Shanghai Hongqiao Airport is one of the largest three airports in China.

It is also the switch center of eastern China air traffic. A multi-level,multi-function air service in Shanghai has been formed enabling the landing of more than 250 flights everyday. In 1995, the yearly passenger volume in Shanghai reached 11 million, and a steady 11% increase has been realized in each of the successive years. At present, Shanghai has flights to international cities including Bangkok, Brussels, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Macau, Madrid, Melbourne, Munich, Nagasaki, Nagoya, Niigata, Osaka, Paris, San Francisco, Sendai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Vancouver. Flights from Shanghai are also avaiable to every city in China. Worth to mention is the the Shanghai Pudong Airport ( PVC ).

Construction of the first phase started in 1996, with a total investment of twelve billion yuan RMB to build a 4000-meter-long main runway and a terminal with a 200, 000-250, 000 square-meter gross floor area. Put into operation right before the turn of the century, the airport has so far an annual handling capacity of 20 million passengers and 500, 000 tons of cargo. The ultimate plan is to have four runways, with a total handling capacity of 70 million passengers per year.