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Shanghai Pudong International Airport




  IATA PVG
  ICAO ZSPD
  Type public
  Run By
  Opened September , 1999
  Closest Town Shanghai, China
  Distance From Town Mile s ( Kilometer s)
  Elevation Ft 49
  Elevation M 15


  Runway Angle 17L/35R
  Runway Length F 13,123
  Runway Length M 4,000
  Runway Surface Paved


  Runway Angle 17R/35L
  Runway Length F 13,123
  Runway Length M 4,000
  Runway Surface Paved


Pudong International Airport () 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 . A second terminal is under construction and scheduled for completion by 2007 . The long-term plan calls for a total of four terminals and four parallel runways, for a final capacity of 80 million passengers per year.

Transrapid (a German Maglev company, which has a test track in Emsland , Germany), 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 430 km/h and a track length of 30 km.

The airport was largely funded by a 40 billion yen grant from Japan . In 2004, the airport handled nearly 500 flights per day, carrying more than 35 million passengers per year.

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 first and only terminal right now.

In 2005, Continental Airlines plans to commence service from Newark to Shanghai starting March 2007 pending Chinese government approval.


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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 (on Taiwan ).


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