Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport 上海虹桥国际机场
Aerial image of ZSSS and CR Hongqiao station (2024)
IATA: SHA ICAO: ZSSS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Shanghai Airport Authority
Serves	Shanghai
Location	Changning and Minhang districts, Shanghai, China
Opened	8 July 1929; 95 years ago (1929-07-08)
Hub for	China Eastern Airlines Juneyao Air Shanghai Airlines
Operating base for	Spring Airlines
Elevation AMSL	3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates	31°11′53″N 121°20′11″E / 31.19806°N 121.33639°E / 31.19806; 121.33639
Website	www.shairport.com/enhq/index.html
Maps
CAAC airport chart
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18L/36R 3,400 11,155 Asphalt 18R/36L 3,300 10,827 Concrete
Statistics (2023[1])
Passengers 42,492,745 Aircraft movements 266,813 Tonnes of cargo 363,218.7

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (IATA: SHA, ICAO: ZSSS) is one of two international airports of Shanghai, the largest city by population in China, and a significant airline hub of the country. Hongqiao Airport mainly serves domestic and regional flights, although the airport also serves selected international flights (mainly to Seoul–Gimpo, Taipei–Songshan and Tokyo–Haneda). The airport is located near the town of Hongqiao in the outskirts of Changning and Minhang districts, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of downtown, and is closer to the city center than the area's primary international airport, Shanghai–Pudong.

Hongqiao Airport is the corporate headquarters and a major hub for China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and Juneyao Air, as well as a major hub for Spring Airlines. In 2016, Hongqiao Airport handled 40,460,135 passengers, making it the 7th busiest airport in China and the 43rd busiest in the world.^[2] By the end of 2011, Hongqiao Airport hosted 22 airlines serving 82 scheduled passenger destinations.^[3] Shanghai Hongqiao Airport was also certified with the Skytrax 5-Star Airport Rating for facilities, terminal comfort and cleanliness, shopping, food & beverages, and staff service in 2019.^[4]

Hongqiao Airport served as Shanghai's primary airport until the completion of Pudong International Airport on 1 October 1999, when most international flights were gradually moved to Pudong.