Shanghai Pudong International Airport
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| Shanghai Pudong International Airport 上海浦东国际机场 Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng | |||
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| IATA: PVG – ICAO: ZSPD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Shanghai Airport Authority | ||
| Location | Shanghai | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 12,467 | 3,800 | Concrete |
| 17/35 | 13,123 | 4,000 | Concrete |
| 35/17 | 11,155 | 3,400 | (Opens 2008) |
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) (SSE: 600009) (Simplified Chinese上海浦东国际机场, Traditional Chinese 上海浦東國際機場, pinyin Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng) is an airport located in the eastern part of Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is a major international gateway into China and East Asia, handling 17.15 million passengers on international flights in 2006, surpassing Beijing Capital International Airport's 12.6 million international passengers[1]. It is currently the sixth-busiest air freight hub and the 28th busiest in international passenger traffic. The airport is the main hub for China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines. It is also a major International hub for Air China. United Parcel Service will open a hub at the airport in 2008. [2] Shanghai Pudong International Airport operates around-the-clock depending upon its passenger or logistics. [3] because of this, it is one of the only few airports along with Hong Kong International Airport to operate round the clock. The Top international destinations from Shanghai are Frankfurt, Chicago, Paris and Sydney.
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[edit] History and early development
Before the opening of Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport used to be main airport of Shanghai. During the 1990's, the expansion of Hongqiao was impossible when the city grew and surrounded Hongqiao. So then the government had to look for an alternative for Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to take almost all of its international flights. A particular place was at the coast of the Pudong development zone to the East of Shanghai.
The airport opened on October 1, 1999, replacing Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport as Shanghai's international airport and taking over all of its international flights, including regional flights to Hong Kong and Macau. However, limited international services resumed at Hongqiao at October 2007 with flights to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and in November, flights to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. A second identical runway was opened on March 17, 2005, the third runway set to become operational in the 4th quarter of 2007 and a fourth runway in planning stage. Construction of the second terminal is complete and scheduled to open by March 2008. The third terminal is currently at planning stage. The long-term plan calls for a total of three terminals, two satellite halls and five parallel runways, for a final capacity of 100 million passengers per year.
[edit] Traffic and expansion
The airport was largely funded by a 40 billion yen (~400 million USD) grant from Japan. In 2004, the airport handled nearly 500 flights per day, carrying more than 21 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, construction of the 2nd phase took place during December 2005 and Pudong is scheduled to open the terminal 2, 3rd runway and the West cargo terminal before the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics[2]. It is located behind Terminal 1, the only terminal at this time for an additional capacity of 40 million passengers a year. The phase two will have Pudong a capacity of 60 million passengers and 4.2 tonnes of Cargo and mail annually. However, Star Alliance reports that Terminal 2 will be operational in March 2008, the same time as the Beijing's new terminal 3. Later, a transportation center will be added to connect passengers between Terminal 1 and 2.
Upon Air China and Shanghai Airlines joining Star Alliance, it is reported that both airlines will dedicate terminal 2 to its Star Alliance partners.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is ranked 6th busiest in terms of cargo traffic, and 28th in terms of in international passenger traffic. It is also ranked 40th in Passenger traffic, carrying 26,790,826 passengers in and out of the airport. It is 8th busiest airport in Asia in passenger traffic.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport had recently experienced massive increases, thus never falling below a 10% growth rate of cargo. From 2002 - 2003, it had seen near double growth of cargo traffic; 87.3% in that period. From 2002 - 2006, it has rose from 26th place to 6th place in cargo traffic, with cargo traffic tripling since 2002. In 2006, it had a growth rate of 16.8% while Narita (Tokyo) experienced a -0.5% decrease and Incheon with an 8.7% increase. It may surpass Narita International Airport within a few years and Incheon International Airport to become 4th place in cargo and later Hong Kong International Airport, which is the busiest cargo hub in Asia and 2nd largest in the world. Complementing that, UPS and DHL will be adding hubs in the next few years and therefore, Pudong will become the first airport to have two international cargo express hubs.
The next ambitious expansion, includes the addition of the 4th and 5th runways, a Satellite concourse, larger than the size of both of the current terminals combined and additional cargo terminals will expand the size of Pudong International Airport. Land reclamation will be included for the 5th runway and some of the cargo terminals. Because of this, a large amount of money will be needed in the future to cope with the demand. This next ambition will be completed by 2015 and will become one of the world-class airports in the world. It will become one of the worlds largest airports by land size.
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.
[edit] Re-arranging Airlines in Spring 2008
- Terminal 1: Skyteam and Oneworld, China Eastern Airlines International flights, other Domestic flights
Aeroflot, Aeromexico, Aerosvit, Air Berlin, Air France, Alitalia, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific, China Eastern Airlines (International), China Southern Airlines (International), Chongqing Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Emirates Airline, Finnair, Garuda Indonesia, Hainan Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Mexicana, Nepal Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Transaero Airlines, Virgin Atlantic.
- Terminal 2: Star Alliance, all Air China and Shanghai Airlines flights, China Eastern and China Southern Domestic flights
Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines (Domestic), China Southern Airlines (Domestic), Lufthansa, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] International passenger flights
All flights to Hong Kong and Macau are under this section, as flights to these destinations are treated as international flights.
- Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)[4]
- Aeromexico (Tijuana, Mexico City) [starts April 2008]
- Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
- Afriqiyah Airways (Tripoli) [planned]
- Air Berlin (Düsseldorf) [begins May 2]
- Air Canada (Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
- Air China (Frankfurt, Fukuoka, London-Heathrow, Melbourne, Milan-Malpensa, Nagoya-Centrair, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumicino, San Francisco [begins March 2009][5], Sendai, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita)
- Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air India (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Mumbai, New Delhi)
- Air Macau (Macau)
- Air New Zealand (Auckland)
- Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa)
- All Nippon Airways (Nagoya-Centrair, Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita)
- American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
- Asiana Airlines (Daegu, Jeju, Seoul-Incheon)
- British Airways (London-Heathrow)
- Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
- Dragonair (Hong Kong)
- Cebu Pacific (Manila)
- China Eastern Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane [seasonal] [6], Busan, Cebu, Cheongju, Daegu, Delhi, Denpasar/Bali [seasonal], Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gwangju, Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Jeju, Johannesburg, Kagoshima, Kalibo, Komatsu, Kuala Lumpur, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Male, Mandalay, Matsuyama, Melbourne, Moscow-Domodedovo,[4] Nagasaki, Nagoya-Centrair, New York-JFK, Niigata, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phuket, Saipan [charter, resumes January 11 [7]], Sapporo-Chitose, Seoul-Incheon, Siem Reap, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Vancouver, Vientiane)
- China Southern Airlines (Cebu, Kitakyushu, Seoul-Incheon)
- Continental Airlines (Newark) [begins March 2009]
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) [begins March 30]
- Emirates (Dubai)
- Finnair (Helsinki)
- Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta, Singapore)
- Iberia (Madrid) (planned for 2008)
- Japan Airlines (Fukuoka, Osaka-Kansai, Nagoya-Centrair, Tokyo-Narita)
- Jet Airways (Delhi, Mumbai, San Francisco) [begins February 2008]
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
- Korean Air (Busan, Cheongju, Gwangju, Seoul-Incheon)
- Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Munich)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
- Nepal Airlines (Kathmandu)
- Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Tokyo-Narita)
- Philippine Airlines (Manila)
- Qantas (Melbourne [begins March 11][8], Sydney)
- Qatar Airways (Doha, Seoul-Incheon)
- Royal Brunei Airlines (Bandar Seri Begawan)
- Shanghai Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Busan, Denpasar/Bali (Seasonal), Hamburg [begins 2008], Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Los Angeles [begins 2009], Macau , Male, Osaka-Kansai, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Seattle/Tacoma [begins 2009] [3], Seoul-Incheon, Toyama, Vienna [begins 2008], Zurich [begins 2008])
- Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
- Swiss International Air Lines (Zurich) [begins March 30]
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- Transaero Airlines (St. Petersburg)[4]
- Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
- United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, San Francisco)
- Virgin Atlantic Airways (London-Heathrow)
In addition, China Airlines, EVA Air and Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) have operated special flights during Chinese New Year - the Cross-strait Charter on Lunar 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] Domestic passenger flights
- Air China (Beihai, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Yantai)
- China Eastern Airlines (Baoshan, Beihei, Beijing, Changchun, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Dayong, Diqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Huangshan, Huangyan, Jinan, Jingyong, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Lijiang City, Lincang, Longyan, Luxi, Luzhou, Mian Yang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Simao, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tunxi, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuyishan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Xining, Xuzhou, Yanji, Yantai, Yibin, Yinchuan, Zhangjiajie, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou, Zhoushan, Zhuhai)
- China Southern Airlines (Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Harbin, Qiqihar, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie, Zhuhai)
- Chongqing Airlines (Chongqing)
- Hainan Airlines (Haikou)
- Shanghai Airlines (Beijing, Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Harbin, Jinzhou, Qingdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tunxi, Weihai, Xiangfan, Yantai)
- Shenzhen Airlines (Shenzhen)
- Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu, Chongqing)
[edit] Cargo airlines
- Aeroflot-Cargo (Novosibirsk)[4]
- Air China Cargo (Los Angeles, Portland (OR))
- Air France Cargo (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air Hong Kong
- AirBridgeCargo Airlines (Krasnoyarsk)[4]
- Alitalia Cargo (Milan-Malpensa)
- ANA & JP Express
- Atlas Air (Chicago-O'Hare, Frankfurt-Hahn, Honolulu, Melbourne, New York-JFK, Sydney)
- Cargolux
- Cathay Pacific Cargo (Hong Kong)
- Dragonair (Hong Kong)
- China Cargo Airlines
- China Southern Airlines
- El Al Cargo (Tel Aviv)
- Emirates SkyCargo (Dubai)
- FedEx Express
- Great Wall Airlines (Manchester) [9]
- JAL Cargo (Tokyo-Narita)
- KLM Cargo (Amsterdam)
- Malaysia Airlines Kargo (Kuala Lumpur)
- Nippon Cargo Airlines (Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita)
- NWA Cargo
- Polar Air Cargo
- SAS Cargo Group (Beijing, Copenhagen)
- Shanghai Airlines Cargo
- Singapore Airlines Cargo (Los Angeles, Singapore)
- TNT Airways
- United Parcel Service
- Volga-Dnepr (Abakan)[4]
- Yangtze River Express
[edit] Former Users
- Air Europa (Madrid)
- Air Plus Comet (Madrid)
- Austrian Airlines (Vienna) [Suspended due to restructuring]
- Ansett Australia (Sydney) [Ceased operations]
- Kenya Airways (Dubai, Nairobi)
- LTU (Dusseldorf)
[edit] Incidents
- On January 30,2006, the nose gear of a Cargolux Boeing 747-400F collapsed while parked on the cargo apron.[10]
- On May 13,2006, A China Eastern Airbus Industries A340-600, flight 5042 from Seoul to Shanghai suffered a tire burst on all of its main landing gears. None of the 232 passengers were hurt.[4]
- On November 19,2006, An Air Canada Boeing 767-300 flight 38 encountered turbulence en route to Vancouver from Shanghai. Four cabin members were hurt. The plane safely landed in Tokyo's Narita International Airport. This incident occurred just after a domestic Japan Airlines Boeing 777 flight 1348 experienced turbulence which landed safely in Tokyo's Haneda Airport.[5]
- On July 19,2007, United Airlines Flight 858 encountered a stowaway at San Francisco International Airport arriving from Shanghai Pudong International.
[edit] Transportation links
Transrapid constructed the first commercial high-speed 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. A transportation center will be built in Phase 3, and to become operational in 2015.
[edit] Photo gallery
Shanghai Pudong International Airport 1.jpg
Airport Exterior |
The express way, Pudong International Airport, Shanghai.jpg
The expressway goes into the airport |
A maglev train coming out, Pudong International Airport, Shanghai.jpg
A Maglev train is coming out |
Air New Zealand 777 in Shanghai.JPG
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Air-china-A340.JPG
Air China Airbus A340 about to take off at Shanghai Pudong Airport |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Pudong airport has most passengers from abroad (The Business Times: January 9 2007)
- ^ Airliner World June 2007
- ^ http://www.shanghaiairport.com/en/pd.jsp?categoryId=OUT_CON_B0030
- ^ a b c d e f (Russian) Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Air Traffic Management Corporation", Summer Air Traffic Schedule 25.03.2007 - 27.10.2007 (Airports - Russian international), 29 May 2007, p. 74-75
- ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=ayKziNsynIMw&refer=canada
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/Qld-to-get-more-Chinese-Mideast-flights/2007/06/29/1182624119255.html
- ^ Marianas Variety, 2007-12-17, Shanghai-Saipan flights to resume
- ^ http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/publicaffairs/details?ArticleID=2007/may07/Q3591
- ^ http://www.uk-airport-news.info/manchester-airport-news-080907.htm
- ^ [1]
[edit] External links
- Shanghai Airport website
- Airport information for ZSPD at World Aero Data
- Airliners.Net photos of Shanghai Pudong International Airport
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