remote gates at HKIA
Jul 15, 2010 | 7:01 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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The gates on 4F (511-513, 521-524) are used to access the planes parked away from the gates, via bus directly to the plane. So, yes, they are shuttle gates.
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Jul 15, 2010 | 10:54 pm
#19
Join Date: May 2009
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The North Satellite Concourse is accessed via a shuttle that leaves every few minutes (bus).
The gates on 4F (511-513, 521-524) are used to access the planes parked away from the gates, via bus directly to the plane. So, yes, they are shuttle gates.
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The gates on 4F (511-513, 521-524) are used to access the planes parked away from the gates, via bus directly to the plane. So, yes, they are shuttle gates.
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Jul 15, 2010 | 11:35 pm
#21
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Hong Kong
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Because the north satellite terminal is never on the master plan (the master plan does not talk about Check-in only T2 as well)
The master plan only planned the mid-field terminal which the current auto train is planned to go there. And, afterall, digging a tunnle under the busy taxi-way sounds prohibitive for me.
The master plan only planned the mid-field terminal which the current auto train is planned to go there. And, afterall, digging a tunnle under the busy taxi-way sounds prohibitive for me.
Jul 15, 2010 | 11:39 pm
#22
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Because the north satellite terminal is never on the master plan (the master plan does not talk about Check-in only T2 as well)
The master plan only planned the mid-field terminal which the current auto train is planned to go there. And, afterall, digging a tunnle under the busy taxi-way sounds prohibitive for me.
The master plan only planned the mid-field terminal which the current auto train is planned to go there. And, afterall, digging a tunnle under the busy taxi-way sounds prohibitive for me.
Jul 16, 2010 | 8:13 am
#23
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Washington DC / Seattle
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The only time I've deplaned at a remote gate at HKIA, it was actually the center of the runway.
August of '06 (the day after the explosive liquid scare) we landed from LAX with a gimpy forward landing gear. They held us on the plane and went back and forth as to how they were going to get us to the gate and off the plane. After about an hour, the Captain came on the intercom and told us they had relented and were sending buses to the runway. He told us to get off the plane before the airport changed it's mind again.
As we descended the stairs and walked to the buses, there were guys jacking up the front end of the 747.
Best deplaning experience EVER. Just after sunrise, walking on the runway at HKIA. ENORMOUS plane being jacked up behind us.
August of '06 (the day after the explosive liquid scare) we landed from LAX with a gimpy forward landing gear. They held us on the plane and went back and forth as to how they were going to get us to the gate and off the plane. After about an hour, the Captain came on the intercom and told us they had relented and were sending buses to the runway. He told us to get off the plane before the airport changed it's mind again.
As we descended the stairs and walked to the buses, there were guys jacking up the front end of the 747.
Best deplaning experience EVER. Just after sunrise, walking on the runway at HKIA. ENORMOUS plane being jacked up behind us.
Jul 16, 2010 | 1:55 pm
#25
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 3
The North Satellite Concourse is accessed via a shuttle that leaves every few minutes (bus).
The gates on 4F (511-513, 521-524) are used to access the planes parked away from the gates, via bus directly to the plane. So, yes, they are shuttle gates.
HKIA Map
The gates on 4F (511-513, 521-524) are used to access the planes parked away from the gates, via bus directly to the plane. So, yes, they are shuttle gates.
HKIA Map
Jul 17, 2010 | 8:22 am
#26
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 1,632
Flew HKG-CAN on KA at gate 505 last month. At first I had no idea about 5xx gate, and only later I found out that it is definitely at NSC. NSC was actually better than I thought given I thought it was some shed far away from main T1 ...... anyway now they need to build some tunnels to connect these satellite concourses ....