Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA / ZSSS)
#42 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)
Skydex receivers picked up 189 airline flights bound for Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and 177 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 29 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- ZSSS
- IATA
- SHA
- City
- Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Position
- 31.198, 121.336
- arriving, 30 days
- 189
- departing, 30 days
- 177
- days heard
- 29
About the airport
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport serves Shanghai (Minhang). It sits 10 ft (3 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest is 11,154 ft (3,400 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Questions
How many flights to and from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 189 airline flights arriving and 177 airline flights departing, heard on 29 days. The busiest day was November 7, 2026, with 18 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport?
On October 10, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport?
Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport joins your ports of call.
How high is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport above sea level?
10 ft (3 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport?
11,154 ft (3,400 m), the longest of its 2 runways.
Can I fly over Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in the simulator yet.