Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Shanghai Pudong International Airport
PVGZSPD

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Shanghai (Pudong), China · Asia
Asia Asia/Shanghai IVCA 58.8
258direct destinations
87airlines
5runways
4,000 mLongest runway
1999opened

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) is the main international airport 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.

Location

Mapa

31.143°N, 121.805°E · 4 m s. n. m. (13 ft)

General data

CountryChina
CityShanghai (Pudong)
Coordinates31.143°N, 121.805°E
Elevation4 m s. n. m. (13 ft)
Time zoneAsia/Shanghai
Longest runway4,000 m
Opened1999
Direct destinations258

Runways · 5

17L/35R
Length4,000 m13,123 ft
Width60 m197 ft
SurfaceConcrete
Lighted✓
16L/34R
Length3,800 m12,467 ft
Width60 m197 ft
SurfaceConcrete
Lighted✓
16R/34L
Length3,800 m12,467 ft
Width60 m197 ft
SurfaceConcrete
Lighted✓
15/33
Length3,400 m11,155 ft
Width60 m197 ft
SurfaceConcrete
Lighted✓
17R/35L
Length3,400 m11,155 ft
Width60 m197 ft
SurfaceConcrete
Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 12

Tower

118.400TWR02 EAST118.800TWR01 17L/35R124.350TWR03 RWY 17R/35L

Ground

121.650GND WEST121.800GND EAST

Clearance delivery

121.950DEL

ATIS (automatic information)

127.850

Approach

119.750SHANGHAI APP SCTR 2120.300SHANGHAI APP SCTR 1121.300SHAINGHAI APP SCTR 3123.800SHANGHAI APP SCRT 4126.300
Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

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 16 September 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. A second runway was opened on 17 March 2005, 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. 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. 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. 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.

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_pvg,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PVG},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PVG}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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