Shanghai Pudong International Airport

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Shanghai Pudong International Airport
上海浦东国际机场
Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīcháng
IATA: PVG - ICAO: ZSPD
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Shanghai Airport Authority
Serves Shanghai
Elevation AMSL 13 ft (4 m)
Coordinates 31°08′36″N, 121°48′19″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 12,467 3,800 Concrete
17/35 13,123 4,000 Concrete

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) (Chinese: 上海浦东国际机场; pinyin: Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīcháng) is an airport located in the eastern part of Pudong district of Shanghai, China.

The airport opened on October 1, 1999, replacing Shanghai Hongqiao Airport as Shanghai's international airport and taking over all of its international flights (including flights to Hong Kong and Macau). A second runway was opened on March 17, 2005 and a third runway is currently under construction. The second terminal is under construction and scheduled for completion by 2007. The long-term plan calls for a total of three terminals, two satellite halls and five parallel runways, for a final capacity of 80 million passengers per year.

Transrapid constructed the first operational maglev railway in the world, from the Pudong International Airport to Long Yang Road Metro station. It was inaugurated in 2002. It has a peak speed of 431 km/h and a track length of 30 km.

The airport was largely funded by a 40 billion yen (~350 million USD) grant from Japan. In 2004, the airport handled nearly 500 flights per day, carrying more than 20 million passengers per year in and out of China's most populated city.

Since Pudong handles many airlines at rush hour times, most planes have to park on the apron. In order to solve this problem, Pudong is building Terminal 2, which will be located behind the Terminal 1, the only terminal at this time.

Recently, China Southern Airlines stated that Shanghai Pudong International Airport will be home to its five Airbus A380s, however there is no statement if China Southern Airlines will have a hub in Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

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[edit] Airlines and destinations

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Interior) September 2004
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Interior) September 2004
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Interior)
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Interior)

In addition, China Airlines, EVA Air and Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) have operated special flights during Chinese New Year to Taipei and UNI Air to Kaohsiung. These flights are part of the Three Links between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (or Taiwan).

[edit] Cargo airlines

[edit] Continental Airlines flights to New York City

Recently, Continental Airlines proposed a new route from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai. Stiff competition for United States to China routes has prompted Continental Airlines to start services to Shanghai from the lucrative New York market, where Chinese populations thrive. Currently, the process has slowed dramatically pushing Continental Airlines to react by forming an electronic petition to give Continental the gateway from New York to Shanghai.[2] If the files are approved, Continental would be the second airline to operate the New York to Shanghai route, after China Eastern Airlines launched their December 2006 flights to New York. And Continental would be the third airline to operate directly from the United States to Shanghai and they would be the fourth U.S. carrier to operate flights to Shanghai. Currently, Northwest Airlines is in the race to apply for a U.S.-China route, which to restart nonstop service from Detroit to Shanghai (Northwest had nonstop service from Detroit to Shanghai from 2000-2002).[3] This route is currently served via Tokyo.

[edit] Incidents

[edit] Photo gallery

Airport Exterior

The expressway goes into the airport

A maglev train is coming out

[edit] External links

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