways movement
3. Twisting movement

Question 16

What’s the forecast of:

1. Pax
2. Cargo
3. Flight movements

according to Master Plan 2030 for VHHH?

Answer 16

94 million pax
8,9 million tons of cargo
602’000 flight movements

Question 17

What can the current runway system handle in terms of:

1. Pax
2. Cargo
3. Flight movements

Answer 17

74 million pax
6 million tons of cargo
420’000 flight movements

Question 18

What year is VHHH forecasted to reach saturation point?

Answer 18

By 2020

Question 19

What are the plans for expansion of Chek Lap Kok?

Answer 19

Add a 3rd runway
Building will take 8 years
650 hectars of land will have to be reclaimed
T2 will be expanded. Trains will connect the new passenger concourse with T2
30 million more pax should be possible to handle. Current max is 74 million and the new system should be able to handle 97 million. Over-capacity of 7 million pax