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f35 wrote:Stapleton is the most similar airport to Kai Tak.
Guillaume787 wrote:I’d say TGU is the closest to Kai Tak regarding low-altitude 45-degree turns and steep banks on final approach. Plus one of the shortest runways for an international airport makes TGU a very challenging airport to land.
A couple of videos:
https://youtu.be/v_z5HtME9n8
https://youtu.be/cmZKcwrzKvo
bigb wrote:Guillaume787 wrote:I’d say TGU is the closest to Kai Tak regarding low-altitude 45-degree turns and steep banks on final approach. Plus one of the shortest runways for an international airport makes TGU a very challenging airport to land.
A couple of videos:
https://youtu.be/v_z5HtME9n8
https://youtu.be/cmZKcwrzKvo
He said in the US
Newbiepilot wrote:I think Sitka Alaska is about the closest. Runway surrounded by water and a relatively tight final due to terrain and the mountains. Not quite as bad as Kai Tak, but pretty close.
bob75013 wrote:f35 wrote:Stapleton is the most similar airport to Kai Tak.
and like Kai Tak you can't fly there any more ...
Chugach wrote:Newbiepilot wrote:I think Sitka Alaska is about the closest. Runway surrounded by water and a relatively tight final due to terrain and the mountains. Not quite as bad as Kai Tak, but pretty close.
In my experience JNU, ADQ, DUT, and PSG are all more challenging than SIT. No Alaskan airport is going to compete with the urbanity of a HKG approach though. SAN is about the closest one I can think of, in terms of buzzing the buildings on final.
neomax wrote:Interesting, what causes this at LGA and MDW?
neomax wrote:Interesting, what causes this at LGA and MDW?
727LOVER wrote:What about the JFK approaches onto the 13s? It's called CARNISE or something.
f35 wrote:Stapleton is the most similar airport to Kai Tak.
bfitzflyer wrote:SAN is what I consider closest. Seems like I always approach adjacent to downtown SD.
EWRamp wrote:EWR Rwy 29 landings have a hard right turn just before landing. Granted landing on that runway doesn't happen too often, usually only during high winds
deebee278 wrote:f35 wrote:Stapleton is the most similar airport to Kai Tak.
Huh?
e38 wrote:Quoting f35 (Reply # 7), "Stapleton is the most similar airport to Kai Tak."
the two airports were not even the slightest bit similar.
Perhaps you are thinking of another airport.
e38
jetwet1 wrote:deebee278 wrote:f35 wrote:Stapleton is the most similar airport to Kai Tak.
Huh?e38 wrote:Quoting f35 (Reply # 7), "Stapleton is the most similar airport to Kai Tak."
the two airports were not even the slightest bit similar.
Perhaps you are thinking of another airport.
e38
You guys are killing me.....
Both are closed, both are being redeveloped, so yes, they are very similar.
spacecadet wrote:
I still don't get it.
Lots of airports are closed and have been redeveloped. Is that the criteria for this "joke"?
Was that really the joke?
tmu101 wrote:EWRamp wrote:EWR Rwy 29 landings have a hard right turn just before landing. Granted landing on that runway doesn't happen too often, usually only during high winds
My favorite landing at EWR. I've only landed on 29 once but it was FUN. My brother has landed on it many times and I often get videos from him when he does land on it. I did it on a regional jet but I'd imagine doing it on a 747 must be extra special.
f35 wrote:Stapleton is the most similar airport to Kai Tak.
Newbiepilot wrote:I think Sitka Alaska is about the closest. Runway surrounded by water and a relatively tight final due to terrain and the mountains. Not quite as bad as Kai Tak, but pretty close.
727LOVER wrote:What about the JFK approaches onto the 13s? It's called CARNISE or something.
Runway28L wrote:RWY 31 visual at LGA also.