Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#135 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (China)

tied #4 of 55 in CN

same length as 4 others; nearest KWE, 835 NM · #16 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 PVG in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #135 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · tied #4 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

PVG lies at 4 m (13 ft), #609 of 650 published airports by elevation and 5.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 212 ft below the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,395 ft higher than PVG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

4 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 4 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), 24.4 NM, 11,154 ft. Next: WUX 73.6 NM, NGB 81 NM, HGH 89.5 NM. PVG has the longest runway in this radius, 1,312 ft over HGH.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

PVG runways: 17L/35R 13,123 × 197 ft concrete (con); 16R/34L 12,467 × 197 ft concrete (con); 16L/34R 12,467 × 197 ft concrete (con); 15/33 11,155 × 197 ft concrete (con); 17R/35L 11,154 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #4 of 55 in China with LXA/LHW/KWE/TFU at 13,123 ft; RKZ leads by 3,281 ft (16,404 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17L/35R	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16R/34L	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16L/34R	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15/33	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17R/35L	11,154 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	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

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →