Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Airport exterior
Source: Mintchocicecream at English Wikipedia


IATA: PVG ICAO: ZSPD

Airport type	Public
Operator	Shanghai Airport Authority
Serves	Shanghai
Location	Pudong, Shanghai
Hub for	Passenger Air China China Eastern Airlines China Southern Airlines Juneyao Airlines Shanghai Airlines Spring Airlines Cargo China Cargo Airlines China Southern Cargo DHL Aviation FedEx Express UPS Airlines Suparna Airlines
Focus city for	Hainan Airlines
Elevation AMSL	4 m / 13 ft
Coordinates	31°08′36″N 121°48′19″ECoordinates: 31°08′36″N 121°48′19″E
Website	www.shairport.com/index_enpdjc.html

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) is one of the two international airports in Shanghai and a major aviation hub of East Asia. Pudong Airport mainly serves international flights, while the city’s other major airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport mainly serves domestic and regional flights in East Asia. Located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city center, Pudong Airport occupies a 40-square-kilometre (10,000-acre) site adjacent to the coastline in eastern Pudong. The airport is operated by Shanghai Airport Authority (Chinese: 上海机场集团公司, SSE: 600009).

The airport is the main hub for China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, and a major international hub for Air China, as well as secondary hub for China Southern Airlines. It is also the hub for privately owned Juneyao Airlines and Spring Airlines, and an Asia-Pacific cargo hub for FedEx, UPS and DHL. The DHL hub, opened in July 2012, is reportedly the largest express hub in Asia.

Pudong Airport has two main passenger terminals, flanked on both sides by four operational parallel runways. A third passenger terminal has been planned since 2015, in addition to a satellite terminal and two additional runways, which will raise its annual capacity from 60 million passengers to 80 million, along with the ability to handle six million tons of freight.

Pudong Airport is a fast-growing hub for both passenger and cargo traffic. With 3,703,431 metric tons handled in 2017, the airport is the world’s third-busiest airport by cargo traffic. Pudong Airport also served a total of 74,006,331 passengers in 2018, making it the third-busiest airport in China after Beijing Capital and Hong Kong Airport, fifth-busiest in Asia, and the eighth-busiest in the world. It is also the busiest international gateway of mainland China, with 35.25 million international passengers.[By the end of 2016, Pudong Airport hosted 104 airlines serving more than 210 destinations.

Shanghai Pudong is the busiest international hub in China, and about half of its total passenger traffic is international. Pudong Airport is connected to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport by Shanghai Metro Line 2 and the Shanghai Maglev Train via Pudong International Airport Station. There are also airport buses connecting it with the rest of the city.

Interior of the check-in hall
Source: kallerna

Facilities

The airport has 162 boarding bridges(T1-31 T2-41 Satellite terminal-90) along with 189 remote gates. Four runways are parallel to the terminals (four operational): one 4,000-metre (13,000 ft) runway with 4E rating (capable of accommodating aircraft up to Boeing 747-400) , two 3,800-metre (12,500 ft) runways with 4F rating (capable of accommodating aircraft up to Airbus A380, Boeing 747-8, and Antonov An-225) , and two 3,400-metre (11,200 ft) runways with 4F rating .

Pudong airport currently has four runways. Rwy 35L/17R and Rwy 34R/16L are mostly used for landing while Rwy 35R/17L and Rwy 34L/16R are mostly used for takeoff. Runway 15/33 is not in operation.

Terminal 1

The interior of Terminal 1
Source: WiNG

Terminal 1 was opened on October 1, 1999 along with a 4000-metre runway and a cargo hub. It was built to handle the demand for traffic and to relieve Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport’s traffic. The exterior of Terminal 1 is shaped like a seagull, and has 28 gates, 13 of which are double-decker gates. The capacity of Terminal 1 is 20 million passengers. It currently has 204 check-in counters, thirteen luggage conveying belts and covers an area of 280,000 square metres.

The gates for Terminal 1 is 1–12, 14–32 (linked with jetway), while the remote gates are 200-203 251-258(Domestic), 208-212 213-216(International).

Terminal 2

Interior of Terminal 2
Source: ActivBowser9177

Terminal 2, opened to public and officially opened on March 26, 2008, along with the third runway, is capable of handling 60 million passengers and 4.2 million tons of cargo annually. Terminal 2 is shaped like Terminal 1, although it more closely resembles a wave, and is slightly larger than Terminal 1. Terminal 2 also has more floor areas than Terminal 1. Terminal 2 is primarily used by Air China and other Star Alliance members.

The gates for Terminal 2 are 50–65, 67–79, 80–98 (Note that gates 58–90 are used by both the C gates (used for domestic flights) and the D gates (used for international flights). The gates between gates 65–79 are only odd numbered (65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79). Gates 50–57 and gates 92–98 are used for C gates only. The remote gates for Terminal 2 are C219-C224 for domestic and D228-D232 for international.

Satellite concourses

Construction on an additional satellite concourse facility that could accommodate further gates and terminal space started on December 29, 2015 and was inaugurated in September 2019. It is the largest stand-alone satellite terminal in the world. This project will support 38 million passengers annually through 90 departure gates across two S1 and S2 concourses.Both S1 and S2 are connected together and these will be connected by an underground automated people mover to the current T1 and T2 terminals. Gates for Domestic flights are labelled H in both S1 and S2 terminal,While G is labelled for International flights gates in both S1 and S2 terminal.

The gates for S1 terminal are H101-H147 for domestic flights(remote gates are H501-H502), G101-G108 G114-G123 G133-G147 for international arrivals，G101-G102 G115-G123 G133-G140 for international departures(remote gates are G551-G552).

The gates for S2 terminal are H148-H190 for domestic flights(remote gates are (H601-H602), G148-G145 G166-G177 G183-G190 for international arrivals, G150-G154 G167-G174 G189-G190 for international departures(remote gates are G651-G652)

Gates 101-102 115-123 133-140(S1) 150-154 167-174 189-190(S2) can be used for both international and domestic arrivals and departures,Gates 103-108 114 141-147(S1) 148-149 155 166 175-177 183-190(S2) can be used for both domestic arrivals and departures,but can only be used for international arrivals.Gates 109-113 124-132(S1) 156-165 178-182(S2) can only be used for domestic departures and arrivals.

A380/B747-800 stands

Gates that can accommodate the A380/B747-8 are 24(T1) 71,75(T2) 119,121(S1) 504-507(remote stands near S1,on taxiway L02,between taxiway P3 and south of P2) 168，170，173（S2）

A-CDM implementation

The airport has been using the Airport Collaborative Decision Making system (A-CDM) developed by the aviation data service company VariFlight since January 2017. The system is aimed to improve on-time performance and safety of the airport’s operations. By June 2017, Shanghai Pudong airport recorded 62.7% punctuality rate, which was a 15% increase compared to the same period previous year.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger


Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo
AirAsia X	Kuala Lumpur–International
Air Canada	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Air China	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Fuyuan, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hanoi, Harbin, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Kunming, Lanzhou, London–Heathrow, Milan–Malpensa, Munich, Nagoya–Centrair, Nanning, Osaka–Kansai, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Sendai, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Wenzhou, Xi’an, Xichang, Yinchuan
Air China operated by Dalian Airlines	Dalian
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air India	Delhi, Mumbai
Air Macau	Macau
Air Mauritius	Mauritius
Air New Zealand	Auckland
All Nippon Airways	Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles
Asiana Airlines	Busan, Seoul–Incheon
Austrian Airlines	Vienna
Beijing Capital Airlines	Lijiang
British Airways	London–Heathrow
Cambodia Angkor Air	Phnom Penh, Siem Reap
Cathay Dragon	Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong
Cebu Pacific	Cebu, Kalibo, Manila
Chengdu Airlines	Chengdu
China Airlines	Kaohsiung, Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Amsterdam, Auckland, Baise, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beihai, Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Busan, Cebu, Changchun, Changsha, Chaoyang, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chicago–O’Hare, Chifeng, Chongqing, Clark, Colombo–Bandaranaike, Daegu, Dalian, Datong, Dazhou, Delhi, Denpasar/Bali, Dubai–International, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guangyuan, Guiyang, Hami, Hanamaki,[ Handan, Harbin, Hefei, Heihe, Hiroshima, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu (ends 18 June 2020), Huai’an, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Jeju, Jiagedaqi, Jiamusi, Jieyang, Jinan, Jinggangshan, Jinzhou, Kagoshima, Kathmandu, Komatsu, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Linyi, Liping, Liupanshui, Liuzhou, London–Gatwick, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Lüliang, Luzhou, Macau, Madrid, Malé, Mandalay, Manila, Matsuyama, Melbourne, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Muan, Mudanjiang, Nagasaki, Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanjing, New York–JFK, Niigata, Ningbo, Okayama, Osaka–Kansai, Panzhihua, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Phnom Penh, Qingdao, Qiqihar, Rome–Fiumicino, Saint Petersburg, San Francisco, Sanya, Sapporo–Chitose, Seoul–Incheon, Shennongjia, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shigatse, Shizuoka, Siem Reap, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Tonghua, Tongren, Toronto–Pearson, Urumqi, Vancouver, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi’an, Xichang, Xingyi, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Yangon, Yanji, Yantai, Yibin, Yichang, Yichun (Heilongjiang), Yingkou, Yongzhou, Yuncheng, Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiakou, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou, Zhoushan, Zhuhai, Zunyi–Xinzhou Seasonal: Asahikawa, Brisbane, Stockholm–Arlanda
China Southern Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Changbaishan, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Dalian, Dandong, Daqing, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Ho Chi Minh City, Jiamusi, Jieyang, Kunming, Mangshi, Nagoya–Centrair, Nanning, Nanyang, Osaka–Kansai, Pattaya–U-Tapao, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xining, Yanji, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai Seasonal: Aksu
China Southern Airlines operated by Chongqing Airlines	Chongqing
China United Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Seattle/Tacoma
Donghai Airlines	Quanzhou
Eastar Jet	Cheongju, Jeju, Seoul–Incheon
Emirates	Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa
Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi
EVA Air	Kaohsiung, Taipei–Taoyuan
Finnair	Helsinki
Fuzhou Airlines	Fuzhou
Garuda Indonesia	Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Hainan Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Boston, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hohhot, Seattle/Tacoma, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Weifang, Xi’an
Hebei Airlines	Shijiazhuang
Hong Kong Airlines	Hong Kong
Iberia	Madrid
Japan Airlines	Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita
Jetstar Japan	Tokyo–Narita
Jin Air	Jeju
Juneyao Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Bayannur, Beihai, Cebu, Changbaishan, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhi, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Dalian, Dongying, Fuzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Guyuan, Haikou, Hailar, Hanzhong, Harbin, Helsinki, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Huizhou, Jeju, Jinchang, Kalibo, Kaohsiung, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Linfen, Longyan, Macau, Mianyang, Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Nanning, Osaka–Kansai, Phuket, Qianjiang, Qingdao, Sanming, Sanya, Sapporo–Chitose, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Singapore, Songyuan, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Tongliao, Tongren, Ulanqab, Urumqi, Vladivostok, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi’an, Xiangyang, Xining, Yinchuan, Yonago, Yueyang, Zhangjiajie, Zhangye, Zhengzhou, Zhongwei Seasonal: Irkutsk
KLM	Amsterdam
Korean Air	Busan, Seoul–Incheon
Kunming Airlines	Kunming
Lao Airlines	Vientiane
Lion Air	Denpasar/Bali, Manado
Lucky Air	Kunming
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich
Mahan Air	Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Malaysia Airlines	Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International
NokScoot	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Peach	Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Haneda
Philippine Airlines	Manila
Philippine Airlines operated by PAL Express	Kalibo
Philippines AirAsia	Kalibo, Manila
Qantas	Sydney
Qatar Airways	Doha
Qingdao Airlines	Qingdao
Royal Brunei Airlines	Bandar Seri Begawan
S7 Airlines	Vladivostok Seasonal: Novosibirsk
Scandinavian Airlines	Copenhagen
Shandong Airlines	Harbin, Qingdao, Xiamen, Zhuhai
Shanghai Airlines	Anshan, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Baotou, Budapest, Busan, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Dalian, Denpasar/Bali, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Hengyang, Hong Kong, Jieyang, Jining, Jinzhou, Karamay, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Linfen, Linyi, Macau, Melbourne, Mianyang, Nanning, Ordos, Osaka–Kansai, Phuket, Qinhuangdao, Qionghai, Rizhao, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shenyang, Taipei–Songshan, Tangshan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Haneda, Tongliao, Toyama, Turpan, Urumqi, Wanzhou, Weihai, Wenzhou, Xi’an, Xinzhou, Yichang, Yinchuan, Yuncheng, Zhangjiajie, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou Seasonal: Krabi, Malé
Shenzhen Airlines	Nanchang, Quanzhou, Shenyang, Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu, Chongqing, Harbin, Kunming, Saipan, Sanya, Xi’an
Singapore Airlines	Singapore
Sky Angkor Airlines	Sihanoukville
Spring Airlines	Anshun, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beihai, Changbaishan, Changchun, Changsha, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Dalian, Guilin, Harbin, Hong Kong, Ibaraki, Jeju, Jieyang, Kaohsiung, Kota Kinabalu, Krabi, Lanzhou, Macau, Mianyang, Nagoya–Centrair, Nanning, Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Qingyang, Saga, Sanya, Sapporo–Chitose, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Shiyan, Singapore, Surat Thani, Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Takamatsu, Tianjin, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Yangon, Zhangjiajie
Spring Airlines Japan	Tokyo–Narita
SriLankan Airlines	Colombo–Bandaranaike
Sriwijaya Air	Charter: Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta
Suparna Airlines	Guilin, Guiyang, Harbin, Sanya, Quanzhou, Zhuhai
Swiss International Air Lines	Zürich
Thai AirAsia X	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Airways	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Thai Lion Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang, Phuket
Tianjin Airlines	Dalian, Haikou, Meixian, Tianjin, Weihai
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
T’way Air	Daegu
United Airlines	Chicago–O’Hare (resumes September 8, 2020), Los Angeles (resumes September 8, 2020), Newark (resumes June 4, 2020), San Francisco (resumes June 4, 2020)
Vietnam Airlines	Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang
Virgin Atlantic	London–Heathrow
West Air	Chongqing, Quanzhou
XiamenAir	Dalian, Quanzhou, Tianjin

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Chart
Source: Civil Aviation Administration of China

Cargo


AirBridgeCargo	Amsterdam, Anchorage, Chennai, Chicago–O’Hare, Los Angeles, Moscow–Domodedovo, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Sochi, Yekaterinburg
Air China Cargo	Amsterdam, Anchorage, Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Chicago–O’Hare, Chongqing, Copenhagen, Dallas/Fort Worth, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Liège, New York–JFK, Novosibirsk, Osaka–Kansai, Quito, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Zaragoza, Zhengzhou
ANA Cargo	Naha, Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita
Asiana Cargo	Seoul–Incheon
ASL Airlines Belgium	Chongqing, Liège, Singapore
Cargolux	Luxembourg
Cathay Pacific Cargo	Chengdu, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
China Airlines Cargo	Taipei–Taoyuan
China Cargo Airlines	Amsterdam, Anchorage, Atlanta, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Chengdu, Chicago–O’Hare, Chongqing, Copenhagen, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dhaka, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Milan–Malpensa, Osaka–Kansai, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Seoul–Incheon, Shenzhen, Singapore, St. Louis, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Zaragoza
China Postal Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Osaka–Kansai, Tianjin, Xiamen
China Southern Cargo	Amsterdam, Anchorage, Chicago–O’Hare, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Osaka–Kansai, Vancouver, Vienna, Zhengzhou
DHL Aviation operated by Air Hong Kong	Hong Kong
DHL Aviation operated by AeroLogic	Leipzig/Halle
DHL Aviation operated by Atlas Air	Anchorage, Baku, Dubai–International, Zhengzhou
DHL Aviation operated by Kalitta Air	Anchorage, Chicago–O’Hare
DHL Aviation operated by Polar Air Cargo	Anchorage, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Nagoya–Centrair, Seoul–Incheon, Tokyo–Narita
DHL Aviation operated by Southern Air	Anchorage, Chicago–O’Hare
Emirates SkyCargo	Dubai–Al Maktoum, Kabul
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo	Addis Ababa, Bangalore
Etihad Cargo	Abu Dhabi, Chennai, Delhi, Karachi, Lahore, Mumbai
EVA Air Cargo	Taipei–Taoyuan
FedEx Express	Anchorage, Beijing–Capital, Delhi, Dubai–International, Guangzhou, Manila, Memphis, Oakland, Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita
Hong Kong Airlines Cargo	Hong Kong, Xiamen
Iran Air Cargo	Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Korean Air Cargo	Anchorage, Atlanta, New York–JFK, Seoul–Incheon, Toronto–Pearson
Lufthansa Cargo	Frankfurt, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Seoul–Incheon
MASkargo	Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching, Penang, Sydney
MNG Airlines	Almaty, Istanbul–Atatürk
National Airlines (N8)	Anchorage, Los Angeles
Nippon Cargo Airlines	Tokyo–Narita
Qantas Cargo	Anchorage, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Chicago–O’Hare, Chongqing, New York–JFK, Sydney
Qatar Airways Cargo	Doha
Saudia Cargo	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Jeddah, Riyadh
SF Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Harbin, Shenzhen
Singapore Airlines Cargo	Singapore
Silk Way Airlines	Baku
Suparna Airlines	Aktobe, Anchorage, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Chicago–O’Hare, Chongqing, Dhaka, Guangzhou, Hahn, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Munich, Nagoya–Centrair, Novosibirsk, Osaka–Kansai, Prague, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Singapore, Wuxi
Turkish Airlines	Almaty, Bishkek, Istanbul–Atatürk
UPS Airlines	Anchorage, Cologne, Louisville, Osaka–Kansai, Seoul–Incheon, Tokyo–Narita, Warsaw–Chopin
Uzbekistan Airways	Ostrava (logistic partner EGT Express)
Volga-Dnepr Airlines	Novosibirsk

Ground transportation

Highway

North: S1 Yingbin Expressway and Huaxia Elevated Road
South: Shanghai–Jiaxing–Huzhou Expressway and G1501 Shanghai Ring Expressway

A maglev train departing Pudong airport
Source: Alex Needham (own photography) on en.wikipedia

Maglev train

Maglev ：Starting service on January 29, 2004, as the first commercial high-speed maglev railway in the world, Shanghai Maglev Train links Pudong International Airport with Longyang Road Metro Station, where transfer to Line 2, Line 7, and Line 16 is possible. The 30 km (19 mi) ride from Longyang Road Metro station to Pudong International Airport typically takes less than eight minutes, with the maximum speed reaching 431 km/h (268 mph). Trains operate every 15 minutes; therefore passengers can expect to arrive in less than 25 minutes, waiting time included.

All cars are equipped with racks and space designated for luggage.

Shanghai Metro Line 2

2 ：Shanghai Metro Line 2 also provides service between Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road, Lujiazui, People’s Square, and Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai’s primary domestic airport as well as Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station. Line 2 is part of the Shanghai Metro system; therefore unlike the Maglev, free in-system transfer to other lines are possible.

Prices are substantially lower than the Maglev. A casual ride to People’s Square, the city center, typically takes just over one hour, while a trip to Hongqiao International Airport takes about 1.5 hour.

The east extension of Line 2 used to run in an independent pattern between Guanglan Road and Pudong Airport, in which the train would not run west of Guanglan Road and passengers had to transfer at this station. The regular service between Songhong Road and Pudong Airport started in April 2019, allowing passengers to access the city center without the extra transfer. The regular service completely replaced the independent east extension service in October of the same year when the four-carriage trainsets special for the service started to be transformed into eight-carriage trainsets for the regular service.

Future plan

The plan for building a new commuter railway line connecting the airport with Hongqiao Airport, Airport Link, has been formally established in 2015 and approved in December 2018 by National Development and Reform Commission. This railway starts from Shanghai East railway station under planning, via Disneyland, Zhangjiang and Sanlin in Pudong, Huajing in Xuhui and Qibao in Minhang. It will use the unused area in Hongqiao Railway Station originally for Maglev for its station at Hongqiao Transportation Hub.

Airport buses

A Shanghai Pudong Airport Bus Expressway
Source: S37

Eight airport bus lines serve the airport, providing rapid links to various destinations.

Airport Bus Route 1: To Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station via Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
Airport Bus Route 2: To Jing’an Temple (City Terminal Hub)
Airport Bus Route 4: To Hongkou Stadium Hub (Huayuan Road), via Deping Road at Pudong Avenue, Wujiaochang and Dabaishu
Airport Bus Route 5: To Shanghai Railway Station, via Longyang Road Metro Station, Century Avenue at South Pudong Road (Lujiazui) and East Yan’an Road at Middle Zhejiang Road (People’s Square)
Airport Bus Route 7: To Shanghai South Railway Station, via West Huaxia Road at Shangnan Road and East Huaxia Road at Chuansha Road (Chuansha)
Airport Bus Route 8: To Nanhui Coach and Bus Station
Airport Bus Route 9: To Xinzhuang Metro Station
Airport Bus Ring Route 1: To Hangchengyuan (Shiwan), via stops in Airport Workplace

Terminal 1 of Shanghai Pudong International Airport from Pudong International Airport Station (Shanghai Maglev
Source: そらみみ

Accidents and incidents

On November 28, 2009, Avient Aviation Flight 324, an Avient Aviation McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cargo plane registered to Zimbabwe (registration: Z-BAV) departing for Kyrgyzstan crashed into a warehouse near the runway of the airport due to a tailstrike that caught fire during takeoff and broke into several pieces with seven people on board. Three people died and four were injured.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport