Landing in Kai Tak was immense fun (probably not if flying scares you shitless). If the plane would have been a little slower you could have checked out what's

Landing in Kai Tak was immense fun (probably not if flying scares you shitless). If the plane would have been a little slower you could have checked out what's on TV in the living rooms of the high rises during touch-down. Crazy dangerous is a bit of an exaggeration[1]. That said: Due to the layout (the runway running directly into the harbour) and it's location in the middle of the city it was a challenging airport for pilots to operate. Additional specific training was required for pilots to take off and land in Kai Tak. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Tak_Airport#Incidents_and_accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Tak_Airport#Incidents_and_... EDIT : Clarification