HKG · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport.
--:--:-- · HKT (UTC+08:00) · 22.3118° N, 113.9149° E
Hong Kong International Airport
Airport in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for HKG
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 26535; ident VHHH; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
hongkongairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Hong Kong International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
HKG / VHHH
OurAirports ident
VHHH
GPS / local code
VHHH
ISO region
HK-NT
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
hongkongairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q17704
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--HKT · UTC+08:00
Time zone
HKT
Asia/Hong_Kong · UTC+08:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
27 km
Approximate distance to central Hong Kong.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
City of Victoria
Languages
English, Chinese
Currency
HKD ($)
Country area
1,104 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
1 main passenger terminal
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
12,467 ft / 3,800 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2), ASPH
Opened / operator
1998 · Airport Authority Hong Kong
Owner / entity
Q17704
Hub airlines
Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Hong Kong International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Hong Kong's built-up core sits roughly 27 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Hong_Kong (UTC+08:00, HKT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG / VHHH) is at 22.3118° N, 113.9149° E, elevation 28 ft (9 m), serving Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Hong Kong is in Hong Kong (capital City of Victoria); on Asia/Hong_Kong (HKT, UTC+08:00); working languages: English, Chinese; currency: HKD ($).
Distance from central Hong Kong: 27 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for HKG.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG / VHHH)
Hong Kong International Airport · Airport in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
Known label 1
Chek Lap Kok Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HKG, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
赤鱲角機場
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HKG, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
VHHH · VHHH · HK-NT
hongkongairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Tung Chung
tung-chung · 3.9 km from HKG
Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong · +0h · population 114,100 · city coordinates 22.2878, 113.9424
2. San Tung Chung Hang
san-tung-chung-hang · 4.7 km from HKG
Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong · +0h · population 116,000 · city coordinates 22.2787, 113.9431
3. Butterfly
butterfly · 8.6 km from HKG
Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong · +0h · population 15,488 · city coordinates 22.3759, 113.9625
4. Sam Shing
sam-shing · 10 km from HKG
Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong · +0h · population 16,423 · city coordinates 22.3813, 113.9787
5. Discovery Bay
discovery-bay · 11 km from HKG
Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong · +0h · population 19,336 · city coordinates 22.3000, 114.0167
6. Tuen Mun
tuen-mun · 11 km from HKG
Hong Kong · Asia/Hong_Kong · +0h · population 507,900 · city coordinates 22.3917, 113.9716
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SZX ZGSZ
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · Shenzhen
38 km from HKG · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 22.6395, 113.8033
2. CAN ZGGG
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · Guangzhou (Huadu)
136 km from HKG · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 50 ft (15 m) · airport coordinates 23.3924, 113.2990
3. XMN ZSAM
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen
496 km from HKG · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 59 ft (18 m) · airport coordinates 24.5439, 118.1275
Route-time reference set
1. HKG-CAN
Guangzhou (Huadu) · 136 km · 1h 0m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from HKG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. HKG-XMN
Xiamen · 496 km · 1h 28m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from HKG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 12,467 ft / 3,800 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2), ASPH
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for HKG.
Runway identifiers
07C/25C · 07L/25R · 07R/25L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Hong Kong International Airport replaced Kai Tak Airport in 1998.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for HKG.
Source note 2
The airport operates from Chek Lap Kok and is one of Asia's major international gateways.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for HKG.
Country and authority
HKG sits in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China), whose capital is City of Victoria. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, Chinese. Currency context: HKD ($). HKG is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
HKG is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Chek Lap Kok Airport, 赤鱲角機場. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q17704 · Hong Kong International Airport. Administrative area: Islands District. Named after: Hong Kong. Entity official-site cross-check: hongkongairport.com
Field and clock profile
Hong Kong International Airport is a near sea-level field at 28 ft (9 m), positioned at 22.3118° N, 113.9149° E in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 12,467 ft / 3,800 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Hong_Kong (HKT, UTC+08:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Tung Chung is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.9 km. SZX Shenzhen is the closest retained airport alternative at 38 km.
Country airport peers
HKG has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
HKG-CAN Guangzhou (Huadu): 136 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. HKG-XMN Xiamen: 496 km, about 1h 28m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident VHHH backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. hongkongairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express
Terminal footprint
1 main passenger terminal
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 12,467 ft / 3,800 m
Runway identifiers
07C/25C, 07L/25R, 07R/25L
OurAirports classifies HKG as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Hong Kong.
HKG (VHHH) is a near sea-level field at 28 ft (9 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
HKG also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as hong kong's main airport and hub for cathay pacific, hong kong airlines, and hk express..
HKG's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 12,467 ft / 3,800 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2), ASPH.
Airport Authority Hong Kong is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for HKG.
- Hong Kong International Airport replaced Kai Tak Airport in 1998.
- The airport operates from Chek Lap Kok and is one of Asia's major international gateways.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at hongkongairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for HKG
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
HKG uses Asia/Hong_Kong (HKT, UTC+08:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Hong Kong International Airport is about 27 km from central Hong Kong; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SZX Shenzhen is the closest retained alternate at 38 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
hongkongairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place HKG inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
HKG ranks #1 in the curated Hong Kong airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
HKG has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Asia/Hong_Kong a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
HKG is 28 ft (9 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include GIG 28 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · HIR 28 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · KIJ 29 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · MGQ 29 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · PMI 27 ft (8 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
HKG's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SZX 38 km +0h · CAN 136 km +0h · XMN 496 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou (Huadu) | CAN | 136 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Xiamen | XMN | 496 km | 1h 28m | +0h | --:--:-- |
HKG to CAN
Guangzhou (Huadu)
Distance 136 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from HKG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HKG to XMN
Xiamen
Distance 496 km; estimated travel window 1h 28m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from HKG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Hong Kong is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Hong Kong International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from HKG, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Tung Chung
tung-chung · 3.9 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Tung Chung Hang
san-tung-chung-hang · 4.7 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Butterfly
butterfly · 8.6 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sam Shing
sam-shing · 10 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Discovery Bay
discovery-bay · 11 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tuen Mun
tuen-mun · 11 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tuen Mun San Hui
tuen-mun-san-hui · 12 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sham Tseng
sham-tseng · 15 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cheung Chau
cheung-chau · 16 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ha Tsuen
ha-tsuen · 17 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ping Shan
ping-shan · 17 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shap Pat Heung
shap-pat-heung · 18 km · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Hong Kong International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Guangzhou (Huadu) (CAN), Xiamen (XMN). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Hong Kong's main airport and hub for Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, and HK Express..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 1 main passenger terminal.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 12,467 ft / 3,800 m; identifiers 07C/25C, 07L/25R, 07R/25L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2), ASPH; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Airport Authority Hong Kong.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1998.
- Network role: Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from HKG. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Shenzhen Bao'an International AirportSZX
Shenzhen · large airport
- Distance
- 38 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4 m)
Compare against SZX when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportCAN
Guangzhou (Huadu) · large airport
- Distance
- 136 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 50 ft (15 m)
Compare against CAN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Xiamen Gaoqi International AirportXMN
Xiamen · large airport
- Distance
- 496 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 59 ft (18 m)
Compare against XMN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) in?▾
Hong Kong International Airport is in the Asia/Hong_Kong timezone (UTC+08:00, HKT).
What are the codes for Hong Kong International Airport?▾
Hong Kong International Airport uses IATA code HKG and ICAO code VHHH.
Where is Hong Kong International Airport located?▾
Hong Kong International Airport is located in Hong Kong, Hong Kong at coordinates 22.3118° N, 113.9149° E, with an elevation of 28 ft (9 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is Hong Kong International Airport from central Hong Kong?▾
Hong Kong International Airport sits roughly 27 km from the nearest mapped city center for Hong Kong.
Which route reference is most useful from HKG?▾
Guangzhou (Huadu) (CAN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 0m, destination timezone Asia/Shanghai, and a +0h difference from HKG.
How many runways does Hong Kong International Airport have?▾
Hong Kong International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,467 ft / 3,800 m; identifiers include 07C/25C, 07L/25R, 07R/25L.