It’s been 25 years since Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport closed. Pilot Russell Davie and photographer Daryl Chapman remember the glory days and share a few of the scariest moments.

Loh also laments losing the drama of Kai Tak’s legendary approach. He points out the weeds sprouting from the checkerboard, which is today crumbling under the constant movement of the hillsides.

It’s nearly 20 years since Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport closed, but I still miss it. It was so compact you came out of customs, rolled down a ramp and were in a taxi within minutes. And it was ...

A Hong Kong airport was famously difficult for pilots, requiring them to fly between high-rise buildings in a densely-packed residential area to land. Kai Tak's first recorded flight was in 1925 ...