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Shanghai Pudong International
Airport
Pudong International Airport is located in the east of Shanghai,
covering an area of 40 km2, about 30 km away from the city
center, and about 40 km away from Hongqiao International Airport.
Project Phase I of Pudong International Airport started officially
in Oct. 1997 and completed in Sep. 1999. Project Phase I has
one 4E South-north runway (4000m×60m), two parallel
taxiways, 800,000 m2 apron, seventy-six aircraft positions,
50,000m2 cargo warehouse, and also equipped with the system
of navigation, communication, surveillance, weathering and
logistics service etc. It is capable of providing 24-hour
round service.
The terminal building of Pudong International Airport is composed
of two parts, i.e. main building and long terminal concourse,
both 3-storey structured, and connected by two passages. The
building covers an area about 280,000 m2, with thirteen conveying
luggage belts and twenty-eight boarding bridges; the area
of food & drinks facilities and other leasing service
facilities reaches 60,000 m2.
Currently, Pudong International Airport has accommodated an
average aircraft movements over 400 times per day, already
accounting for approx. 60% of the total aircraft movements
of Shanghai. And it is serving for about 50 domestic and foreign
airlines, connecting with over 70 international and regional
destinations and 60 domestic destinations. |
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport
