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Shek Kong Airfield
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| align="center" bgcolor="#0099FF" colspan="4"|Sek Kong Airfield<br>Open |
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| colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|<small>Type of Airport</small> | |colspan="2" valign="top"|<small><br>local<br>military</small> |
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| colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|<small>Opened</small> | |colspan="2" valign="top"|<small>TBD</small> |
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| colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|<small>City</small> | |colspan="2" valign="top"|<small>Hong Kong</small> |
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| colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|<small>Distance from Town</small> | |colspan="2" valign="top"|<small>N/A kilometre|km (0 mile|mi)</small> |
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| colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|<small>Latitude</small> | colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"|<small>Longitude</small> |
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colspan="2" |22??26N |
colspan="2" |114??5E |
| bgcolor="lightgrey"|<small>IATA</small> | |<small><del>N/A</del></small> | bgcolor="lightgrey"|<small>ICAO</small> | |<small><del>VHSK</del></small> |
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| bgcolor="#0099FF" colspan="4"|Runways |
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| bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="2"|<small>Direction</small> | bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="2"|<small>Length</small> | bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="2"|<small>Surface</small> |
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| bgcolor="lightgrey"|<small>Ft.</small> | bgcolor="lightgrey"|<small>m</small> |
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| align="left" valign="top"|<small>11/29</small> | |valign="top"|<small>N/A</small> | |valign="top"|<small>1263 X 34</small> | |valign="top"|<small>Paved</small> |
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| bgcolor="#0099FF" colspan="4"|Statistics |
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="lightgrey"|<small>N/A</small> |
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| colspan="3"|<small>Number of Passengers</small> | |<small>N/A</small> |
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| colspan=3|<small>Cargo | |<small>N/A |
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=0099ff|Capacity |
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| colspan=3|<small>Passenger | |<small>N/A</small> |
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| colspan=3|<small>Cargo | |<small>N/A |
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| colspan=3|<small>Apron | |<small>N/A |
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=0099ff|Number of destinations |
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|->colspan=3|<small>International | |<small>130 |
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The Shek Kong Airfield (????????????) (22??26'12"N, 114??04'49"E, ICAO:VHSK) is the airbase of People's Liberation Army Air Force in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is located in Shek Kong, near Pat Heung and Kam Tin. Before the handover (history)|transfer of sovereignty in 1997, it was used by the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong|British Forces (RAF Sek Kong); nowadays, used as a airbase for People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), however, public still can use it to learn aeroplane driving and private aeroplane in selected time periods. It started to build in 1938, and late completed in 1950 due to Japanese occupation in World War Two, it is the first Hong Kong airport with paved runway.
- It just has a single paved runway.
- Length ???1905m (6,250 feet)
- UCT+8 Chinese Standard Time|Beijing Time / Hong Kong Time
The main gate is located at 250, Kam Tin Road in the area Shek Kong in Yuen Long|Yuen Long District, the New Territories.
- * Route 51 Bus: Kam Tin-Tsuen Wan Nina Tower (HK$ 7.6) alight at "Shek Kong Camp" bus stop;
- * Route 54 Bus: Yuen Long West-Sheung Tsuen (HK$4.7) alight at "Camp Swimming Pool" bus stop;
- * Route 77K Bus: Yuen Long West-Cheung Wah (HK$6.9) alight at "Camp Swimming Pool" bus stop;
- * Route 251M Bus: Kam Sheung Road West Rail Station-Tsing Yi Airport Railway Station (HK$8.4) alight at "Camp Swimming Pool" bus stop.
- Public 16 Seats Mini Green Bus by Wai Shun Company:
- * Route 608 Mini Bus: Fung Cheung Road, Yuen Long -Wing Ning Lee, Wang Toi Shan, Pat Heung (HK$5.5) alight at "Camp Swimming Pool" stop;
- * Enquiry Hotline: (852) 24433161
- * Call taxi at Exit C of Kam Sheung Road (KCR)|Kam Sheung Road Station, KCR West Rail;
- * follow Tung Wui Road towards the north for 1.2km reach the crossroad, "Kam Tin River" is located at the midway???
- * right turn toward the east for "Kam Tin Road"???
- * follow "Kam Tin Road" toward the east, pass "Kam Tim Out-Patient Clinic" on the right hand side; continue for one km, passing "Hoi Kee Garage" and "Ah Lee Tailor".
- * The main gate for the "Shek Kong Airfield" should be just across the road.
- * The total distance of the journey is under 2.2km, giving a fare of around HK$149 and HK$17.8 respectively depending whether a green "Taxis of Hong Kong|New Territories taxi" or a red "Taxis of Hong Kong|urban taxi" is hired.
- List of airports in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong International Airport
- Kai Tak Airport (the former Hong Kong International Airport, already been closed in 1998)
- http://www.helis.com/database/go/hk_sek_kong.php Helicopter Database - HK Sek Kong
- http://www.hkstar.com/~cchris/hkgsk.html Sek Kong
- http://www.kcrc.com/ Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation(English, Chinese)
- http://www.kmb.hk/ Kowloon Motor Bus Corporation(English, Chinese)
Category:Military of Hong Kong under British rule
Category:Military of Hong Kong
Category:Military airbases
Category:Royal Air Force stations|Sek Kong
Category:Shek Kong
Category:Airports in Hong Kong
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