Airport Spotting Blog » hong kong Archives – Blog Title http://www.airportspotting.com Spotting news for aircraft enthusiasts Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:28:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Hong Kong Midfield Terminal on the way http://www.airportspotting.com/hong-kong-midfield-terminal/ http://www.airportspotting.com/hong-kong-midfield-terminal/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:00:13 +0000 admin http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=1640 Hong Kong Airport’s brand-new Midfield Terminal is on it’s way. A ground-breaking ceremony took place recently, and work is set to take place until 2015.

The new facility is situated in the middle of the airfield, between the runways, and linked to Terminal 1 via a people mover. It is five storeys high, and has 20 aircraft gates.

The new structure is being billed as incredibly environmentally friendly, with solar panels across its roof, and waste/energy recycling schemes being built in.

It will also see the airport’s capacity increased, and no doubt lots of big windows to watch the action through!

Photo (c) Wylkie Chan

]]> http://www.airportspotting.com/hong-kong-midfield-terminal/feed/ 0 Hong Kong Airport Hotels http://www.airportspotting.com/hong-kong-airport-hotels/ http://www.airportspotting.com/hong-kong-airport-hotels/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:27:02 +0000 admin http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=78 If you’re staying at Hong Kong for some spotting, probably the best airport hotel at Chep Lap Kok is the Regal Hotel. This has many rooms with views over the action at the airport.

Clive Hindmarsh recently posted some pictures taken from his room (8066) there www.flickr.com/photos/superspotter

He reports you need to be in the South Wing of the hotel, in even-numbered rooms of floors 7, 8 or 9.

Although the hotel only overlooks one side of the airport, it tends to be the side favoured for runway operations so you should catch most movements.

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