1992 on board video landing Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport

[@SmokeyBCN]

The walled city looks so dark and eerie. By late 92 it had been fully cleared out of its residents in preparation for demolition

[@canto_v12]

I didn’t know about KWC until long after it was gone 😭

[@wesleysayud419]

The city was cleared out fully on July 1, 1992, meaning that by this point, it had been abandoned for 4 months

[@canto_v12]

There’s a feeling of strange obsolescence yet sheer amazement with landing at Kai Tak. I left Hong Kong as a resident in 1992 and while my childhood memories of Kai Tak are sweet, Hong Kong has come such a long way since then. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Today’s landing at CLK is clinical by comparison, but the views are still great.

[@nine7295]

Our family also left in the same year. Good old memories

[@charliewhiskey8440]

I left in 1994, also as a kid. Nostalgic. It was good times.

[@canto_v12]

You all should visit again! The scenery today is incredible in a very different way. The route from the airport to the city is breathtaking, jumping from island to island on majestic bridges until a grand view of the city presents itself on the final bridge.

[@CL-rm6sb]

It's not just Kai Tak. Everything abut HK is clinical by comparison.

[@canto_v12]

@@CL-rm6sb considering SARS and Covid, clinical can be good in some ways 🤓 People wax romantic about old HK, but there certainly are aspects of old HK that I’d rather not see again.

[@chanman4rings]

This is absolutely amazing quality for a recording from 30 years ago!

[@bumb.wingman]

Clearer than most security cameras these days😂😂😂

[@vieuxbal1253]

Probably super VHS

[@fredemny3304]

No, it isn't really. You must be one of these 'Millenials' I keep hearing about.

[@ftslater2456]

Phones were bigger, but the cameras were way better

[@juliogonzo2718]

@@fredemny3304 LMAO I didn't even look at the comments while watching this video and knew what they would be as soon as I did

[@kona702]

Back when all of those diverse wide-bodies ruled the skies on these trans-pacific routes. In 2003 i flew to Bangkok and 2/3 of the legs were on United 747-400's. Amazing planes!

[@Gazmeizster_Wongatron]

I will never not get sentimental watching landings into Kai Tak. Great view of the Kowloon Walled City in this clip!

[@mattma5859]

I grew up watching the planes landing + taking off Kai Tak Airport. And I used to have such a huge collection of postcards of various airlines...... Sigh............

[@islandcactus1508]

Used to be a FO in the last days of Kai Tak. Thank you for this, my balls are sweeting now just like they did then!

[@jan_Ameki]

Thank you for actually marking the places on video!

[@vindrus955]

This brings back so many great memories! My first trip to Hong Kong was in October of 92’ and I still remember flying into Kai Tak on board a Cathay Pacific 747-400 from Los Angeles. I was fortunate to fly there a few more times before Kai Tak was closed forever. Thank you so much for posting this video!

[@hobrandon]

Thank you for uploading this great piece of archival footage. From seeing Tsing Yi without the heavy highway infrastructure to accommodate the Tsing Ma, Ting Kau, and Stonecutter's Bridges, to seeing the rambler channel before the expansion of the container ports, Mei Foo with its harbour-front, and of course the infamous Kowloon Walled City. You were able show so much in such a short video! As a history enthusiast and someone not old enough to have experienced 90's Hong Kong, I just want to say thank you so much!

[@DaleHubbard]

Landed there from that approach many times. You could watch TV in the apartments. I'll never forget the shoddy bar!

[@neoexplains]

@heiheiwingwing This footage is incredible! I am currently working on a video about Kowloon Walled City for my channel. Would it be possible for me to use this footage in my video?

[@heiheiwingwing]

Sure, go ahead.

[@hyy3657]

@@heiheiwingwing I hope someone will make a 4k remaster upscale version of this! nice to watch!

[@zupp126]

love ur vids dude, I guess I spoiled myself the next video

[@MEGIDIOT]

No please, no thank you…

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

Really liked your video, wonder if that’s how I ended up here. Except I watched it on nebula 🧐

[@thetwopointslow]

What a cool video from a bygone era. Thanks for adding the labels, it’s neat to see the Walled City but also other notable places in the area

[@leonel1982]

Damn that takes me back. Remember this approach from when I came back with the fam after visiting my grandfolks in the early 90's.

[@chowroger4937]

Suprised to hear the cabin announcement of CZ hasn't changed much after decades😂thanks for sharing the video. I was months old when it was recorded.

[@uncleken3599]

This brings back so much memories 😢 I miss the old Kai Tak and HK so much 😢

[@Nlk-lp4vg]

Me too!!!

[@ingridjobst1618]

I remember landing there in the 1990's on a Qantas Boeing 747. It was quite an experience. 👍

[@canadagood]

Nowadays, adventure tourists are thrilled by flying into remote airports in ATR or DASH 8 turboprops. But in the eighties and nineties we did our adventures in four-engine wide-bodied jets. I only flew in and out of Kai Tak one time in the early eighties. It must have been even more memorable to have done it at night!

[@brucewayne3602]

missed the Checkerboard Board & the right side of the aircraft but still truly incredible as are all videos of wonderful Kai Tak ... Thankyou !!!

[@woofvault]

Absolutely stunning! A very different Hong Kong back then :')

[@Kev167]

Thank you for the upload. It brought me back to 30 years ago for a good few minutes!

[@GeeBoggs]

I find it remarkable how very much less noise is made today as compared to 1992. This video reminded me of the loud engine noise we once endured during commercial flights.

[@jerrymahone3249]

I flew into Kai Tak in 1992 as well. I remember feeling something was wrong when we appeared to have touched down, but I was so far above the runway; I realized a moment later that I was in business class in the upper deck of a 747, but it had been so many hours (from SFO) in air I forgot. By far, the more memorable side of the plane is starboard; when the pilot pivots the plane on the starboard wing tip to align with the runway, you see buildings seemingly within reach rushing past your window!

[@725yankin]

Very precious video of the beautiful old days !

[@AlphardV55WR35]

Thank You, that's sure refresh my memories ! Priceless clip here ! HONG KONG, a wonderful name of the City, the place I was born, the place I miss a lot !

[@brucewayne3602]

Blessings ... truly incredible memories to be enjoyed forever !!!

[@topazranker]

incredibly insane video, so glad to see a landing approach of the airport in this perspective

[@georgebush8201]

Very cool how you edited the different waypoints into the video!

[@Phil-1]

Thanks for the video & the labels. 1992 was the year I first arrived in Hong Kong, so this is special.

[@krrk6337]

This was peak Hong Kong era.

[@kc2213]

Yup sure was, when the local Hong Kong people were seen as second rate citizens to the British colonizers. Not to mention, they had no right to vote. Yea this was peak Hong Kong era… /s

[@jord_yy]

looks like a scene straight out of movie. very nice!

[@OLDMANTEA]

I remember landing there many times, sometimes in heavy rain.

[@mikepetitti]

Awesome video and thanks for posting. Loved Kai Tak. CLK is great as well.

[@bornanagaming3329]

I wasnt even born at the time but this video feels like it was made yesterday. Like i can imagine myself in this time living like a normal person not too long ago

[@Rasscasse]

Thanks so much for posting this video. Really enjoyed watching it. Brings back good memories. Im not sure if it was 92 or 93 when I flew into there on a British Airways 747 from Heathrow.

[@welcome9196]

I was not even in this world when this was recorded 😳

[@hirohidetokoro9423]

感謝上載。是日本人第一次去香港是九一年秋天。但好像没帯録像機。当時根本没想到将来学中文。

[@jasonlay9492]

僕今日本後がなります。

[@Andy1076]

Incredible video for 1992! The walled city is something else, like a mashup of so many apartments squeezed into one.

[@Omagatsuhi]

I remembered flying past Kowloon Walled City in the late 1980s. And old Kai Tak.

[@bentleybrabec]

2:41 a bit of a harsh landing

[@ross9581]

This is the year I first landed in Hong Kong with Canadian International airlines. I had so much memories there... I miss that airport that had a soul...

[@uy_spotter]

Whoa! Looks like it was an interesting approach. So awesome!

[@beefchops1400]

That was a very smooth touchdown considering the notorious nature of the approach….excellent video! 😎

[@WazzaMYSTIX]

Landed there twice in '92. Nice quality on this video.

[@S_dott]

2:11 walled city of Kowloon! Was hoping to catch it on the film

[@skipcampbell4226]

I wish i could have flown into Kai Tak! On top of downtown. Easy transportation to there. Night life would be fantastic! Wide open town under british rule.

[@berji32]

Thank You for the video from one Hong Kong people

[@jimmycakes7158]

Back when it was still good and British

[@sucsee]

This video is a treasure.

[@MichaelBSteeleAviation]

What an absolute gem. Thanks for sharing this.

[@freespirit2129]

never lived there but when i am watching this i am getting strange feeling. I feel as if I had lived there at the time. I dont know but the city resembles the place I was grown Korea. This poor quality video + the date shown at the time are perfect combination to remind me of my childhood.

[@with_love2963]

Amazing video, who need 4K?

[@lucascalma605]

What an intriguing approach into Hong Kong! So distinct compared to other airports IMO!

[@dedov9406]

amazing video, even features the walled city!

[@michaelb1716]

Everton got beat at Oldham live on Sky in the first premier league season the day before this was filmed. Everton captain that day was Dave Watson, who would captain Hong Kong in a friendly international against England in Hong Kong four years later in 1996

[@incarnateTheGreat]

Always love good trivia.

[@bornanagaming3329]

And oldham is currently at national league while everton barely escaped relegation from the prem

[@SoloEmpireOfficial]

imagine bringing a giant camcorder on the plane in 92'... people probably thought this was Stephen Spielberg lol

[@Mogry51]

Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing.

[@dnhug]

Fantastic video

[@JonathanHart-n4t]

this is such a high skilled approach omg

[@MaybeHarvey]

2:12 is what you came for

[@jonathanbeattie3410]

Emirates A300 on the apron, awesome footage!

[@Ivxliwrmth]

I wish i could fly to kai tak. I love this approach, you get to see hongkong + the checkerboard hill + kowloon walled city and finally a very strange and cool approach. I wish..

[@firstlt2]

I have been going to Hong Kong on a regular basis for the last 8 years, and even in that time it has dramatically changed. Back in 1992 it was very much different there!

[@worldcomicsreview354]

Imagine getting to visit HK and Japan back then. I was only a little kid and we were broke

[@rosswhite-chinnery5725]

This brought back memories!

[@Dilley_G45]

Thanks for posting. 😊

[@redguard2946]

Believe it or not, I miss the Kai Tak mullah smell !!! Thx for sharing this great clip ☺

[@Aviation172-d8d]

This absolutely insane! I never thought I would see this!

[@som3107]

I flew into Hong Kong Kai Tak in 1997 aboard Air India Airbus 310. It was amazing to land there. I wish I could have flown on one of Air India 747's over there. Lovely memories 💜💘

[@DavidPaulWagner]

Thanks for adding place name labels to different places that the plane is flying over. Let's us know what we are looking at!

[@recordvinyl3115]

Like it when you stated where the places were, wonderful clip

[@Skyflyer]

Hello, Amazing video, amazing approach. Please tell me if the music played at the end of the video is no copyrighted or not

[@heiheiwingwing]

Music is from the KZbin Audio Library

[@852hk]

Thank you for the amazing videos, 你的iPhone拍得很漂亮啊🤭

[@FUL0H8]

I miss the hell out of Hong Kong. ❤

[@janicebrowningaquino792]

Britain kept its word and turned over HK when they had promised to do so. China has not kept its word in ANY respect regarding Hong Kong. It is SO sad.

[@Andy1805-y8w]

Britain foisted a Fifty Year Basic Law upon China before it left, so stop being so dishonest!

[@jude_the_apostle]

Britain only leased the New Territories. Hong Kong Island and Kowloon were British possessions. Britain agreed to give it all completely to China in 1997, as long as Hong Kong’s freedoms were guaranteed. Surprising China never fully honoured their side of the deal

[@ross9581]

@@jude_the_apostle Is it really a surprise that China didn't honour its word....

[@Andy1805-y8w]

@East_Illustrator2818 Nothing in the lease mentioned a 50-year Basic Law, did it? So who was duplicitous? Britain was also contemplating simply ignoring the whole 99-year lease and keeping it in perpetuity. But that was during the 1950s when the UK still thought of itself as a major world power, an illusion that was cruelly shattered in 1956.

[@ross9581]

@@Andy1805-y8w this bs..

[@ybing]

the good old days 🥲

[@joelt4416]

I don't think I have EVER seen ONE DAY in Hong Kong with CLEAR BLUE SKIES. NEVER!!!

[@canto_v12]

Haha trust me it does happen. Actually a bit more often now, because China’s industries have cleaned up a LOT over the past 10-15 years.

[@ultrametric9317]

I don't think modern pilots could make this maneuver safely. They don't get enough practice hand-flying.

[@sfoaviation]

The good ol days when Hong Kong was free ❤

[@RyoHazuki27]

Very nice video with the names of places Thanks

[@palco22]

Never to be experienced again !

[@timothydewa9096]

Feels so different by looking at the passenger's window scenery as about to land, not quite so-steep banking toward landing path as we pass the checkerboard sign. It was back then when Jumbo Jets ruled the asia-pacific intercontinental routes.

[@kojiyuki]

Perfect capture😀 very nice video😀 Greetings from Japan

[@simonwolfe529]

saw the checkerboard - wow what a visual ref a then hard right onto R13 amazing skills

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

That is 1 of the Main Reason why The Airport Authority and Hong Kong British Colonial Government had Decided to Build a New International Airport at Chek lap kok ,Lantau Island 🏝.

[@Oceansta]

Quality of this video makes it look like one of those air-crash investigation documentaries 😅

[@emjackson2289]

As seen on the TV show credits for The Knock I believe, the run in was (not this video) with if I recall rightly, a Cathy Pacific B747

[@kelvinlau9019]

I miss the good old days! 😢

[@simon-ricardokuhn1713]

That footage is almost as old as me

[@Xmaricw]

This tape was amazing for me as a persob born in hong kong, i wasnt even born when this tape is recorded lol😅

[@josephvictorraj9353]

Those times when the Mighty 747 ruling the aviation industry as The “Queen of the Skies” 🙂

[@aaron791]

What camcorder did you use to capture this stunning footage?

[@heiheiwingwing]

Panasonic JTS 25-04 NV-S9 VHS Camcorder Video Camera 1992 Olympic Games Edition

[@Rasscasse]

Awesome 👌

[@rampar77]

This video didn't do justice. I lived outside the Kowloon wall city in one of those 4-story building less than one mile from the airport in 1963. A cockpit view would have shown the Pan AM 747 headed straight to the north Flag mountain and turned 360 degree at the checkerboard, and crabbing down onto the runway. Years later I was working as an ME in Being Everett factory on 747-8, 777, 787.

[@B1970T]

Awesome!

[@jjktng]

Hong Kong is so different now. Still great but different

[@aaryavjena8533]

The footage is incredible but as always in my case I’m confused with the date is it may the 10th or 5th of the October

[@heiheiwingwing]

5 Oct

[@aaryavjena8533]

I see thank you bro 😅

[@treplay8846]

The feeling of going home

[@熊彥昌-b8j]

Kai Tak Airport was still in use at that time.

[@ilovelimpfries]

This was my childhood.

[@taskforce58]

I found my old high school - Kowloon Technical School - @1:29 at the middle of the bottom edge of the picture.

[@abayamangali]

This is amazing!

[@av621]

Beautiful approach.

[@freeagent8225]

This airport and landing in the Maldives are my 2 best.😅