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Shanghai Hongqiao International AirportIATA code SHA

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Shanghai, China in Asia. Originfacts tracks 8 direct destinations across 3 countries departing from SHA.

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Serves
Shanghai, China
Codes
SHA · ZSSS
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Region
Asia
Airport record, updated 10 Jul 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 Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Shanghai, China in Asia. Operating on Asia/Shanghai local time at coordinates 31.200°, 121.340°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 8 destinations across 3 countries departing from SHA, with primary carrier operations including Air China, China Southern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and Juneyao Airlines, connecting key routes to Beijing, Guangzhou, Qingdao and Hong Kong. Passengers traveling through Shanghai Hongqiao 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 Hongqiao International Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026
IATA code
SHA
ICAO code
ZSSS
City
Shanghai
Country
China
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.198°, 121.334°
From OurAirports
Official website
shairport.com (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport’s own pages.

SHA airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Inception
1907
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — inception date
Passengers, 2025
50.2 million
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — no reference given there
Named after
Shanghai, Hongqiao
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Shanghai Pudong International Airport PVG · 45 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at SHA

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.

2 open runways, all lit. Longest 18L/36R: 3,400 m, asphalt.

Runways at SHA: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
18L/36R3,400 m11,154 ft45 masphalt
18R/36L3,300 m10,826 ft60 mconcrete

Airlines and destinations from SHA

Travelpayouts · 5 Oct 2026

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

Nonstop fares from SHA to 131 destinations in 43 countries, on 38 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for SHA are listed separately below.

Airlines named on the fares

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 (52)
Beihai, Beijing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dandong, Dayong, Foshan, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Harbin, Heihe, Hengyang, Jinan, Jinjiang, Kashgar (Kashi), Kunming, Lhasa, 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, Zhuhai
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 SHA.

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

Airlines on routes from SHA

Route records · 21 May 2026

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

The airlines listed on the 8 routes Originfacts tracks from SHA. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.

Routes from SHA

Route records · 21 May 2026

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

The 8 routes Originfacts tracks from SHA so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.

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

Airlines with a hub at SHA

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

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

Where SHA is

Calculated

13 km west-southwest

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport lies 13 km west-southwest 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 SHA

Not yet verified

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

Check directly:shairport.com (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 SHA, month by month

NASA POWER · 2016–2025

Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 31.20°, 121.34° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.

Warmest: August (average high 33°C). Coolest: January (9°C high, 2°C low). Wettest: June (240 mm); driest: December (42 mm).

Average daily high and low temperature and average monthly precipitation at SHA, 2016–2025
MonthHighLowRain
Jan9°C2°C66 mm
Feb11°C3°C76 mm
Mar16°C7°C102 mm
Apr21°C12°C102 mm
May26°C17°C130 mm
Jun29°C22°C240 mm
Jul32°C26°C217 mm
Aug33°C27°C156 mm
Sep29°C23°C207 mm
Oct24°C17°C97 mm
Nov18°C10°C83 mm
Dec12°C4°C42 mm

Airports near Shanghai

Calculated

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

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport: common questions

Where is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport?

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport serves Shanghai, China. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 31.198°, 121.334°.

What are the airport codes for Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport?

The IATA code is SHA and the ICAO code is ZSSS.

What time zone is SHA in?

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

What is the official website of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport?

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

Which airlines are listed on routes from SHA?

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

Where can you fly from SHA?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include 8 routes from SHA so far, to 8 destinations in 3 countries: Beijing, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Kunming, Tokyo and Urumqi. These are the routes Originfacts tracks, not Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (shairport.com) or the airlines.

How many runways does Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport have?

OurAirports lists 2 open runways at SHA: 18L/36R (3,400 m (11,154 ft), asphalt); 18R/36L (3,300 m (10,826 ft), concrete).

Where can you fly nonstop from SHA?

Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from SHA to 131 destinations in 43 countries, the most in China (52), Russia (9) and Japan (6). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.

When did Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1907 as its inception date.

How many passengers use Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport?

Wikidata records 50.2 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.

Which airlines have a hub at SHA?

Wikidata lists SHA as a hub of China Cargo Airlines and China Eastern Airlines.

How far is SHA from Shanghai city centre?

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is about 13 km west-southwest 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 Hongqiao International Airport’s own pages.

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