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Old Mar 14, 2019, 8:22 am
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Gate renumbering at HKIA
Hong Kong gate renumbering - effective 28 March 2019

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Old Mar 14, 2019, 6:37 pm
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To my mind, this renumbering will help those unfamiliar or new to HKIA, though the gate numbering overall is not as clear as many other airports.
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Old Mar 14, 2019, 8:02 pm
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Originally Posted by gobblercat
To my mind, this renumbering will help those unfamiliar or new to HKIA, though the gate numbering overall is not as clear as many other airports.
i think it will be harder to explain

noone would ask for a gate that isnt shown- and the fact that Gate 4 to the new Gate 5 (old 15) has a 5-10 minute walk does not help.

(otoh 4 to 15 taking “some time” and “some distance” is intuitive; and that 4-21, 15 to 20 taking v little time isnt so much counterintuitive- except for 19 to 20. but thats a rare case to wander to 19 thinking 20 is nearby. signs from immigrations would have shown 20/21 is at a different direction from 1-4, 15-19)
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I don't understand why HKG is so adverse to using letters (eg. A,B, C) preceding their gate numbering. This is what most other airports do.

By using assigning letters to each zone, all a passenger needs to do is to follow the signs showing the correct letter. Once at the right zone, they would then look for the gate number.
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Old Mar 15, 2019, 12:46 am
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Originally Posted by daniellam
I don't understand why HKG is so adverse to using letters (eg. A,B, C) preceding their gate numbering. This is what most other airports do.

By using assigning letters to each zone, all a passenger needs to do is to follow the signs showing the correct letter. Once at the right zone, they would then look for the gate number.
Because there will be some people who should be going to gate B15 but actually went to C15 because in their head they are going to gate 15, but just can't handle dealing with the letter as well.

When it is gate 215 vs 515 it's unambiguous which gate you need to go to.
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Old Mar 15, 2019, 1:08 am
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Because there will be some people who should be going to gate B15 but actually went to C15 because in their head they are going to gate 15, but just can't handle dealing with the letter as well.

When it is gate 215 vs 515 it's unambiguous which gate you need to go to.
​​​​​​​I don't think there would (need to) be reuse of numbers. Many airports have a letter indicating zone in front of otherwise sequential numbering. e.g. LHR T5 has A1-A23, B32-B48 and C52-C66.
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Old Mar 15, 2019, 4:04 am
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Originally Posted by zeltergiset
I don't think there would (need to) be reuse of numbers. Many airports have a letter indicating zone in front of otherwise sequential numbering. e.g. LHR T5 has A1-A23, B32-B48 and C52-C66.
Indeed and UK also has a very interesting postal code system
Mixing letters and numbers seems a very British thing.
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not everyone can read alphabet
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Not everyone uses the figures 0123456789 either!
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Maybe Northeast Asia Norms?

I'm pretty sure I'm wrong but are there any major airports around (except TPE) who uses letters prefix as part of the gate numbering?

Honestly, why didn't they wait until the footbridge is built and do all the gate number changes all at once.
This is gonna take some getting used to
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Old Mar 15, 2019, 11:20 am
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Originally Posted by Short hair Francis
Maybe Northeast Asia Norms?

I'm pretty sure I'm wrong but are there any major airports around (except TPE) who uses letters prefix as part of the gate numbering?

Honestly, why didn't they wait until the footbridge is built and do all the gate number changes all at once.
This is gonna take some getting used to
or they can call those gates 22a-22g
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All airports in mainland China and Korea don't use letter prefixes in front of the gate numbers because of pronunciation issues.
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Old Mar 15, 2019, 7:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Short hair Francis
Maybe Northeast Asia Norms?

I'm pretty sure I'm wrong but are there any major airports around (except TPE) who uses letters prefix as part of the gate numbering?

Honestly, why didn't they wait until the footbridge is built and do all the gate number changes all at once.
This is gonna take some getting used to
I expect the reason why this has been done a year in advance is because it will take some getting used to. Confusion from both the new bridge and renumbering of old gates was probably considered too much change at one time.
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Old Mar 15, 2019, 8:22 pm
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Originally Posted by corbomite
All airports in mainland China and Korea don't use letter prefixes in front of the gate numbers because of pronunciation issues.
Are you sure?

Guangzhou Baiyun Airport uses letters to prefix their gate numbers:

http://www.csair.com/au/en/tourguide...cd44ccf27d.jpg

So does Beijing (at least in Terminal 3):

http://en.bcia.com.cn/images/guide/id_t3.jpg

So does Shanghai Pudong (at least in Terminal 2):

http://maps-shanghai.com/img/0/pudong-airport-map.jpg

While not part of mainland China, Taipei:

https://www.taoyuan-airport.com/english/facilities_map
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Old Mar 15, 2019, 10:07 pm
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Originally Posted by daniellam
Are you sure?

Guangzhou Baiyun Airport uses letters to prefix their gate numbers:

http://www.csair.com/au/en/tourguide...cd44ccf27d.jpg

So does Beijing (at least in Terminal 3):

http://en.bcia.com.cn/images/guide/id_t3.jpg

So does Shanghai Pudong (at least in Terminal 2):

http://maps-shanghai.com/img/0/pudong-airport-map.jpg

While not part of mainland China, Taipei:

https://www.taoyuan-airport.com/english/facilities_map
Oops I stand corrected but the approach that HKG used to use is highly similar to the same one that ICN uses, T1 gates are all below 100, the satellite is all 100-number gates and T2 are all 200-number gates. Using alphabet letters to denote exits or doors in Korea is something almost unheard of.
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