Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

Shanghai (Minhang), Shanghai Municipality (China)

IATA: SHA ICAO: ZSSS

Longest Active Runway

11,154 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

10 ft

3 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

31.1981°, 121.3343°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank

#62 in China

Out of 264 commercial aerodromes

Global Runway Rank

#553 Worldwide

Top 7.3% percentile

Elevation Ranking

#7003 MSL

Top 96.4% percentile

vs Large Airport Median

+11.5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,154 ft (3,400 m). It ranks as the #62 longest runway in China and #553 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18L/36R	11,154 ft (3400m)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18R/36L	10,826 ft (3300m)	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 Pudong International Airport (Shanghai (Pudong))	`PVG`	24.4 NM (45.2 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
Sunan Shuofang International Airport (Wuxi)	`WUX`	49.7 NM (92 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (Hangzhou)	`HGH`	74.3 NM (137.6 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted
Ningbo Lishe International Airport (Ningbo)	`NGB`	82.6 NM (153 km)	10,499 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/sha.json ↗