Why was the checkerboard approach at Kai Tak International Airport the way it was? Was it really just unsuitable for modern jets? - Quora
![Checkerboard Hill and the crazy Kai Tak Airport approach | Kai tak airport, Kowloon walled city, Hong kong Checkerboard Hill and the crazy Kai Tak Airport approach | Kai tak airport, Kowloon walled city, Hong kong](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/36/5c/a5/365ca58f502eba4b82012155fb65815a.jpg)
Checkerboard Hill and the crazy Kai Tak Airport approach | Kai tak airport, Kowloon walled city, Hong kong
![MSFS - 747 Kai Tak Approach - Hong Kong's Iconic Checkerboard Approach in Microsoft Flight Simulator - YouTube MSFS - 747 Kai Tak Approach - Hong Kong's Iconic Checkerboard Approach in Microsoft Flight Simulator - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-ZMTZDTXgNA/maxresdefault.jpg)
MSFS - 747 Kai Tak Approach - Hong Kong's Iconic Checkerboard Approach in Microsoft Flight Simulator - YouTube
![Pinboard в Твиттере: «The instrument landing system at Hong Kong was designed to fly you into the side of a mountain. If you did not turn at the last moment, you would Pinboard в Твиттере: «The instrument landing system at Hong Kong was designed to fly you into the side of a mountain. If you did not turn at the last moment, you would](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIy238QUUAARVF4.jpg)
Pinboard в Твиттере: «The instrument landing system at Hong Kong was designed to fly you into the side of a mountain. If you did not turn at the last moment, you would
![JetPhotos on Twitter: "A Cathay Pacific 747 making the famous checkerboard approach to Kai Tak in Hong Kong, 1997. https://t.co/usCuLLM13f © Graham Dinsdale Collection https://t.co/kdpzDERzpt" / Twitter JetPhotos on Twitter: "A Cathay Pacific 747 making the famous checkerboard approach to Kai Tak in Hong Kong, 1997. https://t.co/usCuLLM13f © Graham Dinsdale Collection https://t.co/kdpzDERzpt" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuPtD10XEAEwBDy.jpg:large)
JetPhotos on Twitter: "A Cathay Pacific 747 making the famous checkerboard approach to Kai Tak in Hong Kong, 1997. https://t.co/usCuLLM13f © Graham Dinsdale Collection https://t.co/kdpzDERzpt" / Twitter
![Cathay Pacific 747 on final, on the notorious “Checkerboard” approach into Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport. One of my favourite aviation photos ever. : r/aviation Cathay Pacific 747 on final, on the notorious “Checkerboard” approach into Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport. One of my favourite aviation photos ever. : r/aviation](https://preview.redd.it/181eu0hidyr21.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8cb3051f4af9d7c4163c9ff83ea2d2166b3e28d0)