Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is located in Changning District, China, with a distance of 13km from the city center. It is a 4E-class civil international airport, one of the three gateway integrated hubs in China, an international scheduled flight airport, a first-class airport open to the outside world and an alternate airport for international flights.

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport was built in 192 1 and rebuilt in 1950. 197 1, from military and civilian use to civil aviation use; Terminal 2 and the second runway will be opened on 20 10; At the end of 20 14, the reconstruction of 1 terminal building and the construction of East Transportation Center started.

According to the comprehensive data of September 20 17, the construction area of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is 5 1 10,000 square meters. The terminal covers an area of 444,600 square meters and has two runways, which are 3,400 meters and 3,300 meters long respectively. The apron covers an area of 486,000 square meters with 89 seats.

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Shanghai is the only two cities in Chinese mainland with two civil international airports, and the other is Beijing. One is Shanghai Pudong International Airport and the other is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, which are located on the east and west sides of the city respectively.

In order to adapt to the new pattern of "one city, two airports", with the approval of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, Shanghai Airport (Group) Co., Ltd., 1998, was established on May 28th to manage Shanghai Pudong and Hongqiao International Airport in a unified way.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Shanghai Hongqiao Airport