Operational Hours and Curfews
In Shanghai, both airports are open 24 hrs but with restrictions. ZSSS is open for GA traffic from 0600LT to 2400LT. Foreign registered General Aviation aircraft are not allowed to operate to/from east north east direction to ZSSS.
Parking Slots
Airport slots are required for the both airports at Shanghai. One private jet is not allowed to occupy two or more slots during 0001 – 1400Z daily in both ZSPD and ZSSS.
Permits
For landing permits, lead time of 4 working days is required. Sponsor Letter with flight schedule and complete crew and passenger details with full names, passport numbers, expiration dates, nationality and date of birth is required. Sponsor letter should be provided from a local business contact along with the permit application. Sponsor letter needs to be in a specific format acceptable to CAAC and must be written in Chinese language along with the company seal of local business contact. Sponsor letters require full name and contact details of the sponsor, along with company name and job position from the person signing the letter. Please note the business contact must be located in the same city to which the aircraft is travelling.
Permit is valid for the given schedule only and a delay of only upto 2 hours is acceptable. If the delay is more than 2 hours permit number needs to be revised. Only two permit revisions are accepted by CAAC . One operation in and out China can only have 6 sectors. The crew must follow the route which is given in the landing permit.
Crew Visas
Crew requires visa for travelling to china and it must be a C – Type visa.
Customs, Immigration, Quarantine
At ZSSS, CIQ must be cleared in GA terminal only. Generally it takes 10-15 minutes.
At ZSPD, as GA terminal is not available CIQ must be cleared in main terminal. Generally it takes 30 minutes.
Ground Handling
The ground handler requires all information such as aircraft call sign, schedule, crew and passengers information including gender, crew airline transport pilot license, passport nos and date of births. Please check with your ground handler, in advance for availability of all the required ground equipment.
