# Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA / ZSSS)

**Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport** (IATA: SHA, ICAO: ZSSS) is a large airport in Shanghai (Minhang), Shanghai Municipality, China. It opened in 1907. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,400 m (11,154 ft). In 2025 it handled 50.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsss

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SHA / ZSSS
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Shanghai (Minhang), Shanghai Municipality, China
- Opened: 1907
- Elevation: 3 m / 10 ft
- Coordinates: 31.1981, 121.3343
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,400 m / 11,154 ft
- Passengers: 50,151,025 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
- Website: http://www.shairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Hongqiao_International_Airport (43 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421811
- Weather station: ZSSS · WMO 58367
- Ident: ZSSS

## Timeline

- 1907: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport opens.
- 17 Sep 1982: Japan Airlines Flight 792. No deaths.
- 15 Apr 1999: Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316. 3 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18L/36R | 3,400 m / 11,154 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 176° / 356° | yes |
| 18R/36L | 3,300 m / 10,826 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 176° / 356° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 37,971,135 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 39,090,865 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 40,460,135 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 41,884,059 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 43,628,004 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 45,637,882 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 31,165,641 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 33,207,337 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 14,711,588 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 42,492,745 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 47,944,067 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 50,151,025 | Wikidata |

## Routes

89 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (89)

- [YNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyn.md) Yancheng Nanyang International Airport · China · 270 km / 168 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [JUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/juh.md) Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport · China · 352 km / 219 mi · Juneyao Air
- [JDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjd.md) Jingdezhen Luojia Airport · China · 450 km / 280 mi · Shenzhen Airlines
- [WUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswy.md) Nanping Wuyishan Airport · China · 505 km / 314 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [LYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsly.md) Linyi Qiyang Airport · China · 508 km / 316 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [FUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfy.md) Fuyang Xiguan Airport · China · 560 km / 348 mi · Shanghai Airlines
- [KHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zscn.md) Nanchang Changbei International Airport · China · 584 km / 363 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 586 km / 364 mi · Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 608 km / 378 mi · Xiamen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [SQJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zssm.md) Sanming Shaxian Airport · China · 631 km / 392 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [WEH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswh.md) Weihai Dashuibo Airport · China · 671 km / 417 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 680 km / 423 mi · Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [TSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcss.md) Taipei Songshan International Airport · Taiwan · 682 km / 424 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Air China, China Airlines, EVA Air, Shanghai Airlines
- [XAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhxy.md) Xinyang Minggang Airport · China · 701 km / 436 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [YNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyt.md) Yantai Penglai International Airport · China · 719 km / 447 mi · Shandong Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [TNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjn.md) Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · China · 735 km / 457 mi · Shandong Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [DOY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsdy.md) Dongying Shengli Airport · China · 739 km / 459 mi · Spring Airlines
- [JJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqz.md) Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport · China · 761 km / 473 mi · Spring Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 791 km / 492 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [JGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0081.md) Jinggangshan Airport · China · 802 km / 498 mi · Shanghai Airlines
- [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 804 km / 500 mi · Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 852 km / 529 mi · Xiamen Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [XFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhxf.md) Xiangyang Liuji Airport · China · 862 km / 536 mi · Juneyao Air
- [GMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkss.md) Seoul Gimpo International Airport · South Korea · 866 km / 538 mi · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [KOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsgz.md) Ganzhou Huangjin Airport · China · 873 km / 542 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [LYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhly.md) Luoyang Beijiao Airport · China · 922 km / 573 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [TSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbtj.md) Tianjin Binhai International Airport · China · 953 km / 592 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Shanghai Airlines
- [CGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgcd.md) Changde Taohuayuan Airport · China · 966 km / 600 mi · Spring Airlines
- [SWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgow.md) Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · China · 975 km / 606 mi · Spring Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [HNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zghy.md) Hengyang Nanyue Airport · China · 983 km / 611 mi · Spring Airlines
- [SJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbsj.md) Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · China · 993 km / 617 mi · Hebei Airlines, Spring Airlines
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 1,025 km / 637 mi · China United Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 1,076 km / 669 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Air China
- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 1,079 km / 670 mi · Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [ENH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhes.md) Enshi Xujiaping Airport · China · 1,136 km / 706 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 1,176 km / 731 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Air China, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
- [SHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytx.md) Shenyang Taoxian International Airport · China · 1,177 km / 731 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [ZQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbzj.md) Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport · China · 1,206 km / 749 mi · Spring Airlines
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 1,209 km / 751 mi · Spring Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
- [DAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbdt.md) Datong Yungang International Airport · China · 1,213 km / 754 mi · Juneyao Air
- [FUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgfs.md) Foshan Shadi Airport · China · 1,217 km / 756 mi · China United Airlines
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 1,228 km / 763 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 1,232 km / 766 mi · Hong Kong Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Shanghai Airlines
- [MFM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vmmc.md) Macau International Airport · Macao SAR China · 1,266 km / 787 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Air Macau, Shanghai Airlines
- [ZUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsd.md) Zhuhai Jinwan Airport · China · 1,292 km / 803 mi · Shandong Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [UYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlyl.md) Yulin Yuyang Airport · China · 1,334 km / 829 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [HET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbhh.md) Hohhot Baita International Airport · China · 1,370 km / 851 mi · Xiamen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [IQN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlqy.md) Qingyang Xifeng Airport · China · 1,371 km / 852 mi · Spring Airlines
- [DSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbds.md) Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport · China · 1,389 km / 863 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [LZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgzh.md) Liuzhou Bailian Airport / Bailian Air Base · China · 1,408 km / 875 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 1,416 km / 880 mi · Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Shanghai Airlines
- [CGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zycc.md) Changchun Longjia International Airport · China · 1,473 km / 915 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [YNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zyyj.md) Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport · China · 1,484 km / 922 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [KWE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zugy.md) Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport · China · 1,505 km / 935 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [LZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zulz.md) Luzhou Yunlong Airport · China · 1,544 km / 959 mi · Xiamen Airlines
- [INC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlic.md) Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · China · 1,575 km / 979 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [BHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgbh.md) Beihai Fucheng Airport · China · 1,608 km / 999 mi · Shanghai Airlines
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 1,615 km / 1,004 mi · Juneyao Air, Shanghai Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 1,616 km / 1,004 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines
- [WUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbuh.md) Wuhai Airport · China · 1,623 km / 1,008 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [MDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zymd.md) Mudanjiang Hailang International Airport · China · 1,647 km / 1,023 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 1,659 km / 1,031 mi · Juneyao Air, Hainan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [CTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuuu.md) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · China · 1,659 km / 1,031 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Shanghai Airlines
- [HRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zyhb.md) Harbin Taiping International Airport · China · 1,659 km / 1,031 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [HLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbul.md) Ulanhot Yilelite Airport · China · 1,669 km / 1,037 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 1,736 km / 1,079 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [DQA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zydq.md) Daqing Sartu Airport · China · 1,760 km / 1,094 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 1,777 km / 1,104 mi · All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [JXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zyjx.md) Jixi Xingkaihu Airport · China · 1,785 km / 1,109 mi · Shanghai Airlines
- [NDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zyqq.md) Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport · China · 1,796 km / 1,116 mi · Shanghai Airlines
- [SYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjsy.md) Sanya Phoenix International Airport · China · 1,869 km / 1,161 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [XNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxn.md) Xining Caojiabao International Airport · China · 1,874 km / 1,164 mi · Spring Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [WNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpws.md) Wenshan Puzhehei Airport · China · 1,879 km / 1,168 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [JMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zyjm.md) Jiamusi Songjiang International Airport · China · 1,907 km / 1,185 mi · Shanghai Airlines
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 1,923 km / 1,195 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, Lucky Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [HLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbla.md) Hulunbuir Hailar Airport · China · 2,007 km / 1,247 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [LJG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zplj.md) Lijiang Sanyi International Airport · China · 2,109 km / 1,310 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [DIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpdq.md) Diqing Shangri-La Airport · China · 2,126 km / 1,321 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [DLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpdl.md) Dali Fengyi Airport · China · 2,142 km / 1,331 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [JHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpjh.md) Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport · China · 2,283 km / 1,419 mi · Shanghai Airlines
- [JGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zljq.md) Jiayuguan International Airport · China · 2,284 km / 1,419 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [CWJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpcw.md) Cangyuan Washan Airport · China · 2,338 km / 1,453 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [LUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpms.md) Dehong Mangshi International Airport · China · 2,361 km / 1,467 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [DNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zldh.md) Dunhuang Mogao International Airport · China · 2,582 km / 1,604 mi · Spring Airlines
- [LXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuls.md) Lhasa Gonggar International Airport · China · 2,921 km / 1,815 mi · Tibet Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 3,272 km / 2,033 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [KCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkc.md) Kuqa Qiuci Airport · China · 3,598 km / 2,236 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [ZFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0359.md) Zhaosu Tianma Airport · China · 3,751 km / 2,331 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 4,167 km / 2,589 mi · China Eastern Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SHA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 66
- HO [Juneyao Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/juneyao-air) · 21
- CK [China Cargo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-cargo-airlines)

### Passenger (22)

- FM [Shanghai Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shanghai-airlines) · 42
- 9C [Spring Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines) · 23
- MF [Xiamen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/xiamen-airlines) · 10
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 6
- SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 6
- HU [Hainan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hainan-airlines) · 4
- ZH [Shenzhen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shenzhen-airlines) · 3
- KN [China United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-united-airlines) · 2
- TV [Tibet Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tibet-airlines) · 2
- NX [Air Macau](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-macau) · 1
- NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 1
- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 1
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- NS [Hebei Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hebei-airlines) · 1
- HX [Hong Kong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hong-kong-airlines) · 1
- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- 8L [Lucky Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lucky-air) · 1
- GS [Tianjin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tianjin-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [CAAC Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caac-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 50.2M (2025) | #38 of 3,974 | #16 in Asia | #8 in CN |
| Longest runway | 3,400 m / 11,154 ft | =614 of 29,858 | =191 in Asia | #65 in CN |
| Elevation | 3 m / 10 ft | =42,364 of 43,403 | =3,082 in Asia | =381 in CN |
| Age | Opened 1907 | =5 of 15,079 | #1 in Asia | #1 in CN |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =13 in CN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SHANGHAI APP SCTR 2 | 119.750 |
| APP | SHANGHAI APP SCTR 1 | 120.300 |
| APP | SHANGHAI APP SCTR 3 | 121.300 |
| APP | SHANGHAI APP SCTR 4 | 123.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.250 |
| CLD | DELIVERY | 121.750 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0169](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0169.md) Shanghai Dachang Air Base · 16 km / 9.8 mi
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [CN-0316](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0316.md) Chenghu General Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [JNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0154.md) Jiaxing Nanhu Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [SZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zssz.md) Suzhou Guangfu Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [WUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswx.md) Sunan Shuofang International Airport · 92 km / 57 mi

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #38
- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #2

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shanghai_Hongqiao_International_Airport&oldid=1374329196), revision of 11 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsss/data