AirportsShanghai Pudong International Airport is a large airport serving Shanghai (Pudong), in Shanghai Municipality, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PVG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PVG
- ICAO code
- ZSPD
- City
- Shanghai (Pudong)
- State or region
- Shanghai Municipality
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.1434° N, 121.8050° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 5
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PVG means Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZSPD. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.1434° N, 121.8050° E. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Shanghai Pudong International Airport has 5 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 16L/34R | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 15/33 | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 3,400 m 11,154 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Hongqiao International AirportShanghai (Minhang) | SHA | 45 km |
| Jiaxing Nanhu AirportXiuzhou, Hangzhou | JNH | 120 km |
| Nantong Xingdong International AirportNantong (Tongzhou) | NTG | 130 km |
| Sunan Shuofang International AirportWuxi | WUX | 136 km |
| Zhoushan Putuoshan International AirportZhoushan | HSN | 145 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,293 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,064 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,448 km | 8 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,241 km | 11 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,874 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,415 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,806 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,738 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,865 km | 10 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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