Pudong International Airport
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Shanghai, the eighth largest city of the world is also the largest city in China.
Each year, thousands of travelers take flights to get to the wonderful metropolis of Shanghai. Shanghai hosts some of the most important international airports in China. Pudong International Airport is one such airport.
Pudong International Airport in Shanghai boasts a contemporary structure made out of steel and glass. Shanghai Pudong International Airport is located in the eastern side of Pudong district of the capital city of Shanghai. The distance of the Pudong International Airport is about 30kilometers from Shanghai.
Shanghai's Pudong International Airport started its operations on 1 st October 1999. The airport handles some of the domestic flights and international flights. Pudong International Airport serves as one of the most important in ternational gateways to enter China.
In the year 2006, Pudong International Airport was able to handle approximately 17.15 million passengers on international flights. About nine million of those passengers were foreigners. This was good enough to beat the capacity of Beijing Capital International Airport, which had only handled 12.6 million international passengers.
Pudong International Airport of Shanghai had taken over from Hongqiao International Airport, which used to serve as the premier international airport of the city. The construction of the city was largely based on financial assistance from Japan.
