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Shanghai Pudong International AirportIATA code PVG

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Shanghai, China in Asia. Originfacts tracks 12 direct destinations across 5 countries departing from PVG.

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Serves: Shanghai, China
Codes: PVG · ZSPD; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Region: Asia

Airport record, updated 2 May 2026Route records, updated 21 May 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Travelpayouts fares, 5 Oct 2026NASA POWER climate, 2016–2025Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Shanghai, China in Asia. Operating on Asia/Shanghai local time at coordinates 31.150°, 121.800°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 12 destinations across 5 countries departing from PVG, with primary carrier operations including Shanghai Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines and EVA Air, connecting key routes to Hong Kong, Taipei, Osaka and Xian. Passengers traveling through Shanghai Pudong International Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into Shanghai, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.

Shanghai Pudong International Airport details

Airport record · 2 May 2026

IATA code: PVG
ICAO code: ZSPD
City: Shanghai
Country: China
Region: Asia
Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 31.143°, 121.805°; From OurAirports
Official website: shairport.com/index_enpdjc.html (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s own pages.

PVG airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 4 m (13 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1999; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Passengers, 2025: 85 million; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — no reference given there
Named after: Shanghai, Pudong; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport SHA · 45 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at PVG

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

5 open runways, all lit. Longest 17L/35R: 4,000 m, concrete.

Runways at PVG: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
17L/35R	4,000 m13,123 ft	60 m	concrete	Lit
16L/34R	3,800 m12,467 ft	60 m	concrete	Lit
16R/34L	3,800 m12,467 ft	60 m	concrete	Lit
15/33	3,400 m11,155 ft	60 m	concrete	Lit
17R/35L	3,400 m11,154 ft	60 m	concrete	Lit

Airlines and destinations from PVG

Travelpayouts · 5 Oct 2026

Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from PVG in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.

Nonstop fares from PVG to 129 destinations in 43 countries, on 39 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for PVG are listed separately below.

Airlines named on the fares

MUChina Eastern34 destinations
9CSpring Airlines27 destinations
HOJuneyao Airlines14 destinations
FMShanghai Airlines8 destinations
CAAir China4 destinations
CZChina Southern Airlines3 destinations
S7S7 Airlines3 destinations
ACAir Canada2 destinations
HZAurora2 destinations
KNChina United Airlines2 destinations
UAUnited Airlines2 destinations
AQ9 Air1 destination
SUAeroflot1 destination
AFAir France1 destination
AIAir India1 destination
JUAir Serbia1 destination
D7AirAsia X1 destination
AAAmerican Airlines1 destination
OSAustrian Airlines1 destination
BABritish Airways1 destination
5JCebu Pacific1 destination
MSEgyptair1 destination
EKEmirates1 destination
EYEtihad Airways1 destination
GFGulf Air1 destination
H9Himalaya Airlines1 destination
GKJetstar Japan1 destination
BKOkay Airways1 destination
MMPeach1 destination
PRPhilippine Airlines1 destination
QRQatar Airways1 destination
FVRossiya Airlines1 destination
DVSCAT1 destination
9GSun PhuQuoc Airways1 destination
Y8Suparna Airlines1 destination
LXSWISS1 destination
GSTianjin Airlines1 destination
TKTurkish Airlines1 destination
VJVietjet1 destination

The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.

Destinations by country

China (50): Beihai, Beijing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dandong, Dayong, Foshan, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Harbin, Heihe, Hengyang, Jinan, Jinjiang, Kashgar (Kashi), Kunming, Lijiang, Linyi, Liuzhou, Nanjing, Nanning, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Qionghai, Sanya, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xian, Xinzhou, Yanji, Yantai, Yichang, Yingkou, Yiwu, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou
Russia (9): Irkutsk, Kazan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Japan (6): Fukuoka, Nagoya, Okinawa, Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
South Korea (4): Busan, Cheongju, Jeju, Seoul
Australia (3): Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney
Italy (3): Milan, Rome, Venice
Malaysia (3): Kota-Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Penang
Thailand (3): Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket
United States (3): Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Vietnam (3): Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc
Canada (2): Toronto, Vancouver
Germany (2): Frankfurt, Munich
Indonesia (2): Denpasar (Bali), Jakarta
Kazakhstan (2): Almaty, Shymkent
Philippines (2): Cebu City, Manila
Spain (2): Barcelona, Madrid
Switzerland (2): Geneva, Zurich
Taiwan (2): Kaohsiung, Taipei
United Arab Emirates (2): Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Argentina (1): Buenos Aires
Austria (1): Vienna
Bahrain (1): Manama
Egypt (1): Cairo
France (1): Paris
Georgia (1): Tbilisi
Greece (1): Athens
Hong Kong (1): Hong Kong
Hungary (1): Budapest
India (1): New Delhi
Laos (1): Vientiane
Macau (1): Macau
Maldives (1): Male
Mongolia (1): Ulaanbaatar
Morocco (1): Casablanca
Nepal (1): Kathmandu
New Zealand (1): Auckland
Qatar (1): Doha
Serbia (1): Belgrade
Singapore (1): Singapore
Sri Lanka (1): Colombo
Turkiye (1): Istanbul
United Kingdom (1): London
Uzbekistan (1): Tashkent

Linked destinations also have an Originfacts route record from PVG.

Check schedules with the airline or Shanghai Pudong International Airport before you book.

Airlines on routes from PVG

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The airlines listed on the 12 routes Originfacts tracks from PVG. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

Routes from PVG

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The 12 routes Originfacts tracks from PVG so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.

Full list of destinations: shairport.com/index_enpdjc.html (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)

Airlines with a hub at PVG

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names PVG, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where PVG is

Calculated

33 km east-southeast

Shanghai Pudong International Airport lies 33 km east-southeast of Shanghai city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at PVG

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Shanghai, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:shairport.com/index_enpdjc.html (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Climate at PVG, month by month

NASA POWER · 2016–2025

Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 31.15°, 121.80° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.

Warmest: August (average high 31°C). Coolest: January (9°C high, 5°C low). Wettest: June (250 mm); driest: December (46 mm).

Average daily high and low temperature and average monthly precipitation at PVG, 2016–2025
Month	High	Low	Rain
Jan	9°C	5°C	68 mm
Feb	9°C	5°C	78 mm
Mar	13°C	9°C	104 mm
Apr	18°C	13°C	105 mm
May	22°C	18°C	132 mm
Jun	26°C	23°C	250 mm
Jul	30°C	27°C	220 mm
Aug	31°C	28°C	156 mm
Sep	27°C	25°C	204 mm
Oct	23°C	20°C	98 mm
Nov	18°C	14°C	85 mm
Dec	11°C	8°C	46 mm

Airports near Shanghai

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Shanghai Pudong International Airport: common questions

Where is Shanghai Pudong International Airport?

Shanghai Pudong International Airport serves Shanghai, China. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 31.143°, 121.805°.

What are the airport codes for Shanghai Pudong International Airport?

The IATA code is PVG and the ICAO code is ZSPD.

What time zone is PVG in?

Shanghai Pudong International Airport is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone.

What is the official website of Shanghai Pudong International Airport?

The airport’s official website is shairport.com/index_enpdjc.html. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

Which airlines are listed on routes from PVG?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list Shanghai Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, EVA Air, Air China, China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Shenzhen Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Chengdu Airlines on routes from PVG. This is not a complete list of airlines at Shanghai Pudong International Airport; check current schedules with the airline.

Where can you fly from PVG?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include 12 routes from PVG so far, to 12 destinations in 5 countries: Hong Kong, Taipei, Osaka, Xian, Qingdao, Nagoya, Tokyo, Seoul, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Beijing. These are the routes Originfacts tracks, not Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (shairport.com/index_enpdjc.html) or the airlines.

How many runways does Shanghai Pudong International Airport have?

OurAirports lists 5 open runways at PVG: 17L/35R (4,000 m (13,123 ft), concrete); 16L/34R (3,800 m (12,467 ft), concrete); 16R/34L (3,800 m (12,467 ft), concrete); 15/33 (3,400 m (11,155 ft), concrete); and others.

Where can you fly nonstop from PVG?

Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from PVG to 129 destinations in 43 countries, the most in China (50), Russia (9) and Japan (6). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.

When did Shanghai Pudong International Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1999 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Shanghai Pudong International Airport?

Wikidata records 85 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.

Which airlines have a hub at PVG?

Wikidata lists PVG as a hub of Air China, Air China Cargo, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines and Suparna Airlines.

How far is PVG from Shanghai city centre?

Shanghai Pudong International Airport is about 33 km east-southeast of Shanghai city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q36420 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
Airlines and routesOriginfacts route records — the routes we track, not a full schedule21 May 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)