The modern Hong Kong International Airport was opened in 1998 and now is operating very efficiently. It was built over an island called Chek Lap Kok and also goes by that name.

For more information you can visit: http://www.immd.gov.hk/td/airport/index.htm which has full information about the airport and its connections.

Hong Kong has direct flights nearly every major international destination. The exception of this at this time is South America. Hong Kong serves its Asian neighbours very well and has extremely frequent flights to major cities in the area. Cities such as Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Seoul, Bangkok and Beijing, etc. all get between 10 and 40 flights a day. Major cities further away in Europe, Oceana aand North America all get at least one flight a day. Syddney recieves 5 daily flights, London 10, Frankfurt 2, Paris 2, Amsterdam 2, Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 3, Vancouver 3, New York 3, Chicago 2 and Toronto 2.

After Toyyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita Hong is the third busiest airport in Asia in terms of passenger numbers.