VHSK

Shek Kong Air Base

ICAO VHSK22.4366°N 114.0800°E15 m / 50 ftMedium airport
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RunWayofShekKongAirfield
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Shek Kong Air Base (ICAO: VHSK) is a medium airport in Islands, New Territories, Hong Kong. It opened in 1950. It has one runway, 1,884 m (6,180 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by British Forces Overseas Hong Kong.

Timeline

3 events · 1950–1997
1950
OpenedShek Kong Air Base opens.
01 JUL 1997
MilestonePeople's Liberation Army Air Force becomes the owner.
01 JUL 1997
MilestonePeople's Liberation Army Air Force becomes the operator.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
11/29111° / 291°
LENGTH1,884 m6,180 ftWIDTH34 m110 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway1,884 m6,180 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=4,358of 29,823 · #1,169 Asia · #2 HKElevation15 m50 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=39,137of 43,341 · =2,608 Asia · #1 HKAgeOpened 19502026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=3,626of 15,079 · =187 Asia · #1 HKRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · #2 HK
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record