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Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, and a major aviation hub for Asia. The city's other major airport, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights. Located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city centre, Pudong Airport occupies a 10,000-acre (40 km2) site adjacent to the coastline in eastern Pudong. The airport is operated by Shanghai Airport Authority (Chinese: 上海机场集团有限公司, SSE: 600009).
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport 上海浦东国际机场 Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Shanghai Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Shanghai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Pudong New Area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°08′36″N 121°48′19″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 上海浦東國際機場 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 上海浦东国际机场 | ||||||||
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The airport is the main hub for China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, and a major international hub for Air China. It is also the hub for privately owned Juneyao Airlines and Spring Airlines, and an Asian-Pacific cargo hub for UPS[4] and DHL. The DHL hub, opened in July 2012, is said to be the biggest express hub in Asia.[5]
Pudong Airport has two main passenger terminals, flanked on both sides by three parallel runways. A third passenger terminal is planned for 2015, in addition to a satellite terminal and two additional runways, raising its annual capacity from 60 million passengers to 80 million, along with the ability to handle six million tonnes of freight.[6]
Pudong Airport is a fast-growing hub for both passenger and cargo traffic. With 3,227,914 metric tonnes handled in 2010, the airport is the world's third busiest airport by cargo traffic. Pudong Airport also served a total of 51,651,800 passengers in 2014, making it the third busiest airport in mainland China and the 19th busiest in the world. As of December 2011, Pudong Airport hosted 87 airlines serving 194 destinations.[7]
Shanghai Pudong is the busiest international hub in mainland China, ranking 22nd globally in terms of international traffic.[8] About half of its total passenger traffic is international.[9]
Pudong Airport is connected to the city's urban rail network through Metro Line 2 and the Shanghai Maglev Train. The airport is open 24 hours a day.