Shanghai Pudong International Airport
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IATA: PVG – ICAO: ZSPD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Shanghai Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Pudong, Shanghai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°08′36″N 121°48′19″E / 31.14333°N 121.80528°ECoordinates: 31°08′36″N 121°48′19″E / 31.14333°N 121.80528°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 上海浦東國際機場 | ||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 上海浦东国际机场 | ||||||||||||
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) is one of the two international airports of Shanghai, and a major aviation hub of China. Pudong Airport mainly serves international flights, while the city's other major airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport mainly serves domestic and regional flights. Located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city centre, 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 (Chinese: 上海机场集团有限公司, SSE: 600009).
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[2] and DHL. The DHL hub, opened in July 2012, is said to be the biggest express hub in Asia.[3]
Pudong Airport has two main passenger terminals, flanked on both sides by four[4] 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.[5]
Pudong Airport is a fast-growing hub for both passenger and cargo traffic. With 3,275,231 metric tonnes handled in 2015, the airport is the world's third busiest airport by cargo traffic. Pudong Airport also served a total of 60,098,073 passengers in 2015, making it the second busiest airport in mainland China and the 13th busiest in the world. As end of 2015, Pudong Airport hosted 100 airlines serving 210 destinations.[6]
Shanghai Pudong is the busiest international hub in mainland China, ranking 22nd globally in terms of international traffic.[7] About half of its total passenger traffic is international.[8]
Pudong Airport is connected to Shanghai Metro Line 2 and the Shanghai Maglev Train via Pudong International Airport Station.
History
Early development
Prior to the establishment of Pudong International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport was the primary airport of Shanghai. During the 1990s, the expansion of Hongqiao Airport to meet growing demand became impossible as the surrounding urban area was developing significantly, and an alternative to assume all international flights had to be sought.
After deliberation, the municipal government decided to adopt the suggestion from Professor Chen Jiyu of East China Normal University, who wrote a letter to the Mayor of Shanghai Xu Kuangdi suggesting that the new airport should be constructed on the tidal flats of the south bank of the Yangtze River estuary, on the coast of the Pudong development zone to the east of Shanghai.
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 (1.67 billion USD), and was opened on October 1, 1999. It covers an area of 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi) and is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from downtown Shanghai. The first phase of the airport has one 4E category runway (4000 m x 60 m) along with two parallel taxiways, an 800,000-square-metre (8,600,000 sq ft) apron, seventy-six aircraft positions and a 50,000 m2 (540,000 sq ft) cargo warehouse.
A second runway was opened on March 17, 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 March 26, 2008, in time for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
Ongoing expansion
In November 2011 Pudong Airport received approval from the national government for a new round of expansion which includes two runways. The 3,800-meter fourth runway, along with an auxiliary taxiway and traffic control facilities, is projected to cost 2.58 billion yuan (USD 403 million). The 3,400-meter fifth runway, along with a new traffic tower, will cost 4.65 billion yuan (USD 726.6 million). Construction was completed in 2015 and has doubled the capacity of the airport.[9][10]
Hongqiao flights
Limited international services resumed at Hongqiao Airport in October 2007 with flights to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda), in November 2007 with flights to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, in June 2010 with flights to Taipei Songshan Airport and in September 2010 with flights to Hong Kong Airport. This is believed to be a major effort to provide convenience to business travelers, a practice already in place between Haneda and Gimpo for years. Hongqiao, Haneda, Gimpo, and Songshan are much closer to their respective metro centers than their newer but remote international gateways Pudong, Narita, Incheon, and Taoyuan.
Composition
The airport has 70 boarding bridges along with 218 parking positions. Four runways are in operation: one 4,000-metre (13,000 ft) runway with 4E rating (capable of accommodating aircraft up to Boeing 747-400) and six taxiways, two 3,800-metre (12,500 ft) runways with 4F rating (capable of accommodating aircraft up to Airbus A380, Boeing 747-8, and Antonov An-225) and four taxiways each, and one 3,400-metre (11,200 ft) runway with 4F rating and six taxiways.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 was opened on October 1, 1999 along with a 4000m runway and including a cargo hub. It was built to handle the demand for traffic and to relieve Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport's traffic. Terminal 1 is shaped like Kansai International Airport's terminal, but it is shorter and with 28 gates, 13 of which are double decker gates. The exterior of the terminal is shaped like waves. The capacity of Terminal 1 is 20 million passengers. It currently has 204 check-in counters, thirteen luggage conveying belts and covering an area of 280,000 square meters.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2, opened on March 26, 2008, along with the third runway, gives a capacity of 60 million passengers and 4.2 million tonnes of cargo annually. Terminal 2 is shaped like the 1st terminal but it has more of a wave shaping, rather than a seagull shape and is slightly larger than Terminal 1. Terminal 2 is primarily used by Air China and other Star Alliance members but may be used by SkyTeam and Oneworld airlines.[11]
Satellite Concourses
An additional satellite concourse facility to provide further gates and terminal space started construction on December 29, 2015 and is expected to be completed in 2019. This project will support 38 million passengers annually through 83 departure gates across two S1 and S2 concourses. These will be connected by an underground automated people mover to the current T1 and T2 terminals.[12]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Ground transportation
Highway
- North: S1 Yingbin Expressway and Huaxia Elevated Road
- South: Shanghai–Jiaxing–Huzhou Expressway and G1501 Shanghai Ring Expressway
Maglev Train
Starting service on January 29, 2004 as the first commercial high-speed maglev railway in the world, Shanghai Maglev Train links Pudong International Airport with Longyang Road Metro Station, where transfer to Line 2 , Line 7,and Line 16 is possible. The 30-km ride from Longyang Road Metro station to Pudong International Airport typically takes less than eight minutes, with the maximum speed reaching 431 km/h. Trains operate every 15 minutes; therefore passengers can expect to arrive in less than 25 minutes, waiting time included.
All cars are equipped with racks and space designated for luggage.
Shanghai Metro Line 2
Shanghai Metro Line 2 also provides service between Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road, Lujiazui, People's Square, and Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai's primary domestic airport. Line 2 is part of the Shanghai Metro system; therefore unlike the Maglev, free in-system transfer to other lines are possible, with ticket prices varying from 3 RMB to 10 RMB.
Prices are substantially lower than the Maglev A casual ride to People's Square, the city centre, typically takes just over one hour. It is wise to allow more than five hours for a safe flight transfer at Hongqiao International Airport using public transportation.
It should further be noted that Line 2 operates in two sections: trains from Pudong International Airport terminate at Guanglan Road, where passengers wishing to travel on change trains across the platform. In addition, not all trains go to Hongqiao International Airport.
Airport buses
Eight airport bus lines serve Pudong International Airport, providing rapid links to various destinations.
Accidents and incidents
- In the morning of November 28, 2009, an Avient McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cargo plane registered to Zimbabwe (registration: Z-BAV) departing for Kyrgyzstan crashed into a warehouse near the runway of the airport due to a tailstrike that caught fire during takeoff and broke into several pieces with seven people on board. Three people died and four were injured.[28][29][30]
Photo gallery
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Airport Exterior
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The S1 Yingbin Expressway goes into the airport
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Interior of Terminal 1
See also
References
- ↑ 2015年全国机场生产统计公报发布. CAAC. 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "UPS Air Operations Facts - UPS Pressroom". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "Deutsche Post DHL targets Asian expansion". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ 4th Pudong runway opens in March | Shanghai Daily
- ↑ Shanghai Airport reports profit growth, despite big investments in massive new facilities at Pudong – China Airlines, Airports and Aviation News. Chinaaviation.aero (2008-03-11). Retrieved on 2011-01-22.
- ↑ 民航局与上海市人民政府在沪签战略合作协议 (in Chinese). Carnoc. 6 April 2012.
- ↑ "Top international routes in China and India. Shanghai Pudong and Delhi dominate". CAPA. September 13, 2011.
- ↑ "From obscurity, Guangzhou and Shanghai Pudong airports move up rankings". CAPA. June 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Shanghai Pudong's fourth and fifth runways receive approval". CAPA. 6 December 2011.
- ↑ "Shanghai airport to double capacity". South China Morning Post. 8 December 2011.
- ↑ Dermot Davitt Shanghai Pudong International Airport begins new era with opening of Terminal Two 26/03/08, Source: The Moodie Report
- ↑ "Shanghai Pudong Airport starts construction world's largest satellite terminal". Shanghai Airport Authority. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- 1 2 "Aeroméxico opens flight Mexico City-Shanghai (in Spanish)". La Jornada. March 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- 1 2 AeroMexico Shanghai Operation Changes from March 2016 | Airline Route
- ↑ "Air China Opens Shanghai – San Jose CA Reservations for mid-June 2016 Launch". Airlineroute. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ Air Leisure المصرية تطلق رحلات بين مصر و الصين خلال الموسم الشتوي - مجلة الطيران العربية
- 1 2 "China Eastern S16 Europe Operation Changes". airlineroute. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ↑ China Eastern to Resume Madrid Service from late-June 2016 | Airline Route
- ↑ 东航将开通哈尔滨—营口—上海航线
- ↑ "China Eastern Suspends Cairns Service from late-Feb 2014". Airlineroute.net. 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "China Eastern Adds Shanghai - Saipan Charter Service in July/August 2014". Airline Route. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- 1 2 "China Southern Adds New Shanghai – Japan Routes in S16". airlineroute. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Tore, Ozgur. "Iberia can't wait long to fly to Shanghai, China". FTN News. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Juneyao Airlines to Launch First Russian Service in June". chinaaviationdaily. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "S7 Airlines opens flights to Shanghai". S7 Airlines. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Ural Airlines / S7 Airlines to Start Novosibirsk – Shanghai Service in S16". airlineroute. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Vietnam Airlines Adds Nha Tang – China Routes in S15". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ Cargo plane crashes at Shanghai airport – Xinhua. Reuters. Retrieved on 2011-01-22.
- ↑ 浦东机场货机坠毁现场浓烟滚滚. Sina. Retrieved on 2011-01-22.
- ↑ "3 Americans killed in Shanghai plane crash". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
External links
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