China flag Shanghai Airport (SHA)

Country China | Asia | Regional Hub | IATA: SHA | ICAO: ZSSS | Elevation 10 ft · 3 m | Local time —

Destinations
57
Flights / day
424
Busiest route
Shenzhen
Top airline
China Eastern Airlines

Shanghai Hongqiao Airport averages 424 flights per day to 57 destinations, with 52 domestic routes and five international routes. A total of 25 airlines operate at SHA, led by China Eastern Airlines. This airport provides direct service to six countries across one continent, with Hong Kong representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Shanghai Hongqiao connects to Ürümqi, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 20 mins. Updated: October 19, 2026

Route Network

Shanghai Hongqiao Airport connects 57 destinations worldwide, with Shenzhen standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Ürümqi, and the shortest flight is to Qingdao.

China flag Shenzhen (SZX) – China 7 airlines
2 hr 45 mins
751 mi · 1,208 km
47
per day
China flag Guangzhou (CAN) – China 7 airlines
2 hr 45 mins
730 mi · 1,176 km
45
per day
China flag Beijing (PEK) – China 3 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
669 mi · 1,076 km
41
per day
China flag Xiamen (XMN) – China 6 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
500 mi · 804 km
22
per day
China flag Xianyang (XIY) – China 4 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
764 mi · 1,229 km
22
per day
China flag Chengdu (CTU) – China 5 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,031 mi · 1,659 km
16
per day
China flag Ürümqi (URC) – China 5 airlines
5 hr 20 mins
2,033 mi · 3,272 km
15
per day
China flag Kunming (KMG) – China 5 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,196 mi · 1,925 km
15
per day
China flag Chongqing (CKG) – China 6 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
880 mi · 1,417 km
14
per day
China flag Qingdao (TAO) – China 3 airlines
1 hr 50 mins
364 mi · 586 km
13
per day
China flag Taiyuan (TYN) – China 4 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
671 mi · 1,080 km
10
per day
China flag Guiyang (KWE) – China 5 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
936 mi · 1,506 km
10
per day
China flag Changsha (CSX) – China 4 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
529 mi · 852 km
10
per day
China flag Tianjin (TSN) – China 4 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
592 mi · 953 km
8
per day
China flag Wuhan (WUH) – China 2 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
423 mi · 681 km
8
per day
China flag Shantou (SWA) – China 3 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
606 mi · 975 km
8
per day
China flag Beijing (PKX) – China 3 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
638 mi · 1,026 km
7
per day
Hong Kong flag Hong Kong (HKG) – Hong Kong 4 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
766 mi · 1,232 km
7
per day
China flag Quanzhou (JJN) – China 3 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
473 mi · 761 km
7
per day
China flag Sanya (SYX) – China 3 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,162 mi · 1,869 km
6
per day
China flag Fuzhou (FOC) – China 3 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
378 mi · 608 km
6
per day
China flag Zhuhai (ZUH) – China 4 airlines
—
SHA → ZUH
6
per day
Macao flag Macau (MFM) – Macao 3 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
786 mi · 1,266 km
5
per day
China flag Nanning (NNG) – China 3 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,004 mi · 1,615 km
5
per day
China flag Yantai (YNT) – China 3 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
447 mi · 719 km
5
per day
China flag Zhengzhou (CGO) – China 2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
492 mi · 791 km
5
per day
South Korea flag Seoul-si (GMP) – South Korea 4 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
538 mi · 866 km
5
per day
Japan flag Tokyo (HND) – Japan 4 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
1,104 mi · 1,777 km
5
per day
Taiwan flag Taipei City (TSA) – Taiwan 5 airlines
—
SHA → TSA
4
per day
China flag Yinchuan (INC) – China 2 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,002 mi · 1,613 km
4
per day
China flag Lanzhou (LHW) – China 2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,079 mi · 1,736 km
3
per day
China flag Hohhot (HET) – China 3 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
852 mi · 1,371 km
3
per day
China flag Haikou (HAK) – China 2 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,031 mi · 1,659 km
3
per day
China flag Shijiazhuang (SJW) – China 2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
617 mi · 993 km
3
per day
China flag Jinan (TNA) – China 2 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
457 mi · 735 km
3
per day
China flag Changchun (CGQ) – China 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
915 mi · 1,473 km
2
per day
China flag Dalian (DLC) – China 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
537 mi · 864 km
2
per day
China flag Harbin (HRB) – China 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,031 mi · 1,659 km
2
per day
China flag Shenyang (SHE) – China 2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
731 mi · 1,177 km
2
per day
China flag Xining (XNN) – China 2 airlines
—
SHA → XNN
2
per day
China flag Guilin City (KWL) – China 3 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
802 mi · 1,290 km
2
per day
China flag Weihai (WEH) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → WEH
2
per day
China flag Changde (CGD) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → CGD
1
per day
China flag Datong (DAT) – China 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
754 mi · 1,213 km
1
per day
China flag Dongying (DOY) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → DOY
1
per day
China flag Foshan (FUO) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → FUO
1
per day
China flag Ganzhou (KOW) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → KOW
1
per day
China flag Hengyang (HNY) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → HNY
1
per day
China flag Ji’an (JGS) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → JGS
1
per day
China flag Lijiang (LJG) – China 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,311 mi · 2,109 km
1
per day
China flag Linyi (LYI) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → LYI
1
per day
China flag Luzhou (LZO) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → LZO
1
per day
China flag Nanchang (KHN) – China 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
363 mi · 584 km
1
per day
China flag Xiaguan (DLU) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → DLU
1
per day
China flag Xiangfan (XFN) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → XFN
1
per day
China flag Korla (KRL) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → KRL
1
per day
China flag Jinghong (JHG) – China 1 airline
—
SHA → JHG
2
per week

Route and destination data updated October 19, 2026.

Shanghai Hongqiao Airport is served by 25 airlines, with China Eastern Airlines in the lead at 28% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 60% of routes. 15 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 12 airlines operate international routes, compared with 16 airlines serving domestic routes. China Eastern Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Ürümqi with a flight time of 5 hrs 20 mins.

China Eastern Airlines (43 routes)
Shanghai Airlines (33 routes)
Spring Airlines (18 routes)
Juneyao Airlines (15 routes)
Xiamen Airlines (8 routes)
China Southern Airlines (7 routes)
Air China (6 routes)
Shandong Airlines (6 routes)
Hainan Airlines (3 routes)
China United Airlines (2 routes)
Shenzhen Airlines (1 routes)
Chengdu Airlines (1 routes)
Tibet Airlines (1 routes)
Lucky Air (1 routes)
Tianjin Airlines (1 routes)
Cathay Pacific (1 routes)
Hong Kong Airlines (1 routes)
Air Macau (1 routes)
Asiana Airlines (1 routes)
Korean Air (1 routes)
ANA (1 routes)
Japan Airlines (1 routes)
China Airlines (1 routes)
EVA Air (1 routes)
Hebei Airlines (1 routes)

Shanghai Hongqiao Airport provides direct service to six countries across one continent. The route network is 91% domestic and 9% international. Hong Kong is the primary international destination.

China - 398/day
Hong Kong - 7/day
Macao - 5/day
South Korea - 5/day
Japan - 5/day
Taiwan - 4/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
19 min late
6 min (-24.4%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
12 min early
1 min (+8.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
19 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
22 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
22 min late
Arrival
18 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
19 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
19 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
27 min late
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
30 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
18 min late
5 min (+39.9%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
14 min early
3 min (+17.8%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
20 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
15 min late
1 min (-7.8%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
15 min early
4 min (-43.9%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
20 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
21 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
18 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
21 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
18 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
18 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
28 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#64 (424 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#362 (57 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
11,299 ft 3,444 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
11,299 ft 3,444 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
10,919 ft 3,328 m 197 ft 60 m Concrete
10,919 ft 3,328 m 197 ft 60 m Concrete

Runway Length

1 aircraft cannot operate at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 11,299 ft (3,444 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Shanghai Hongqiao (IATA: SHA) operates around 424 flights per day to 57 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 52 domestic and 5 international routes, with China Eastern Airlines as the leading carrier and Shenzhen currently the busiest connection. From SHA, passengers can reach 6 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 3,444 m (11,299 ft).

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