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location 
Chek Lap Kok 

client
Airport Authority

architects 
Foster & Partners

main contractor 
The BCJ Joint Venture

completion 
1998

Facts and Figures

• The man-made island of Chek Lap Kok is 6 km long and 3.5 km wide, and is visible from space
  
• The new airport island covers an area of 1,248 ha made from 25% existing island and 75% reclaimed from the sea
  
• 197 million cu m of reclaimed materials were used to build the island
  
• Ten tonnes of material were moved every second during the land reclamation
  
• Nearly half the world's population lives within five hours of flying time of Hong Kong
  
• 35 million passengers annually
  
• 5,500 passengers per hour at peak times
  
• 19,000 bags handled per hour at peak times
  
• At the end of Phase 1 the total area of the building is approximately equivalent to the size of London's Soho District
  
• The baggage hall alone is the size of Wembley Stadium in London or Yankee Stadium in New York, large enough to contain five Boeing 747s wing tip to wing tip

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