According to the East China civil aviation bureau responsible person said, Shanghai, Pudong and Hongqiao two airport passenger throughput and cargo throughput is already saturated, therefore, Shanghai will forward planning, the construction of large general aviation airports, and in the Yangtze River Delta region planning auxiliary mitigation airport, in order to protect the Shanghai economic and social development and people's travel demand. Shanghai general aviation airport is located in Qingpu, planning a runway around 2500 meters, which will be mainly used for the takeoff and landing of the official aircraft. At present, the new airport is taking procedures and through approval.

Shanghai will use limited resources on large aircraft to ensure more passengers travel. The three provinces, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are working together to determine the location of the Shanghai auxiliary airport, that is, the third airport. The other Waijiang Zhejiang and Shanghai will also jointly determine the location of Shanghai auxiliary airport, is mainly used to meet the overflow part of Shanghai traffic, can make these places in Jiaxing, Nantong, Wuxi, Ningbo to undertake.