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  Shanghai Pudong International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pudong International Airport (Chinese: 浦东国际机场 pinyin: Pǔdōng Guójì Jīcháng) is an airport located in the eastern part of Pudong district of Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
The airport opened on October 1, 1999, replacing Shanghai Hongqiao Airport as Shanghai's international airport and taking over all of its international flights (including flights to Hong Kong and Macau).
The airport was largely funded by a 40 billion yen grant from Japan.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pudong_International_Airport   (410 words)

  
 HolidayCity Destinations - Shanghai Transfer Information
Pudong International Airport is located 30 km southwest of the Shanghai city centre.
The station is situated next to the airport and is connected to the terminal by a bridge.
Airport bus no. 1 connects Pudong International Airport with Hong Qiao International Airport (fare is RMB 40).
www.holidaycityflash.com /china/shanghai_transfer.htm   (392 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Shanghai
Pudong, a large district on the east bank of the Huangpu, became the site of a massive development project in 1990 aimed at relieving some of the congestion and crowding in Shanghai proper.
Pudong today boasts a large high-technology industrial park with many multinational firms as well as the Jin Mao Building, one of the world’s tallest buildings at a height of 421 m (1,380 ft).
A high-speed magnetic levitation (maglev) train began operating in 2002, running from the city center to the Pudong International Airport, which opened in 1999 in the eastern Pudong district.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761569265/Shanghai.html   (1256 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Pudong Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Pudong is bounded by the Huangpu river in the west and the East China Sea in the east.
Pudong is a large district and it might be possible that it will be divided into smaller administrative districts in the future.
Pudong used to be mainly farmland and countryside until 1990 when Chinese government decided to set up a Special Economic Zone in the district.
www.ipedia.com /pudong.html   (361 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Singapore Changi Airport
Seletar Airport (Chinese: 实里达机场 {{IATA code: XSP; ICAO code: WSSL}} in the city and State of Singapore is the first international airport, it was completed in 1929, and be substituted by Kallang Airport(already closed) in 1937, nowadays, it is reuesd as another international airport mainly for chartered flights.
Concerned that the existing airport was located in an area with potential for urban growth and was physically helmed in on all sides, the government decided in 1975 to build a new airport at the eastern tip of the main island at Changi, where an airport could be expanded by reclaiming land.
Singapore Airport is a top airport in terms of customer service and security and has won a large number of awards and accolades over the years.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Singapore-Changi-Airport   (6861 words)

  
 Shanghai Pudong Airfield - China Military Forces
The new international airport in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai became operational on 01 October 1999 with the completion of the project's first phase of construction.
Shanghai Pudong New Area refers to the triangular area on the southwest of the estuary of the Yangtze River, boadering the East Sea and backed by the Yantze River Delta.
Pudong has built 10 major infrastructure projects, and has another 10 under way, including the international airport, a subway, and a pedestrian passage across the Huangpu River separating the area from downtown Shanghai.
www.fas.org /nuke/guide/china/facility/shanghai-pudong.htm   (411 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Exterior) taken by Si Chun LAM 20040918 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world.
The airport opened on October 1, 1999, replacing Hongqiao Airport as Shanghai's international airport and taking over all of its international flights (including flights to Hong Kong and Macau).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shanghai-Pudong-International-Airport   (1884 words)

  
 Shanghai Airport Information
Shanghai has two airports, with the opening of the new Pudong International Airport (PIA) in October 1999 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic.
PIA is ultimately planned to have four 4,000-meter runways and to handle 70-80 million passengers and 5 million tons of cargo every year.
The airport has separate arrival and departure buildings in one terminal and is spread out over two levels with the domestic arrivals and departures on the top floor and international arrivals and departures on the ground floor.
www.worldroom.com /pages/wrnshg/get_arnd/airprt_shg.phtml   (905 words)

  
 Shanghai's Pudong International Airport Aiming High   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Pudong International Airport, in the east China's Shanghai metropolis, has stepped up its efforts to build itself into an air transportation hub for Asia by the year 2020.
As part of the effort, the second-phase construction of the international airport is expected to begin very soon, and the runway portion of the second phase will be completed in 2004.
The airport terminal to be built during the second-phase project, at a cost of 10 billion yuan (1.2 billion US dollars) is expected to go into operation in 2007.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /200304/23/print20030423_115658.html   (277 words)

  
 Passenger Opinions about Shanghai PuDong Airport
Pudong Airport is a dump and the immigration officers are an awful lot.
Then look back to Pudong, the pride of its citizens are more concentrated on the grandeur of the German Megnatic train which goes to no where and the grand French terminal hall which lacks all the amenities and convenience of any decent airport.
Pudong Airport’s facilities and lounges are fairly basic but check-in (for business class) was fine and immigration/emigration is efficient.
www.airlinequality.com /Airports/Airport_forum/pvg.htm   (5016 words)

  
 SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Pudong International Airport is located in the east of Shanghai, covering an area of 40 km
The terminal building of Pudong International Airport is composed of two parts, i.e.
And it is serving for about 50 domestic and foreign airlines, connecting with over 70 international and regional destinations and 60 domestic destinations.
www.shanghaiairport.com /en/airline03_a.jsp   (205 words)

  
 Infrastructure
A forward-looking and carefully-thought-out master plan is called for in building Pudong into a multifunctional, export-oriented and cosmopolitanized new urban area of Shanghai and in meeting the physical, functional, cultural and ecological criteria of a modern metropolis.
Pudong has come through a series of stages since 1990, from initial policy making, to project initiation, to functional development up to all-round social development.
Between 2001 and 2005, Pudong will develop and ameliorate "three ports" (deep-water port, airport and infoport), "three networks" (rail network, urban highway network, cross-river transportation network) and "three systems" (power supply system, natural gas supply system, central heating system) as the core of infrastructure construction.
pudong.shanghaichina.org /infrastructure.html   (1234 words)

  
 Airport Technology - Shanghai Pudong International Airport Departure Control System China
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is a new airport in Shanghai, north-east China.
This new airport, which opened in October 1999, will be an important gateway into the rapidly growing economic and business hub of Shanghai, one of the most important areas of economic development in China.
Shanghai International Holding is the prime overall contractor for the airport.
www.airport-technology.com /projects/shanghai   (463 words)

  
 Shanghai Pudong International Airport Guide - Shanghai
Airport bus no. 1 connects Pudong International Airport with Hong Qiao International Airport and airport bus no. 2 runs to Shanghai Exhibition Centre.
Yingbin Road, which runs through the airport, connects to Shanghai's outer ring road and Fareast Road, which is west of the airport, connects to Shanghai’s inner ring road.
Shops at the airport include gift shops and duty-free shops in the Departures hall, and there is a shopping mall on the third floor of the terminal, with a range of local and international shops.
www.travel-library.com /airports/asia/china/shanghai/shanghai_pudong_international_airport.html   (627 words)

  
 Shanghai: Getting to Know : Orientation : Arriving | Frommers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
At Pudong International Airport, taxis using the new highways and the Nánpu and Lúpu bridges charge ¥160 ($20) and up for the 1-hour (or longer) trip to hotels in downtown Shànghai, and only slightly less for the nearer hotels in Pudong.
Check at the Airport Bus counter in the arrival hall for the number and exact schedule of the bus that stops at your hotel or at the nearest hotel.
International arrivals from Japan are at the International Passenger Terminal (Guójì Kèyùn Matóu) at Yángshùpu Lù 100 (tel.
www.frommers.com /destinations/shanghai/0717030020.html   (1733 words)

  
 Shanghai Pudong International Airport: Shanghai Airport: Shanghai Tour
Pudong International Airport is facing the East China Sea.
Pudong International Airport can provide landing service for 36 airplanes at the same time.
Pudong International Airport is the only one in the world that allows visitors come into the conning tower.
www.warriortours.com /cityguides/shanghai/pudong.htm   (240 words)

  
 Investment & Development
It is situated on the southeast tips of Yangtze Delta, with Shanghai proper to the west across the Huangpu River, Pudong New Area to the north, the East Sea on the east and the Hongzhou Bay on the south.
The Pudong International Airport is one of the most important infrastructure constructions during the time when Shanghai entering the 21st century and it is a large hub of air transportation in Asia.
It is 3km from the centre of the zone to the Shanghai Suburban Out-Ring Road, 13 km to the Pudong International Airport.
www.shme.com /district/nanhui/nanhui.htm   (1759 words)

  
 Shanghai Pudong International Airport: Shanghai City Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
As a result the flights handled by Pudong Airport are increasing day by day and the modern equipment of the airport makes for more passenger convenience and ease.
The Pudong Airport is 40 kilometers from Hongqiao Airport and 30 kilometers from Renmin Square in the center of Shanghai.
The bus fare is 22 yuan from Pudong Airport to Hongqiao Airport, 19 yuan from Pudong Airport to the Shanghai Exhibition Center, 20 yuan from Pudong Airport to Zunyi Road, 18 yuan from Pudong Airport to Dongjiangwan Road, and 18 yuan from Pudong Airport to the Shanghai Railway Station.
www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/shanghai/pudong_airport.htm   (594 words)

  
 Pudong International Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Pudong International Airport (Chinese 浦东国际机场) is an airport located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Hongqiao Airport was at first Shanghai's primary internationalairport, but all of its international flights went to Pu Dong after it was completed.
Transrapid (a German maglev company, which has a test track in Emsland,Germany), constructed the first operational maglev railway in the world, from Shanghai, to the Pu Dong International Airport.
www.therfcc.org /pudong-international-airport-205665.html   (102 words)

  
 (Shanghai) Pudong International Airport Information - China, East Asia Provided By Columbus Travel Guides
Airport bus no. 1 connects Pudong International Airport with Hong Qiao International Airport (journey time: 30-40 minutes) and airport bus no. 2 runs to Shanghai Exhibition Centre.
The airport has a flight and general information line (tel: (0)21 3848 4500).
The Jinjiang Inn Pudong Airport Hotel (tel: (0)21 6835 3568) is on site, whilst the Holiday Inn Shanghai Pudong (tel: (0)21 5830 6666), InterContinental Pudong Shanghai (tel: (0)21 5831 8888), Purple Mountain Hotel (tel: (0)21 6886 8888) and the Ramada Pudong Airport Shanghai Hotel (tel: (0)21 3849 4949) are close to the airport.
www.worldairportguide.com /airports/pvg/pvg.asp   (532 words)

  
 Forbes.com World Airport Guide: Pudong International Airport
Yingbin Road, which runs through the airport and Fareast Road, which is west of the airport, respectively link to Shanghai's outer- and inner-ring roads.
Airport bus No. 1 connects Pudong International Airport with Hong Qiao International Airport (30-40 minutes) and airport bus No. 2 runs to Shanghai Exhibition Center.
The InterContinental Pudong Shanghai is close to the airport (www.intercontinental.com).
www.forbes.com /static_html/lifestyle/2005/intairports/pvg.shtml   (358 words)

  
 Shanghai Airport Hotels: Shanghai Pudong International Airport - PVG Airport Guide
The Shanghai Pudong International Airport is located on the South coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
The airport is 30 km (19 miles) away from central Shanghai and 40 km (25 miles) away from the Hong Qiao International Airport.
Twenty-one domestic airlines and 20 foreign airlines operate from the Pudong International Airport, which is the newer of Shanghai's two main Airports.
www.shanghai-pvg.com   (136 words)

  
 Pudong International Airport
A second terminal is under construction and due for completion in 2005; the airport will eventually have four terminals.
Yingbin Road, which runs through the airport, and Fareast Road, which is west of the airport, respectively link to Shanghai’s outer and inner ring roads.
There is a three-floor multi-storey car park with space for over 3,000 vehicles and a surface car park for short- and long-term parking in front of the terminal building.
www.airtravelandtours.com /blog/P65397.html   (440 words)

  
 World Airport Guide - Pudong International Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Location: The airport is located on the south coast of the mouth of the Yangtze River, 30km (19 miles) from central Shanghai and 40km (25 miles) from Hong Qiao International Airport.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Yingbin Road, which runs through Pudong Airport, and Fareast Road, which is west of the airport, respectively link to Shanghai's outer and inner ring roads.
AIRPORT HOTELS: The Pudong Airport Hotel (tel: (0)21 6834 5092) is located on the airport site, whilst the Holiday Inn Pudong (tel: (0)21 5830 6666) is situated very close to the airport.
www.caribouschools.org /Secondary/CHS/Library/E-World%20Guide/Airports/Airports/pvg/pvg.html   (438 words)

  
 Airport Guide - Beijing Capital International Airport, Shanghai Hong Qiao International Airport, Pudong International ...
Location: The airport is situated eight miles (13km) southwest of central Shanghai.
Location: The airport is situated 19 miles (30km) from central Shanghai.
Transfer to the city: The airport is linked to Shanghai's metro with a new magnetic levitation train, the Maglev; the journey takes only eight minutes and costs ¥50.
www.wordtravels.com /Travelguide/Countries/China/Airports   (657 words)

  
 new11
Center was held in the Huamu Area of Pudong on Nov. 4, the day after the formal signing ceremony was held.
Center is jointly invested and developed by Shanghai Pudong Land Development (Holding) Co., Deutsche Messe AG Hannover, Messe Dusseldorf, and Messe Munchen International.
This capacity is sufficient to handle the rubbish from the urban area of Pudong.
pudong.shanghaichina.org /new11.htm   (1635 words)

  
 Shanghai Pudong (Pu Dong) Airport
Airport buses are also available and operate on 6 routines.
Here is no good hotel near the airport though.
Pudong airport is far from downtown areas - 40 KM.
www.wangjianshuo.com /personal/places/pudongairport   (253 words)

  
 Mine's Faster Than Yours - Riding Shanghai's maglev, the world's fastest train. By Henry Blodget
When you finish lugging your bags through Shanghai's massive Pudong International airport and recover from the blast of cigarette smoke in the lobby, you have two main ways to get to town.
Shanghai's maglev began full operation in March, 2004, covering the 20 miles from Pudong to the outskirts of the city in a blistering 7 minutes and 20 seconds.
The Pudong line may eventually turn out to be a decent deal for airport users.
www.slate.com /id/2115114   (1169 words)

  
 International Equatorial Hotel,shanghai,china
The hotel is only 12 km from the Hong Qiao International Airport, 7 km from the harbour and 5 km from the railway station.
Pudong International Airport in the city's east is 40 km from the hotel, this airport was newly opened this year.
The Shanghai Exhibition Centre is within walking distance and the International Exhibition Centre is 10 minutes drive away along with the Shanghai Mart Building.
www.cbw.com /hotel/vip/shanghai/sh_international.html   (367 words)

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