Very Low Planes Over Kowloon • Hong Kong

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This is a compilation of my short snippet videos short from Kowloon city under the approach path to Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport in 1998.
Shot with a Sony Handycam DCR-PC10
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[@RedFoxAce]

It's amazing that in 40 years, no plane ever crashed into one of the buildings.

[@ard0lan]

Kurdy bra?

[@Jack-cv4ej]

no plane crashed into one of the buildings in hong kong*

[@jdot_1031]

21*

[@Cal90208]

@@Jack-cv4ejThat was implied

[@Jack-cv4ej]

@@Cal90208 damn you didnt get the jokes

[@strokesfan1107]

I remember being there when I was about 7 years old. The 747 flew right overhead, no one blinked an eye, and I said to my dad "I wasn't the only person who saw that, right?"

[@EXPANDROIDGAMES]

😅😅😂

[@GrampaDenny74]

I was in the Navy in port at Hong Kong back in 1998 and saw the last day the airport was open, everyone was lined up on the highways videotaping the final landings, awesome sight!!

[@fafac7656]

Fenwick pier in wanchai?

[@shannonyau6997]

I miss those planes! I have lived and studied in that area ever since I was a kid. I could see where the planes parked from my home. I still remember every time when a plane flew by my teacher would have to yell out to us lol. oh the good old days.

[@glorych1168]

Shannon Yau east south senior high?

[@tanoy.debnath2561]

Tanay.yeah really miss this days huge sound flight I like that tipe flight I am Indian same think happen in my childhood days when plane landing or takeoff when I here plane sound I can't control I just run and came out and watch the plane on the sky but sometime I can't do this bcoz when my teacher came my home and I learning stidie and that time ant plane go I can't saw that bcoz my teacher don't allowed this and felling very bad so also myself mani memories I remember when I read your comment I remember my childhood days really miss this days now only memories left I like Boeing 747.400and alsoboeing737.200huge sound but nowadays plane can't not so impressive compare this planes oldisgold.

[@szr5912]

Shannon Yau but so loud

[@latifadegmaster4910]

DA FUQ EVER HEARD OF 9/11

[@napalm_vietcong_2109]

Md11’s, because pretty much that is what only shown.

[@CessnaAviator317]

If I lived there, I would be on my rooftop waving a banner saying "WELCOME TO HONG KONG!" lol

[@Bosco_the_Historian]

LMAO

[@Bosco_the_Historian]

I just responded to a 10 year old comment didn't I

[@nadroj-88]

Then the plane would hit the banner, send you flying off at 230 Km/h and the banner would go into the engines, stop them from working and the 747 would crash into a block of flats, killing at least 600 people and making it the deadliest air disaster in history.

[@LRedChannelClosed]

XDDDD

[@khymaaren]

@@nadroj-88 Sounds like a Friday night...

[@bkjnannielee2032]

I still remember the feelings landing @ Kai Tak airport....incredible! I always requested window seat just to see all those surroundings. One of the landings during early morning I actually saw a .person brushing his/her teeth in the bathroom in one of those appartments/

[@FirstLast-uz6eq]

That's amazing.

[@TheRdgrdg]

Exactly! That happened to me too, no one would believe it 🤣

[@jamzal]

"holy cow" is right...

[@victorvyim]

hahahaha...

[@foolspdinerx4948]

Pathao

[@AzadSozTV]

crazy city

[@Subiwu]

Hi

[@alexandregaming8889]

normal day in hong kong : plane fly in low altitude and there is feral in hog in streets

[@Njoyflying]

For those aviation lovers....this is definitely a treat!!! thank you for posting!

[@magginoodles2433]

Hey human, how is life going after 14 years.....!!

[@jorgeteixeira8911]

Hey bro how is your comment after 16 years?

[@ChopstickTech]

At the northern end of the runway, buildings rose up to six stories just across the road. The other three sides of the runway were surrounded by Victoria Harbour. The low altitude manoeuvre required to line up with the runway was so spectacular that some passengers claimed to have glimpsed the flickering of televisions through apartment windows along the final approach.

[@DanielChannel57]

Reactions of Kai Tak. Locals: Walking along minding their own business, paying no mind. Foreign Tourists: HOLY CRAP!!!

[@_.somebody._2075]

meee

[@thaandamuthu9296]

Kainmani

[@ameerhadi2992]

I am going to

[@orion3433]

Kind of like here in Milan at Duomo Square. You see local people just walk normally and then you also see a fuckton of tourists (especially Asian tourists) taking pics of the pigeons there (for context: there are a lot of pigeons in that square for some reason

[@eggs1632]

Avgeeks of Hong Kong: trying to fit in with the locals attempting a straight face and trying not go crazy about a such a crazy low pass

[@bitemyteeth]

I lived in one of these flats (under the final flight path) from age -0.5 to 15, I feel kind of calm and relaxed when I hear these noises ! strange isn't it ?

[@Phobos_Thanatos]

bitemyteeth its kinda like as for example elderly people in the uk dont really get stressed by loud noises because it wasn’t from living in a flat with a plane blasting over just 100 metres over their heads every few mins its froms all the explosions and bombs they had to cope with during ww2.

[@revaholic]

The human body adapts in incredible ways. I bet you could tell the type of plane by sound, and these sounds accompanied good memories

[@Planetrainguy]

What if you here a big BOOM after those noises 😂 💥

[@lmptech6866]

@@Planetrainguy then he will be forever relaxed 😆😆😆

[@Lee247Jamaica]

@@Phobos_Thanatos say 20 meters 100 meters isn't that low when ur in a flat

[@mintchoconess]

Looking at this video makes me nostalgic :( Even though the new airport is much safer, you have to admit, the low-flying airplanes were one of the things HK was known for.

[@magginoodles2433]

Hey human, how is life going after 14 years.....!!

[@GamingNoobpro-dp3iq]

@@magginoodles2433 lol.. 15

[@julesjulius187]

I wouldn't feel comfortable living in the last floor of these apartments

[@techmaniac43]

same.

[@Armageddon991]

for me, not the top floor

[@WilliamK-nu6uc]

julesjulius187 SAME!!!😟😟😟😩😩😨😨😨😣😣😮

[@Levi-qu8yl]

Id throw shit at the planes

[@techmaniac43]

Levi XDDDDDDDDDD best answer hahahaha x,D

[@nickakers7985]

And people here in America complain about airport noise! Jeeze,haha

[@a-1035]

heart attack turn.

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

Mostly in California...and yeah it's pathetic.

[@kiyon555kjm_offical]

Or 2001 lol

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

Hahaha

[@areebamirza4285]

@@ChadDidNothingWrong 😲

[@mcopolo89]

I rmb watching these planes come down when I was 5 in HK....def. a sight to rmb...inspired me to be a pilot! =D

[@gunterhu2896]

Remember 9/11(:

[@jylesisprettycool3867]

Nice

[@DeviDeLeon]

During my first time in HK many years ago, i was shopping in Mongkok and the sight of the approaching plane freaked me out, i thought it was gonna crash! And since i was booked at the Metropole in Kowloon for a week, i got pretty used to it. The view from the plane during the approach was just as amazing, like you were gonna hit the rooftops any moment! I also happened to be there the week Chek Lap Kok Airport opened, and i sure missed the hustle and bustle of good old Kai Tak :(

[@magginoodles2433]

Hey human, how is life going after 14 years.....!!

[@hdesousa]

Early on (late 50's and 60's) I could distinguish the plane, and hence often the airline, from the sound of the engines. Comet 4, VC 10, Boeing 707, Boeing 720, DC-8, Convair 880 and 990, etc. Occasionally they had to take off over the city. THAT was real noise, and quite a treat, especially since firecrackers had been banned after 1967. Kids were easy to impress back them.

[@TheFreekickerzUK]

I was only 14 months old when they closed Kai Tak. I wish I could have visited Hong Kong to watch this spectacle! :'(

[@Tomeletto]

TheFreekickerzUK so you were 1 that time?

[@225stevencheng]

This airport has been closed. The old days might be fun, but quite annoying. A post-90s Hong Konger

[@James1230]

Lok Cheng how can you sleep at night? But its nicr that you have a very good airport now.

[@DisciplineGlobalMobile]

Oh, the days when we'd sit at school watching airplanes fly around

[@JimmyJohanes]

sum ting wong with that airport?

[@fafac7656]

No planes were allowed to fly in after a certain hour. Also there is height control for the buildings in that area

[@joeborromeo]

This is the old airport, I remember landing here when I visited HK for the first time in '97....its like all the buildings of Kowloon coming straight at you as the plane lands....kinda feels galactic! But, whoah....HongKong's new airport is something else, it is huge and ultra modern....the new one is far from the city.... but there is no stopping HongKong-ers, they are building new buildings near the airport, so in a few years time, it'll be like landing in Kowloon again!

[@magginoodles2433]

Hey human, how is life going after 14 years.....!!

[@joeborromeo]

@@magginoodles2433 , still alive and kicking. In Canada 🇨🇦 now!

[@magginoodles2433]

@@joeborromeo Woah...!! Great to hear from you... Never expected a reply from 14 years old comment...!!

[@superzapper]

I flew into that Airport back in 93 ,Freaking scary as hell .I heard this was only the 3rd hardest airport to land at though with San Diego's Lindbergh Field being second on the list and Aspen Pitkin being the hardest of them all.I guess it would be up to the pilots personal choice though.

[@magginoodles2433]

Hey human, how is life going after 14 years.....!!

[@Akibatai00]

Love how the lady shouted "Holy Cow" in the video~~ XD

[@hamannshaikh7398]

*DAMN LOW & LOUD* IMPRESSIVE & STUNNING 😍 😍😍

[@brucewayne3602]

to fully understand one had to be there, flying & observing, to appreciate the experience ... words are not adequate but yes - HOLY COW !!!

[@hamannshaikh7398]

Hi @@brucewayne3602 I wish I could visit that spotting place - But sadly airport is CLOSED forever 😭

[@clarie91s]

I miss this airport so much! Lots of childhood memories. I love the two way buses that took you to the plane. It was really fun to ride in and it could be driven from both ends of it! They don't have it anymore cause you can get into the plane from the inside of the airport.

[@magginoodles2433]

Hey human, how is life going after 14 years.....!!

[@w0r3]

HAHAH, I remember this when I was little, and I looked out the window and saw a freaking airplane above me!! it was bloody awesome!!!

[@shivansh12951]

Just imagine how amazing would be the view from the terrace of these buildings...😍

[@ac.bhartiya]

Only we, Bhartiyas, can think like that.😊

[@terrytong8665]

Taking risks and bravery. That's what we did to build our city.

[@shepardbook]

I have to confess, I would have LOVED to been on a flight to Hong Kong to experience this E-ticket attraction approach to Kai Tak (and videoing it, of course) just one time. And only one time!

[@DaveOptions]

Absolutely extraordinary. Thank you so much for posting this. It gives me chills...

[@colindeng0]

I remember my mom telling me of the time Kai Yak was opened. Man, you would think there would be a fatal crash, but it would not be the case, as many pilots who fly into the airport would have been experts.

[@TerencePaull]

kai yak dont exist boi all i know is kai tak

[@Lee247Jamaica]

So ur mom was their in 1925 when it opened?

[@Byehk2047]

The fact that hundreds of residents are able to live with that noise for years , no matter day or night is truly Hong Kong people spirit

[@camoger11]

This is still one of my all-time favorite videos. So awesome

[@vr6hondaeatervr6]

Imagine them at 9/11 "Oh, that's normal." *keep walking

[@stevenbahena5956]

These planes aren't even going as fast as the 2nd plane that hit the towers. It's still mind blowing how the jet could go so fast at such low altitude.

[@orion3433]

@@stevenbahena5956 because they're landing. You don't land at cruise speed (900+ km/H) other wise you would crash. The 9/11 plane was pretty much at its max speed, after all the dude flying it was trying to crash it

[@nadroj-88]

Ik if there’s an engine failure, it’s just certain that it’s going to kill people on the ground in that area because it’s so close to the buildings and they are tall and it’s densely populated plus in Hong the chances were and still are that it’s going to be a big plane because the demand is so high, they even used and still do use 747’s and 777’s on short routes so the casualties if a 747 crashed into the buildings would almost defined be 600+, making it the worst crash in history above the crash of the venture which was two 747’s colliding and only 61 survived but that was the 70’s so the 747’s didn’t have a 600+ capacity

[@Lee247Jamaica]

@@nadroj-88 most aircraft like a 747 is certified to fly with only 3 engines so even if one engine failed it still would fly normal

[@nadroj-88]

@@Lee247Jamaica yeah but total engine failure would be different or just a stall

[@petmitsu]

Brings back good memories when I visited in the summer of 1980. Best vacation yet!

[@racingDNA114]

Everyone else noticed how calm and undisturbed people are? They're like "whats with the camera dude?"

[@KaentukiTheFuki]

yooo 0:25. i seriously thought that plane was going to crash.

[@seair732]

Low approach

[@envy5480]

PULL UP WOOP WOOP PULL UP WOOP WOOP

[@wayneflint8077]

Thank God there were no office fires at the same time!

[@sillycatgirlnya]

i am so jealous of everyone who saw that with their own eyes

[@RubiMercuri]

Now i see where the inspiration for the airplane scene came from in 1995 ghost in the shell.

[@g00s3DK]

Man this makes me wish I had tried landing in HK before they moved the airport :) Looks insane!

[@magginoodles2433]

Hey human, how is life going after 14 years.....!!

[@ed7519]

As Lok Cheng said: This airport has been closed. The old days might be fun, but quite annoying. Post 1990's!

[@samchew08]

I miss the sound of the airplanes. Flying in and out of Kai Tak is actually nothing to be scared of. Very proud of having this unique airport. So in the centre of everything. It was the smell from the harbour that disgusted me. Residents complained a lot about the noise. But it wasn' just poor people who lived in that area. Condos surrounded that area. Bruce Lee had a house nearby (20 minutes or so from the airport).

[@allancove4483]

Kinda reminds me of when I lived in Chicago on Commerce street. We would walk down the street & see these HUGE planes fly across the street right above us. It was like you could almost reach up & scratch the belly of the planes, that's how low they seemed to be. It was rather awesome to say the least & my hats off to the pilots for having nerves of steel. GREAT JOB FELLERS!!!

[@n001m002]

This video remind me of Ghost in the Shell.

[@joaquinpinto6706]

The sound of Rolls Royce :)

[@joanmorales8332]

and GE and pratt and whitney

[@azaliamongelaabuela1741]

@@joanmorales8332r

[@luigipepe7521]

Best Kai Tak video on youtube, it shows landing from a different perpective

[@00950w]

The one and forever signature of Hong Kong.

[@levygonz]

0:39 holy cow!

[@TerencePaull]

0:39

[@XanaXaquilinaX]

wow, that must be freakin' scary! D:

[@gareof]

AHH YES - the wonderful sounds of hong kong in the morning, noon, afternoon, evening AND all night long....

[@LiberatrFilms]

Miss those planes over Kowloon city! Amazing!

[@bluespark446]

Who else thinks that this should be in a movie

[@Bojaxs]

Ghost in a shell. The NeoTokyo scene.

[@filmstad]

impakt.nl/nl/online/videos/curated/gerard-holthuis-hong-kong-hkg-1999/

[@afdafafish]

The Zackster sleeping dogs (game)

[@PokeDude1995]

Bojaxs Ghost in the Shell takes place in Hong Kong anyway.

[@clod2692]

remind me of ghost in the shells, in the film there's a scene where a big airplane fly by over the city....very cool

[@FrostbitexP]

Thats exactly what i was thinking. They probably got inspiration for that from this airport.

[@hygog]

iHateDentists that sequence is entirely hong kong inspired/rip off, also, if u replace the ferry with tram then u get WanChai and causeway bay,

[@Earthlinked]

Not to mention the cross winds which forced almost every 747 to have a "crab" landing!!!! But it has been closed for over 12 years - but the legacy continues!!!! THe new Hong Kong airport - is truly wonderful!!!!!!!

[@mke312]

What nice accents to the cityscape those planes are! I would have loved to visit Kai Tak Airports!

[@metallica-fan]

Why does Kai Tak mostly take in the Boeing747 flights?

[@MaherBaba]

shenmu sent me here

[@henrilui]

In Hong Kong, there is a slang "shoot the airplane", mainly used by the local footballers when, playing near the old airport, "kicking the ball too sky high" (bad player, of course), signifying that the ball was kicked so high that it can almost hit the airplane at that time. But today, mostly, this slang has been referred to something else...

[@sanggamsihite781]

Damn 2021 human still watch this video

[@holabandola74]

You must be def to live there :)

[@garyhilson7220]

Ya see, privileged people that want air travel but don't want a airport near where they live. I live in East Point GA near Hartsfield/Jackson. The busiest airport in the country. Planes pass over all the time. Up until 10:30-11:00 pm. And start up in the morning at 6-7 am. The planes have those new turbo fan engines are are quieter that any highway traffic. You get use to it. But the privileged elite that drive to the airport will complain about getting robbed leaving their doors unlocked in their neighborhood. For those that look at this and gasp, I say - GET A GRIP!!!!!

[@Kanthannic]

Are you sure that plane engines are quieter than highway traffic lol.

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

@@Kanthannic in practice, usually yes. You can live alot closer to a highway than a runway or its glide slope...

[@Kanthannic]

@@ChadDidNothingWrong "In practice usually yes" is as convincing as not speaking. A jet engine's noise decibel levels are through the roof, to the point of easily able to damage hearing if you are remotely close to one without protection. Motorway noisier than a jet engine seriously?

[@Meifong723]

I'm HK people and the video shows the TRUTH , really scary but it's a incredible scene in world . It's VERY NOISY but the plane had NEVER crash to those small short building ! I wish that Kai Tak airport still running ,so that this scene can be continued (although it's danger )

[@darksideofthenation]

i heard this sound all the time as a kid going to school in Kowloon , i didnt like it, but now i miss it!

[@isaaccuenca3429]

wow, Gosht in the Shell

[@beepst]

90's were the perfect balance between modern era and the craziness/chaos of the 20th century.

[@panhead55]

Airboyd rules! I always find my way back to his channel… ❤

[@CaptainKirk007]

Some people hear trains or highways. Others hear Boeing 747s. That’s impressive.

[@gupsphoo]

I miss Kai Tak Airport. It was very close to where I used to live and it was very convenient to get there, unlike our new airport which is in a remote location.

[@user-lh4ot7zc4d]

懐かしい22年前の啓得空港！

[@luisgui6832]

Very precious video footage. Record of unique history of a unique city!

[@CHOCKS]

I flew into Kai Tak in 98 on a 747. Came as ground crew to open up the Chek lap Kok...fueling dept for AMR. Checkerboard approach was awesome.

[@ImmortalKxlla]

this is one of my favorite old aviation videos

[@acepcion813]

My parents owned a business that operated when the Kai Tak airport was still in function :D My dad told me that whenever a plane went by everything on the roof that wasn't bolted down would go flying off the roof and he'd have to sent their staff out to retrieve them lol. My mom, shes been a flight attendant for CX for about 20 years now... she tells me her landing experiences from when Kai Tak was the airport. How they had land at a specific angle, the timing, etc. It's all very interesting!

[@Daohanleem]

This shows how freaking pro are the pilots.

[@rybupsp]

That is so freaking' cool. Living there would get annoying but you always would have those amaze moments.

[@catcat33]

Yea i remember kai tak.... i used to hate it when the planes are flying above, because i couldn't talk to the people around me for 10 secs because no one can hear me

[@gowestward1]

It was a miracle that no serious accidents occured!

[@mrelmas]

Those living in town of Atakoy in Istanbul, Turkey experience this joy from time to time, when planes approach 05-23 runway of LTBA from the heading 05.

[@SuperBshit]

this is such an awesome video! oh, back then i went to high school around kowloon city. so miss those times.

[@mjjmjgsmomdeb]

This was my childhood. I remember going up to the rooftop so I could look in the plane windows and see the people coming to Hong Kong. Great memories but don't think I could hack it today

[@MrFirestarter95]

"So, here are the keys to your brand new apartment!" NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!" "enjoy" *sound of footsteps quickly disappearing into the distance*

[@strider4life696]

This shows you how tough the Hong Kong residents are. This kind of thing didn't scare them. Hong Kong people are Gs.

[@WVsonofliberty]

my 3 year old LOVES this video :)

[@fleurcloche]

I remember as a kid one time me and my mum went to meet up with my dad who was coming back from a business trip at the Netherlands. We were walking to the airport and saw a KLM plane flew right above us and it turned out to be my dad's flight. Isn't it amazing when you're still yet to be at the airport but you could actually figure out what plane flew past you cos they were just so close that you don't need to be a fanatic to tell if that was a KLM or Cathay? Anyways it's one of my favourite memories of the good old Kai Tak 😃

[@WinginWolf]

That "holy cow" 747 looked like it wasn't even as high as its own length!

[@jennalee5967]

Crazy how even native NYC/SF/DC folks in the U.S don't know what "dense urban living" is like.

[@sillycado]

Good times when kai tak still exist

[@puredruid]

Imagine working in an office there xD Or standing on one of those roofs as a plane goes over

[@jennalee5967]

A stark contrast to the silent planes flying at 43,000 ft in my deep odd corner of flyover country

[@Pawlmeister]

i wanna live there hearing the plane every 15min

[@redscorpion9411]

When the woman said HOLY COW, that’s the biggest and lowest plane in the video!

[@WELVAS.]

This video is 15 years old lol. Love the landings

[@liamb8644]

Much more than that - this airport closed in 1998.

[@FatCat22888]

It must be crazy to see this giant behemoth flying over while you walk down the street to get some veggies

[@redscorpion9411]

The main reason the airport was destroyed was that it was too dangerous. Imagine having to approach an airport from an angle and make a right turn at the last minute before landing!

[@BIZKIT551]

put a HUGE sign with neon on the roof tops saying KEEP QUIET ,and also reinforce the old buildings cuz u don't the ceiling to come down on u while ur sleeping.

[@vitasoy1437]

still remember how kaitak was like 10 - 15 minutes of taxi ride from my home. unlike now, 1 + hour of bus ride...

[@osunburst299]

It’s a shame that airport is closed. It is so entertaining!

[@Draqshorul]

After a few months living there, you will know what the time is just by hearing the planes.

[@ashblatt]

This is like therapy.