Shanghai Pudong International Airport

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Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) is one of the two international airports serving Shanghai, China.

Airport typePublic
ServesShanghai
LocationPudong, Shanghai, China
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Shanghai Pudong
International Airport
上海浦东国际机场
Aerial view of the two terminals and satellite concourse with the 4-runway system (2024)
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorShanghai Airport Authority
ServesShanghai
LocationPudong, Shanghai, China
Opened1 October 1999; 26 years ago (1999-10-01)
Hub for
Focus city forHainan Airlines
Operating base forSpring Airlines
Elevation AMSL4 m / 13 ft
Coordinates31°08′36″N 121°48′19″E
Websitewww.shairport.com/enpd
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PVG/ZSPD is located in Shanghai
PVG/ZSPD
PVG/ZSPD
Location in Shanghai
PVG/ZSPD is located in China
PVG/ZSPD
PVG/ZSPD
Location in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17L/35R 4,000 13,123 Concrete
16R/34L 3,800 12,467 Concrete
17R/35L 3,400 11,155 Concrete
16L/34R 3,800 12,467 Concrete
15/33[a] 3,400 11,155 Concrete
Statistics (2025)
Passengers84,994,548 Increase 10.7%
Rank (world)5th
Aircraft movements557,043 Increase 5.5%
Cargo (Tonnes)4,091,940.9 Increase 8.3%
Source:[1] List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Simplified Chinese上海浦东国际机场
Traditional Chinese上海浦東國際機場
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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.[2] The DHL hub, opened in July 2012, is reportedly the largest express hub in Asia.[3]

Pudong Airport had two main passenger terminals, flanked on both sides by four operational parallel runways.[4] 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.[5]

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 84,994,548 passengers in 2025, making it the busiest airport in China, third-busiest in Asia, and the fifth-busiest in the world.[6] It is also the busiest international gateway of mainland China, with 35.25 million international passengers.[7]

Shanghai Pudong is the busiest international hub in China, and about half of its total passenger traffic is international.[8] 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).[9] There are also airport buses connecting it with the rest of the city.

History

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-metre (12,467 ft) 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-metre (11,155 ft) 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 square metres (6,700,000 sq ft), which is larger than the Pudong International Airport T2 terminal building (485,500 square metres [5,226,000 sq ft]). 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]

Facilities

Terminal 1 was opened to public and officially opened on 1 October 1999 along with a 4,000-metre (13,000 ft) runway and a cargo hub.[17]

Terminal 2 was officially opened to the public on 26 March 2008 along with the third runway, making the entire airport capable of handling 60 million passengers and 4.2 million tons of cargo annually. Terminal 2 is shaped like Terminal 1, although it more closely resembles a wave, and is slightly larger than Terminal 1. Terminal 2 also has more floor areas than Terminal 1. Terminal 2 is primarily used by Air China and other Star Alliance members.[18]

Construction on an additional satellite concourse facility to accommodate further gates and terminal space started on 29 December 2015 and officially opened in September 2019.[19] It is the largest stand-alone satellite airport terminal buildings in the world at 622,000 square metres (6,700,000 sq ft).[20]

The satellite terminals (S1 and S2) are connected to the main terminals (T1 and T2) by the Shanghai Pudong Airport automatic people mover, an underground automated metro system.[21][22] The West line connects terminals T1 and S1, and the East line connects terminals T2 and S2.

The airport has been using the Airport Collaborative Decision Making system (A-CDM) developed by the aviation data service company VariFlight since January 2017. The system is aimed to improve on-time performance and safety of the airport's operations. By June 2017, Shanghai Pudong airport recorded 62.7% punctuality rate, which was a 15% increase compared to the same period previous year.[23]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou[24]
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo[25]
Air Astana Almaty[26]
Air Canada Toronto–Pearson (resumes 4 June 2026),[27] Vancouver[28]
Air China Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[29] Barcelona,[30] Beijing–Capital,[31] Beijing–Daxing,[32] Changchun,[33] Chengdu–Shuangliu,[34] Chengdu–Tianfu,[35] Chongqing,[36] Daqing,[37] Frankfurt,[38] Fukuoka,[39] Guangzhou,[40] Guilin,[41] Haikou,[42] Hanoi,[43] Hohhot,[44] Huizhou,[45] Jiamusi,[46] Kunming,[47] London–Gatwick,[48] Milan–Malpensa,[49] Munich,[50] Sendai,[51] Shenyang,[52] Shenzhen,[53] Singapore,[54] Taipei–Taoyuan,[55] Tianjin,[56] Tokyo–Narita,[57] Ürümqi,[58] Wenzhou,[59] Xi'an[60] Xilinhot,[61] Xining,[62] Zhanjiang,[63] Zhuhai[64]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[65]
Air India Delhi[66]
Air Macau Macau[67]
Air New Zealand Auckland[68]
Air Serbia Belgrade[69]
AirAsia Kota Kinabalu[70]
Charter: Tawau[71][72]
AirAsia X Kuala Lumpur–International[73]
All Nippon Airways Osaka–Kansai,[74] Tokyo–Haneda,[75] Tokyo–Narita[76]
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth[77]
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon[78]
Aurora Khabarovsk[79]
Austrian Airlines Vienna[80]
Batik Air Malaysia Kuala Lumpur–International (begins 24 June 2026)[81]
Beijing Capital Airlines Lijiang,[82] Xishuangbanna[83]
British Airways London–Heathrow[84]
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong[85]
Cebu Pacific Manila[86]
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu,[87] Chengdu–Tianfu,[88] Yueyang[88]
China Airlines Kaohsiung,[89] Taipei–Taoyuan[90]
China Eastern Airlines Abu Dhabi,[91] Almaty,[92] Altay,[93] Amsterdam,[94] Auckland,[95] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[96] Barcelona,[97] Beijing–Capital,[93] Beijing–Daxing,[98] Brisbane,[99] Buenos Aires–Ezeiza,[100] Busan,[101] Cairo,[102] Cebu,[103] Changbaishan,[104] Chengdu–Shuangliu,[105] Chengdu–Tianfu,[93] Chiang Mai,[106] Chongqing,[107] Colombo–Bandaranaike,[108] Copenhagen,[109] Daegu,[110] Dali,[111] Dalian,[112] Daqing,[113] Dazhou,[114] Delhi,[115] Denpasar,[116] Dubai–International,[117] Frankfurt,[118] Fukuoka,[119] Fuyang,[120] Fuzhou,[121] Ganzhou,[122] Geneva,[123] Guangzhou,[93] Guilin,[124] Guiyang,[125] Haikou,[93] Hanamaki,[126] Hanoi,[127] Hangzhou,[128] Harbin,[129] Hefei,[130] Helsinki,[131] Hiroshima,[132] Ho Chi Minh City,[133] Hohhot,[134] Hong Kong,[85] Huizhou,[45] Istanbul,[95] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta,[135] Jeju,[136] Jiamusi,[137] Jiayuguan,[138] Jieyang,[139] Jinan,[140] Jinggangshan,[141] Jingzhou,[142] Kagoshima,[143][144] Karamay,[145] Kazan,[146] Komatsu (resumes 23 October 2026),[147] Korla,[148] Kuala Lumpur–International,[149] Kunming,[150] Lanzhou,[151] Lijiang,[152] Lincang,[93] Lishui,[153] London–Gatwick,[154] London–Heathrow,[95] Los Angeles,[155] Macau,[156] Madrid,[95] Malé,[157] Mangshi,[158] Manila,[159] Melbourne,[95] Milan–Malpensa,[160] Moscow–Sheremetyevo,[95][161] Nagasaki,[162] Nagoya–Centrair,[163] Naha,[164] Nanchang,[165] Nanchong,[166] Nanjing,[167] Nanning,[168] New York–JFK,[169] Ordos,[170] Osaka–Kansai,[171] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[172] Penang,[173] Phnom Penh,[174] Phuket,[175] Qingdao,[176] Qionghai,[177] Qiqihar,[178] Quanzhou,[179] Riyadh,[180] Rome–Fiumicino,[181] Ruijin,[182] Saint Petersburg,[183] San Francisco,[184] Sanya,[185] Sapporo–Chitose,[186] Seoul–Incheon,[187] Shenyang,[188] Shenzhen,[189] Shijiazhuang,[170] Singapore,[190] Stockholm–Arlanda (resumes 22 June 2026),[191] Sydney–Kingsford Smith,[95] Taipei–Taoyuan,[192] Tashkent,[193] Tbilisi (begins 15 July 2026),[194] Tianjin,[195] Tokyo–Haneda,[196] Tokyo–Narita,[197] Toronto–Pearson,[198] Ürümqi,[199] Vancouver,[200] Venice,[201][202] Vientiane,[203] Wenzhou,[204] Wuhan,[205] Xi'an,[206] Xiamen,[207] Xining,[62] Xinyang,[105] Xishuangbanna,[208] Yan'an,[209] Yantai,[210] Yinchuan,[211] Yiwu,[212] Zhanjiang,[213] Zhengzhou,[214] Zhuhai,[64] Zunyi–Maotai,[215] Zunyi–Xinzhou,[216] Zurich (begins 18 June 2026)[217]
Seasonal: Adelaide (begins 20 June 2026)[218]
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[219] Changchun,[220] Changsha,[221] Chengdu–Tianfu,[222] Chongqing,[223] Dandong,[224] Guangzhou,[225] Haikou,[226] Ho Chi Minh City,[227] Jieyang,[228] Kunming,[229] Nanning,[230] Nanyang,[231] Qingdao,[232] Sanya,[233] Shenyang,[234] Seoul–Incheon,[235] Tokyo–Narita,[236] Ürümqi,[237] Wuhan,[238] Zhengzhou,[239] Zhuhai[240]
China United Airlines Baicheng,[241] Beijing–Daxing,[242] Foshan,[243] Hailar,[244] Huizhou[245]
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing[246][247]
Delta Air Lines Detroit,[248] Los Angeles,[249] Seattle/Tacoma[250]
Donghai Airlines Shenzhen[251]
Eastar Jet Jeju,[252] Seoul–Incheon[253][254]
Egyptair Cairo[255]
Emirates Dubai–International[256]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa[257]
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi (resumes 1 October 2026)[258]
EVA Air Kaohsiung,[89] Taipei–Taoyuan[90]
Finnair Helsinki[259]
Garuda Indonesia Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta[260]
Gulf Air Bahrain[261]
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital,[262] Brussels,[263] Changsha,[264] Chengdu–Tianfu,[265] Chongqing,[266] Guangzhou,[267] Haikou,[268] Sanya,[269] Shenzhen,[270] Xi'an[271]
Hebei Airlines Shijiazhuang[272]
Himalaya Airlines Kathmandu[273]
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong[85]
IndiGo Kolkata [274]
Japan Airlines Osaka–Kansai,[275] Tokyo–Haneda,[276] Tokyo–Narita[277]
Jeju Air Busan[278]
Jetstar Japan Tokyo–Narita[279]
Juneyao Air Athens,[280] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[281] Beijing–Daxing,[282] Bijie,[283] Brussels,[284] Changchun,[285] Changsha,[286] Chengdu–Tianfu,[287] Chifeng,[288] Chongqing,[289] Denpasar,[290] Fukuoka,[291] Fuzhou,[292] Guangzhou,[293] Guilin,[41] Haikou,[294] Hanoi,[295] Helsinki[296] Ho Chi Minh City,[295] Hong Kong,[297] Hohhot,[298] Huizhou,[45] Jeju,[299] Kaohsiung,[300] Kobe,[301] Kuala Lumpur–International,[302] Lanzhou,[303] Lijiang,[304] Longnan,[305] Manchester,[284] Melbourne,[306] Nagoya–Centrair,[307] Nanning,[308] Osaka–Kansai,[309] Penang,[310] Qingdao,[311] Qingyang,[312] Sanya,[313] Sapporo–Chitose,[314] Shenyang,[315] Shenzhen,[316] Shuozhou,[317] Singapore,[318] Sydney–Kingsford Smith,[306] Taipei–Taoyuan,[319] Tawau,[320][321] Tokyo–Haneda,[322] Tokyo–Narita,[323] Tongren,[324] Ulanhot,[325] Ürümqi,[326] Vladivostok,[327] Wuhan,[328] Xiamen,[329] Xishuangbanna,[330] Yingkou,[331] Yulin (Guangxi),[332] Yulin (Shaanxi),[333] Zhengzhou[334]
KLM Amsterdam[335]
Korean Air Busan,[336][337] Seoul–Incheon[78]
Kunming Airlines Kunming[338]
Lao Airlines Vientiane[339][340]
Loong Air Aksu,[341] Chengdu–Tianfu,[342] Yinchuan[341]
Lucky Air Xishuangbanna[343]
Lufthansa Frankfurt,[344] Munich[345]
Mahan Air Tehran–Imam Khomeini[346]
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International[347]
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Ulaanbaatar[348]
Peach Osaka–Kansai,[349] Tokyo–Haneda[350]
Philippine Airlines Manila[351]
Qatar Airways Doha[352]
Qingdao Airlines Qingdao[353]
Rossiya Airlines Vladivostok[354]
S7 Airlines Irkutsk,[355] Novosibirsk,[356] Vladivostok[357]
SCAT Airlines Şymkent[358]
Shandong Airlines Qingdao[359]
Shanghai Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[360] Baotou,[361] Budapest,[362] Busan,[363] Casablanca,[364] Changchun,[365] Changsha,[366] Chengdu–Tianfu,[105] Chongqing,[105] Fukuoka,[367] Guangzhou,[368] Guilin,[41] Haikou,[369] Hengyang,[370] Hong Kong,[371] Jieyang,[372] Kota Kinabalu,[373] Kuala Lumpur–International,[374] Lanzhou,[375] Marseille,[376] Mianyang,[377] Mudanjiang,[378] Nagoya–Centrair,[379] Nanning,[380] Ningbo,[381] Osaka–Kansai,[382] Penang,[383] Phuket,[384] Sanya,[385] Shenyang,[386] Shiyan,[387] Tianjin,[388] Tokyo–Haneda,[389] Ürümqi,[390] Weihai,[391] Wenzhou,[392] Wuzhou,[393] Xiamen,[394] Xining,[62] Zhengzhou,[395] Zhuhai[396]
Shenzhen Airlines Guangzhou,[397] Shenzhen[398]
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu,[399] Chengdu–Tianfu,[400] Chongqing,[401] Ürümqi,[402] Xi'an[403]
Singapore Airlines Singapore[404]
Sky Angkor Airlines Phnom Penh[405]
Spring Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[406] Busan,[407] Changchun,[408] Chiang Mai,[409] Chongqing,[410] Dongying,[411] Enshi,[412] Fukuoka,[413] Hanoi,[414] Heze,[415] Ho Chi Minh City,[416] Jeju,[417] Kaohsiung,[418][419] Kuala Lumpur–International,[420] Lanzhou,[421] Lijiang,[422] Macau,[423] Mianyang,[424] Mohe,[425] Naha,[426] Osaka–Kansai,[427] Penang,[428] Phnom Penh,[429] Sanya,[430] Sapporo–Chitose,[431] Shenyang,[432] Shihezi,[433] Singapore,[434] Songyuan,[435] Takamatsu,[436] Tokyo–Haneda,[437] Tokyo–Narita,[438] Ulaanbaatar,[439] Xishuangbanna,[440] Zunyi–Xinzhou[441]
Seasonal: Kota Kinabalu[442][443]
Spring Japan Tokyo–Narita[444]
Suparna Airlines Anyang,[445] Chongqing,[446] Guiyang,[447] Haikou,[447] Hami,[60] Harbin,[447] Langzhong,[448] Luoyang,[447] Qingdao,[448] Quanzhou,[449] Sanya,[450] Shenyang,[451] Shenzhen,[452] Xingtai,[447] Zhuhai[453]
Swiss International Air Lines Zurich[454]
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang[455]
Thai AirAsia X Bangkok–Don Mueang[456][457]
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[456]
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang[456]
Thai VietJet Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[456]
Tianjin Airlines Dalian,[458] Tianjin,[459] Weihai[458]
Tibet Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu[460]
TransNusa Charter: Manado[461]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[462]
United Airlines Los Angeles,[463] San Francisco[464]
Urumqi Air Ürümqi,[465] Yutian[465]
VietJet Air Hanoi,[466][467] Ho Chi Minh City[468][469]
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi,[466] Ho Chi Minh City[468]
West Air Chongqing[470]
XiamenAir Beijing–Daxing,[471] Shenyang,[472] Tianjin,[473] Yinchuan[211]
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Statistics

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Annual traffic statistics at Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Year Passengers % change Aircraft movements Cargo (tons)
2006[474] 26,788,586231,994
2007[475] 28,920,432Increase8.0%253,5322,559,098
2008[475] 28,235,691Decrease2.4%265,7352,603,027
2009[476] 31,921,009Increase13.1%287,9162,543,394
2010[477] 40,578,621Increase27.1%332,1263,228,081
2011[478] 41,447,730Increase2.1%344,0863,085,268
2012[479] 44,880,164Increase8.3%361,7202,938,157
2013[480] 47,189,849Increase5.1%371,1902,928,527
2014[481] 51,687,894Increase9.5%402,1053,181,654
2015 60,098,073Increase16.3%449,1713,275,231
2016[482] 66,002,414Increase9.8%479,9023,440,280
2017[483] 70,001,237 Increase6.1%496,7743,835,600
2018[484] 74,006,331 Increase5.7%504,7943,768,573
2019 76,153,455 Increase2.9%581,8483,624,230
2020 30,476,531 Decrease59.9%325,6783,686,627
2021 32,206,814 Increase5.6%349,5243,982,616
2022[485] 14,178,385 Decrease56.0% 204,378 3,117,215.6
2023[486] 54,496,397 Increase285.2% 433,867 3,440,084.3
2024[487] 76,787,039 Increase41.0% 528,074 3,778,331.0
2025[488] 84,994,548 Increase10.7% 557,043 4,091,940.9
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Ground transportation

Rail transit

The Airport Link Line of Shanghai Suburban Railway commenced operation on 27 December 2024.[489]

High-speed rail

The airport will be directly linked to Shanghai East railway station in 2027.[490]

Accidents and incidents

See also

Notes

  1. The runway is used exclusively for test flights for the Comac C919 and is not regularly used for commercial, civil aviation operations.

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