What Time Is It at Hong Kong Airport (HKG)?
- Time zone now
- Hong Kong Time, UTC+8
- Zulu now
- UTC
- From you
- Sunrise / sunset
- Next clock change
- None, no daylight saving
- Location
- 22.312, 113.915
Hong Kong (HKG) is on Hong Kong Time, UTC+8 (HKT) all year. Its clocks don't change for daylight saving time. The airport is in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Its codes are HKG (IATA, the one on your boarding pass) and VHHH (ICAO, the one pilots and air traffic control use).
Other airports on the same clock: Singapore Changi (SIN), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Beijing Capital (PEK), Shanghai Pudong (PVG).
Zulu Time and HKG
To get local time from Zulu, add 8 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
For example, a METAR or flight plan time of 1500Z is 11:00 p.m. local at HKG.
Daylight Saving Time
Hong Kong doesn't use daylight saving time, so the offset from Zulu stays at UTC+8 all year. When other places change their clocks, the difference between HKG and those places changes by an hour instead.
AvClock keeps HKG on your clock next to LOCAL and Zulu, with sunrise, sunset, weather, and airport details for any airport in the world. Free on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
Common Questions
What time zone is HKG airport in?
Hong Kong Airport (HKG) uses the Asia/Hong_Kong time zone, Hong Kong Time. That's UTC+8 all year.
Does HKG change its clocks for daylight saving time?
No. Hong Kong stays at UTC+8 all year.
How do I convert Zulu time to local time at HKG?
To get local time from Zulu, add 8 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
Times here come from your browser's clock and the international time zone database. Sunrise and sunset are estimates, good to a few minutes. AvClock is for reference only, not for navigation or flight planning.