Hong Kong International Airport has the Marks of a Very Busy Airport

Hong Kong International Airport was the 17th-busiest airport in the world, as of 2004 passenger traffic levels. To further clarify its leading position among the world's airports, Hong Kong International Airport is currently considered the 5th-busiest airport for international air travel. As a sign of such dynamic activity, the airport handles over 800 aircraft arrivals and departures on a daily basis for the more than 85 carriers that use Hong Kong International Airport as a destination. Airlines based at Hong Kong International Airport fly to over 150 other airports throughout the world (inclusive of around 40 cities in mainland China.) An additional sign of the busy state of Hong Kong International Airport is the fact that it handled the air travel movement of 44.4 million passengers and 3.6 million tones of air cargo in 2006.