Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Shanghai Pudong International Airport 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 east of the city center, Pudong Airport occupies a 10000 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

History

location	Pudong, Shanghai, China

opened	October 1, 1999

hub	Air China China Cargo Airlines China Eastern Airlines China Southern Airlines DHL Aviation FedEx Express Juneyao Air Shanghai Airlines Suparna Airlines UPS Airlines

focus city	Hainan Airlines

operating base	Spring Airlines

elevation-m	4

metric-elev	yes

website	www.shairport.com/enpd

pushpin map	China Shanghai#China

pushpin map caption	Location in Shanghai##Location in China

pushpin label	PVG/ZSPD

metric-rwy	yes

r1-number	17L/35R

r1-length-m	4,000

r1-surface	Concrete

r2-number	16R/34L

r2-length-m	3,800

r2-surface	Concrete

r3-number	17R/35L

r3-length-m	3,400

r3-surface	Concrete

r4-number	16L/34R

r4-length-m	3,800

r4-surface	Concrete

r5-number	15/33

r5-length-m	3,400

r5-surface	Concrete

stat1-header	Passengers

stat1-data	84,994,548 10.7%

stat2-header	Rank (world)

stat2-data	5th

stat3-header	Aircraft movements

stat3-data	557,043 5.5%

stat4-header	Cargo (Tonnes)

stat4-data	4,091,940.9 8.3%

stat-year	2025

footnotes	Source:‡R1R‡ List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

Early development

Construction of the first phase of the new Shanghai Pudong International Airport began in October 1997, took two years to build at a cost of RMB 12 billion (US$1.67 billion), and was officially opened on 1 October 1999 and it replaced Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport as Shanghai's primary airport which was the city’s only commercial airport until the completion of Pudong International Airport. Most international flights were gradually moved to Pudong after its opening.[10]

A second runway was opened on 17 March 2005,[11] and construction of phase two (including a second terminal, a third runway and a cargo terminal) began in December 2005 and started operation on 26 March 2008, in time for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

In November 2011, Pudong Airport received approval from the national government for a new round of expansion which includes two runways. The 3,800 m fourth runway, along with an auxiliary taxiway and traffic control facilities, is projected to cost 2.58 billion yuan (US$403 million). The 3,400 m fifth runway, along with a new traffic tower, will cost 4.65 billion yuan (US$726.6 million). Construction was completed in 2015 and has doubled the capacity of the airport.[12][13]

Ongoing expansion

Pudong International Airport officially started the third phase of the Pudong International Airport expansion with the construction on a new south satellite terminal on 29 December 2015. The new satellite terminal will be the world's largest single satellite terminal with a total construction area of 622,000 m2, which is larger than the Pudong International Airport T2 terminal building (485,500 m2). The satellite terminal is composed of two halls, S1 and S2, forming an H-shaped structure. It will have an annual design capacity of 38 million passengers, The total cost of the project is estimated to be about 20.6 billion yuan. Halls S1 and S2 will have 83 gates.[14] A high capacity people mover connecting T1 to S1 and T2 to S2 will be constructed. After the completion of the satellite terminal in 2019, Pudong International Airport will have an annual passenger capacity of 80 million passengers, ranking among the top ten airports in the world by capacity.[15]

As of October 2019, the satellite terminal is in operation and connected by people movers to the main Terminals 1 and 2.

By 6 January 2021, work on Pudong Airport T3 began on the south side of the airfield. The new terminal is anticipated to serve 50 million annual passengers when it opens according to city officials, while the entire airport is expected to have 130 million passengers by 2030. Several public transport lines will be extended to T3.[16]

nativename	上海浦东国际机场
image2	Shanghai Pudong Airport 2024 (cropped).jpg
image2-width	280
caption2	Aerial view of the two terminals and satellite concourse with the 4-runway system (2024)
iata	PVG
icao	ZSPD
type	Public
owner-oper	Shanghai Airport Authority
city-served	Shanghai

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

History

Early development

Ongoing expansion

Facilities

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Ground transportation

Rail transit

Shanghai Suburban Railway Airport Link Line

High-speed rail

Shanghai Suburban Railway Airport Link Line

High-speed rail

Accidents and incidents

See also

External links

References