Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Pudong International Airport is located in the east of Shanghai, covering an area of 40 km2, about 30 km away from the city center, and about 40 km away from Hongqiao International Airport. Project Phase I of Pudong Inter- national Airport started officially in Oct. 1997 and completed in Sep. 1999. Project Phase I has one 4E South-north runway (4000m×60m), two parallel taxiways, 800,000 m2 apron, seventy-six aircraft positions, 50,000m2 cargo warehouse, and also equipped with the system of navigation, communication, surveillance, weathering and logistics service etc. It is capable of providing 24-hour round service.

The terminal building of Pudong International Airport is composed of two parts, i.e. main building and long terminal concourse, both 3-storey structured, and connected by two passages. The building covers an area about 280,000 m2, with thirteen conveying luggage belts and twenty-eight boarding bridges; the area of food & drinks facilities and other leasing service facilities reaches 60,000 m2.

Currently, Pudong International Airport has accommodated an average aircraft movements over 400 times per day, already accounting for approx. 60% of the total aircraft movements of Shanghai. And it is serving for about 50 domestic and foreign airlines, connecting with over 90 international and regional destinations and 60 domestic destinations.

Main Facilities

1st runway 4000 × 60M 4E class

2nd runway 3800 × 60M 4F class

Terminal 1 278000 square meters

Boarding bridges 28

Parking positions 127

Tarmac 1.49 million square meters

Check-in counters 204

**the 3rd runway, 2nd terminal building and west cargo area will be put into operation in 2008.

Airport hours ： 24/7

Instrument Landing System ： bidirectional and category Ⅱ