Kai Tak Airport closed on July 6, 1986. It was one-of-a-kind, requiring pilots to be specially certified in order to make hair-raising landings amid mountains and high-rises.
Read the article by James Carter: https://thechinaproject.com/2021/07/07/there-will-never-be-another-airport-like-hong-kongs-kai-tak/
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