What is the difference between the two airports when preparing to travel to Shanghai?

The differences between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport are as follows:

The construction time and navigation time of the first and second airports are different

1. Shanghai Hongqiao Airport has a long history and was founded in 1921. In 1971, it was changed from military and civilian use to civil aviation use; Terminal 2 and the second runway will be opened in 21; At the end of 214, the renovation of Terminal 1 and the East Transportation Center project were started.

2. Shanghai Pudong International Airport was founded in 1999. The second runway was officially opened on March 17, 25, the second terminal and the third runway were officially opened on March 26, 28, and the fourth runway was officially opened on March 28, 215.

2. The status of the two airports is different

1. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport was awarded the first place in the "World's Fastest Progress Airport Award" by Skytrax's "211 World Airport Award". On September 4th, 215, Shanghai Hongqiao Airport ranked 31st in the "Top 1 Major Airports in the World in 215" published by Skytrax, an international civil aviation certification body.

2. In 216, Pudong Airport won the Asian Freight and Supply Chain Award and the Best Freight Airport Award in the World. In 219, the International Airport Association (ACI) released the "218 Global Airport Passenger Flow List", and Shanghai Pudong International Airport ranked ninth.

The number of runways in the two airports is different

1. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport has two runways, the first runway is 45 meters long and 34 meters wide, and the second runway is 33 meters long and 6 meters wide.

2. Pudong Airport has four airstrips. The first runway is 6 meters wide and 4 meters long, which was officially put into use in September 1999. The second runway is 38 meters long and 6 meters wide, which was opened in March 25. The third runway, 34 meters long and 6 meters wide, was opened in March 28. The fourth runway is 6 meters wide and 38 meters long.

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