Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport 上海浦东国际机场 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aerial view of the two terminals and satellite concourse with the 4-runway system (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Shanghai Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Shanghai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pudong, Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Focus city for | Hainan Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating base for | Spring Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°08′36″N 121°48′19″E / 31.14333°N 121.80528°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PVG/ZSPD Location in Shanghai PVG/ZSPD Location in China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 上海浦东国际机场 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海浦東國際機場 | ||||||||||||||
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) is one of the two international airports serving Shanghai, China.
Pudong Airport serves both international flights and a smaller number of domestic flights, while the city's other major airport, Shanghai–Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic and regional flights in East Asia. Located about 30 km (19 mi) east of the city center, Pudong Airport occupies a 40-square-kilometre (10,000-acre) site adjacent to the coastline in eastern Pudong. The airport is operated by Shanghai Airport Authority.
The airport is the main hub for China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, and a major international hub for Air China, as well as a secondary hub for China Southern Airlines. It is also the hub for privately owned Juneyao Air and Spring Airlines, and an Asia-Pacific cargo hub for FedEx, UPS and DHL. The DHL hub, opened in July 2012, is reportedly the largest express hub in Asia.
Pudong Airport had two main passenger terminals, flanked on both sides by four operational parallel runways. A third passenger terminal was started in 2021, in addition to a satellite terminal and two additional runways, which will raise its annual capacity from 60 million passengers to 80 million, along with the ability to handle six million tons of freight.
Pudong Airport is a fast-growing hub for both passenger and cargo traffic. With 3,778,331 metric tons handled in 2024, the airport is the world's second-busiest airport by cargo traffic. Pudong Airport also served a total of 76,787,039 passengers in 2024, making it the busiest airport in China, fourth-busiest in Asia, and the tenth-busiest in the world. It is also the busiest international gateway of mainland China, with 35.25 million international passengers.
Shanghai Pudong is the busiest international hub in China, and about half of its total passenger traffic is international. Pudong Airport is connected to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport by Shanghai Metro Line 2, the Shanghai Maglev Train via Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 station and the Airport Link Line (Shanghai Suburban Railway). There are also airport buses connecting it with the rest of the city.