Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

became an international transportation hub of

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and

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s soon after 1841. In air transport, Hong Kong International Airport acts as a major international hubs for both passenger and cargo. There are several

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

s and heliports for military and other civil purposes. Helipads are commonly found in Hong Kong especially in large government buildings.

Flight Information Region (FIR)

The

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code of Hong Kong Flight Information Region (Hong Kong FIR) is VHHK.

Airports

Heliports

Helipads

According to Hong Kong Government's record, there are about 170 helicopter landing pads (helipads) in Hong Kong. * Black Point Power Station, Lung Kwu Tan * Black Point Radar Station, Lung Kwu Tan * Castle Peak Power Station, Tap Shek Kok *

Cheung Chau Cheung Chau (lit. "Long Island") is an island southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is nicknamed the 'dumbbell island (啞鈴島)' due to its shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had a population of 2 ...

, between Tung Wan Beach and

Kwun Yam Beach Kwun Yam Beach, also known as Afternoon Beach, is a gazetted beach facing Kwun Yam Wan on the east coast of Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. The beach is ...

* Discovery Bay Marina * Fei Ngo Shan, on top of Fei Ngo Shan * Hau Tong Kai, Sai Kung * Hei Ling Chau * Island House, Tai Po * Kadoorie Base, engineering and operations base of Heliservices (Hong Kong) Ltd, Lam Kam Road, New Territories * Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden * Kai Tak Hong Kong Aviation Club * Deep Bay Link Helipad, Kong Sham Western Highway * Kwai Chung Workshop, ( Fire Services Department) at

Lai King Hill Road Lai or LAI may refer to: Abbreviations * Austrian Latin America Institute (Österreichisches Lateinamerika-Institut) * ''Latin American Idol'', TV series * La Trobe Institute, Melbourne, Australia * Leaf area index, leaf area of a crop or ve ...

* Lamma Power Station, Lamma Island * Lo Fu Kei Shek, Sai Kung *

Lung Kwu Chau Lung Kwu Chau (; also previously transliterated as ''Tung Koo'', ''Tung Koo'', ''Toon Oo'' or ''Toon-quoo'') is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwu Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separ ...

* Marine East Divisional Police Station, Sai Kung *

Mui Wo Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The 2011 Census recorded 5,485 people living in Mui Wo and its environs. Mui Wo is located on Silvermine Bay, so named for the silver mines that were once worked along ...

waterfront,

Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...

Nam Long Shan Nam Long Shan (Chinese: 南朗山) or Brick Hill is a hill on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, near Wong Chuk Hang and Aberdeen. At an elevation of 282 metres, it overlooks the South China Sea in the south, Sham Wan and Aberdeen Channel in the we ...

(Brick Hill), near the top of the mountain, for maintenance of the radio towers * Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan * The Peninsula hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui *

Peng Chau Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is known locally for its temples, fishing industry and seafood. Geography Peng Chau has an area of and a perimeter of about . The tallest point ...

Penny's Bay Power Station Penny's Bay Power Station () is a gas turbine power station in Penny's Bay, Hong Kong. The HKD 1.1 billion power station was commissioned on 25 March 1992. The complex consists of three open cycle gas turbines in a rectangular turbine hall with ...

, Penny's Bay, Lantau * Sai Wan, Sai Kung *

Sha Chau Sha Chau (, formerly transliterated as ''Saw-Chow'') is an island in the northwest waters of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwu Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separated by the Urmston Road waterway. Geography Sha Cha ...

Shek Kwu Chau Shek Kwu Chau is an island of Hong Kong, located south of Lantau Island and between Cheung Chau and the Soko Islands. Administratively, it is part of Islands District. Shek Kwu Chau is a restricted area and a permit is required to visit the ...

* Siu Sai Wan, Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground *

Soko Islands The Soko Islands () are a group of islands in Hong Kong. The group consists of Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau and several smaller nearby islands, in the southwesternmost waters of the territory, to the southwest of Lantau Island. An older name for th ...

, south of Lantau Island * Strafford House, Tai Po Kau, owned by

CLP Group CLP Group () and its holding company, CLP Holdings Ltd (), also known as China Light and Power Company, Limited (now CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd., ), is an electricity company in Hong Kong. Incorporated in 1901 as China Light & Power Company Syndi ...

Sunny Bay Ta Shui Wan () was a bay in Yam O, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong, located between Tai Yam Teng () and Ngong Shuen Au (). The bay was reclaimed to construct MTR Sunny Bay station. Ta Shui Wan Ferry Pier () was a ferry pier in Ta Shui ...

, in

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is a resort built and owned by Hong Kong International Theme Parks Limited, a joint venture of the Government of Hong Kong and The Walt Disney Company in Hong Kong on reclaimed land beside Penny's Bay, at the n ...

* Tai Mei Tuk, near the main dam of the

Plover Cove Reservoir Plover Cove Reservoir, located within Plover Cove Country Park, in the northeastern New Territories, is the largest reservoir in Hong Kong in terms of area, and the second-largest in terms of volume. It is the world's first freshwater coastal ...

* Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po *

Tap Mun Grass Island or Tap Mun is an island in Hong Kong, located in the northeastern part of the territory. Its area is . Administratively, it is part of the Tai Po District. There are about 100 people living on the island, and feral cattle are know ...

, Tap Mun Playground *

Tsim Bei Tsui Tsim Bei Tsui () is an area of Yuen Long District in the northwestern part of the New Territories in Hong Kong, facing Deep Bay. Geography The area is the estuary of the , Shan Pui and Kam Tin rivers. Kwai Shan () is a 71 m high hill located ...

, near police post * Tung Ping Chau *

Waglan Island Waglan Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording. Waglan lighthouse The Waglan Lighthouse on Waglan Island has been listed as a declared monument of Hong Ko ...

Wan Chai Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road, Hong Kong, Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to th ...

, next to the Hong Kong Island exit of the

Cross-Harbour Tunnel The Cross-Harbour Tunnel (abbreviated ''CHT'' or ''XHT'') is the first tunnel in Hong Kong built underwater. It consists of two steel road tunnels each with two lanes constructed using the single shell immersed tube method. It is the earl ...

West Kowloon West Kowloon () is the western part of Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong, situated within the Yau Tsim Mong District and Sham Shui Po District. It is bounded by Canton Road to the east, Victoria Harbour to the west and the south, and Jorda ...

, next to the Kowloon exit of the Western Harbour Tunnel * Yuen Long Police Station,

Yuen Long Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang W ...

Former helipads

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waterfront - moved to Wan Chai * Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon – helipad was located on current site of Ambulatory Care Centre

References

External links

List of heliports and helipads in Hong Kong
(in

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GeoInfo Map
(keywords: helicopter landing pad) *Other lists of airports in Hong Kong:
Great Circle Mapper

The Airport Guide
{{Asia topic, List of heliports in

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