I recorded this video 1996.
The famous Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong, had one of the most challenging, exciting and hair-raising airplane landings in the world.
Located almost in the center of densely-populated Kowloon in Hong Kong, Kai Tak Airport forced pilots to make a sharp right turn at an altitude of under 700 feet -- just above Kowloon's high-rise apartment blocks.
Passengers would see the steep mountains with which Hong Kong abounds. Then came the sharp right turn and banking of the aircraft. Finally, they would look out the windows and could almost touch the billboards covered with huge Chinese characters as the plane rapidly made its final descent.
The airport was closed on July 5, 1998, but the nostalgic memories remain!
More info here:
http://www.squidoo.com/kai-tak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Tak_Airport
http://www.mcnees.org/travelsite/trav_kaitak.htm