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# CONNECTED Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)
v One of the world's busiest airports
v About 120 airlines airlines connecting to some 220 destinations
worldwide

v Over 1,100 daily flights

Flight movements Passengers Cargo handled
419,795 71.5 million 4.8 million tonnes
(Note: Figures as at 2019)
Awards:
Strategically located on the Far East trade routes and at the v “Best Global Airport” (Asia Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain
centre of the dynamic Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong is Awards 2020 by Asia Cargo News)
well-connected to the rest of the world. Within a four-hour flight v Top Asian Airport Efficiency Excellence Award by Air Transport
from Asia's key markets and a five-hour flight from half the Research Society
world's population, the city is an international centre for finance,
logistics, trade, shipping, aviation, tourism and communications. To meet Hong Kong's long-term air traffic demand, HKIA's
Hong Kong has an excellent local transport system and state-of- Three-Runway System is under construction. The third runway
the-art telecommunications. and the Three-Runway System are targeted for commissioning
in 2022 and 2024 respectively. The development, together with
a high value-added logistics centre on the Airport Island, the
SKYCITY project, and future developments on the Hong Kong
Well-connected Hong Kong invests heavily in infrastructure Boundary Crossing Facilities Island of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-
projects to boost connectivity globally. These projects represent Macao Bridge and of AsiaWorld-Expo, will transform the HKIA into
the vision for the city's long-term development. an Airport City.

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