SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

Large airport in Shanghai, China.
IATA code
SHA
ICAO code
ZSSS
City code
SHA
All Shanghai airports
Passengers
50,151,025
2025 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes
—
No open route data
Time zone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Elevation
3 m
10 ft
Runways
2
Longest 3,400 m

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About SHA

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is a large airport serving Shanghai, China. It opened in 1907. 50,151,025 passengers used it in 2025. On tickets, the city code SHA covers it together with the other Shanghai airports.

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Other airports in Shanghai

Code Airport Distance
PVGShanghai Pudong International Airport45 km

All Shanghai airports and the distances between them →

Airports within 150 km

Code Airport Distance
JNHJiaxing Nanhu Airport85 km
WUXSunan Shuofang International Airport92 km
NTGNantong Xingdong International Airport103 km
HGHHangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport138 km

Distance from SHA to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
SHA → LHR9,233 km —
SHA → DXB6,414 km —
SHA → CDG9,256 km —
SHA → FRA8,847 km —
SHA → IST8,000 km —
SHA → AMS8,901 km —
SHA → JFK11,900 km —
SHA → ATL12,338 km —
SHA → LAX10,464 km —
SHA → SIN3,775 km —
SHA → HND1,781 km —
SHA → DOH6,763 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
18L/36R3,400 m 45 mAsphalt
18R/36L3,300 m 60 mConcrete

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Location

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China · 31.1981, 121.3343

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport has the IATA code SHA and the ICAO code ZSSS. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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