Pudong International Airport is located in the east of Shanghai, covering an area of 40 km 2 , 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 m 2 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 m 2 , with thirteen conveying luggage belts and twenty-eight boarding bridges; the area of food & drinks facilities and other leasing service facilities reaches 60,000 m 2 .
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 70 international and regional destinations and 60 domestic destinations.
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Hongqiao International Airport is located in the western suburbs of Shanghai, only 13 kilometers away from the city center. For many years, it has always been an alternative name of Shanghai airport. Since 1996, Hongqiao International Airport has consecutively won the first prize among airport group with an annual passenger throughput of over eight million in the “Passengers Poll for Civil Aviation” activities organized by China's civil aviation industry.
Hongqiao International Airport has one runway(3400m * 57.6m ) and one taxiway, about 486,000 m 2 apron and a total of 66 aircraft positions. Its advanced infrastructure facilities and various navigation, communication and security systems can accommodate all kinds of airplanes in the world. After the airport authority successfully transferred international and regional flights from Hongqiao Airport to Pudong Airport, Hongqiao International Airport still keeps the standby capacity for landings of international flights, while accommodating landings and take-offs of domestic flights.
The terminal of Hongqiao International Airport covers an area of 82,000 m 2 , with 15 waiting halls, 18 VIP lounge and 15 luggage-conveying belts. Currently, Hongqiao International Airport accommodates an average of over 300 aircraft movements per day, and safe operation is better guaranteed. |
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