Ningbo Airport opened in 1990 and has flights to all major cities in China and also external services to Hong Kong, Seoul, and Macau. The airportis a modern construction with a new passenger terminal (opened in 2002) including 16 departure gates and 7 jetways. Destinations : Although the Airport in Ningbo has a few international flights (Seoul, Macau, Hong-Kong), it mainly is running domestic flights. These flights cover the major cities of China. If you want a flight from Shanghai to Ningbo, it will take less than 30 minutes but one should take in account the time spent between the airports and the 2 cities center (about 20 minutes to reach Ningbo city center). See our Ningbo Flight Departures page for destinations of more than 20 cities in China Mainland. For international flights, travelers will usually first go from Ningbo to Shanghai or Hong-Kong for a connection. Where : Ningbo airport is located about 35 minutes by taxi from Tianyi Square. It is in the near southwest part of Ningbo (Yinzhou district), on the way to Fenghua, in a small town called Lishe. This is why the full and official denomination is Ningbo Lishe Airport. Taxis : A car park and taxis are available at the airport. Click here to know everything about : Ningbo taxis Official airport website : www.ningbo-airport.com (in Chinese) - 宁波栎社机场 / Phone: 0574-8742-7888
Be aware that Shanghai has 2 airports : Shanghai Pudong Airport mainly for international flights and Shanghai Hongqiao Airport mainly for domestic flights. There is a distance of about 50kms and 50 minutes drive between the 2 airports.