Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Shanghai (Pudong), Shanghai Municipality (China)

IATA: PVG ICAO: ZSPD

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

13 ft

4 m MSL

Runway Inventory

5 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

31.1434°, 121.8050°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank

#16 in China

Out of 264 commercial aerodromes

Global Runway Rank

#135 Worldwide

Top 1.8% percentile

Elevation Ranking

#6882 MSL

Top 94.2% percentile

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Shanghai Pudong International Airport's longest active runway measures 13,123 ft (4,000 m). It ranks as the #16 longest runway in China and #135 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17L/35R	13,123 ft (4000m)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16R/34L	12,467 ft (3800m)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16L/34R	12,467 ft (3800m)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15/33	11,155 ft (3400m)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17R/35L	11,154 ft (3400m)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (Shanghai (Minhang))	`SHA`	24.4 NM (45.2 km)	11,154 ft	✅ Lighted
Sunan Shuofang International Airport (Wuxi)	`WUX`	73.6 NM (136.3 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted
Ningbo Lishe International Airport (Ningbo)	`NGB`	81 NM (150 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (Hangzhou)	`HGH`	89.5 NM (165.8 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database

Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01

Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock

Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle

Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/pvg.json ↗