AirportsShanghai Hongqiao International Airport is a large airport serving Shanghai (Minhang), in Shanghai Municipality, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SHA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SHA
- ICAO code
- ZSSS
- City
- Shanghai (Minhang)
- State or region
- Shanghai Municipality
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.1981° N, 121.3343° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,154 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SHA means Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZSSS. 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 31.1981° N, 121.3343° E. It stands 3 metres (10 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 Hongqiao International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,154 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 61.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18L/36R | 3,400 m 11,154 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18R/36L | 3,300 m 10,826 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 Pudong International AirportShanghai (Pudong) | PVG | 45 km |
| Jiaxing Nanhu AirportXiuzhou, Hangzhou | JNH | 85 km |
| Sunan Shuofang International AirportWuxi | WUX | 92 km |
| Nantong Xingdong International AirportNantong (Tongzhou) | NTG | 103 km |
| Hangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportHangzhou | HGH | 138 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,247 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,019 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,403 km | 8 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,212 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,877 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,443 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,787 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,777 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,890 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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