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Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport

Xiamen, China

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Routes out

233

Destinations

ICAO

ZSAM

Elevation

59 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport

XMN

Location

Xiamen · 35 · China

Connectivity

233 routes · 72 destinations

Position

24.544°, 118.127° · 59 ft elev.

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Xiamen's gateway connecting coastal China to the world.

Opened

1983

Location

Xiamen, China

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN/ZSAM) is the primary commercial airport serving Xiamen, a major port city in Fujian Province, southeastern China. It sits on the island of Xiamen and serves as an important hub for both domestic and cross-strait flights to Taiwan. The airport handles tens of millions of passengers annually and supports a wide range of international, regional, and domestic routes. Its strategic location along the Taiwan Strait makes it a key point for cross-strait air traffic between mainland China and Taiwan. A new airport, Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, has been under planning and development to eventually replace or supplement Gaoqi due to capacity limitations imposed by its island location.

Terminals

The airport operates multiple passenger terminals handling both domestic and international flights on the island of Xiamen.

Getting to & from

The airport is accessible by taxi, bus, and metro, with Xiamen Metro Line 3 providing a rail link to the city center.

Airlines here

Xiamen Airlines uses the airport as its primary hub, with additional significant operations by Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines.

Notable facts

›Xiamen Airlines, a subsidiary of China Southern, is headquartered at and hubs out of XMN.
›The airport's island location constrains expansion, prompting plans for a new airport at Xiang'an.
›XMN is one of the busiest airports in southeastern China by passenger volume.
›The airport handles cross-strait charter and scheduled flights to destinations in Taiwan.
›Xiamen is a designated Special Economic Zone, boosting the airport's cargo and business traffic.

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Route map (72 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

XMN → CSX3U · 321

XMN → CTU3U · 320

XMN → CZX3U · 321

XMN → KMG3U · 320

XMN → KOW3U · 320

XMN → XIY3U · 319

XMN → MNL5J · 320

XMN → KWL8L · 738

XMN → PVG9C · 320

XMN → SHA9C · 320

XMN → SJW9C · 320

XMN → KHHAE · E90

XMN → TPEAE · 738 343 333

XMN → RMQB7 · M90

XMN → TSAB7 · 321

XMN → CSXBK · 738

XMN → TSNBK · 738

XMN → CANCA · 320

XMN → CGKCA · 738

XMN → CGOCA · 738

XMN → CKGCA · 738

XMN → CSXCA · 738

XMN → CTUCA · 320

XMN → HFECA · 738

XMN → HGHCA · 738

XMN → JDZCA · 738

XMN → JIUCA · 737

XMN → JUZCA · 738

XMN → KMGCA · 738

XMN → KWECA · 737 738

XMN → KWLCA · 738

XMN → MFMCA · 319 321

XMN → NKGCA · 738

XMN → NNGCA · 738

XMN → NRTCA · 763

XMN → NTGCA · 738

XMN → PEKCA · 738 321

XMN → SYXCA · CR2

XMN → SZXCA · 320

XMN → TAOCA · 738

XMN → TNACA · 738 CR2

XMN → TSNCA · 738

XMN → WUHCA · 320

XMN → WUSCA · 738

XMN → WUXCA · 738

XMN → XIYCA · 738

XMN → YTYCA · 320

XMN → ZUHCA · 738

XMN → HKGCX · 320 333 321

XMN → AMSCZ · 777

XMN → BKKCZ · 738

XMN → CANCZ · 738 E90 319 73G 320

XMN → CGKCZ · 738

XMN → CGOCZ · 733 319

XMN → CKGCZ · 737

XMN → CSXCZ · 320

XMN → CTUCZ · 737

XMN → HAKCZ · 733

XMN → HFECZ · 733

XMN → HGHCZ · 737

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-80088 routes Boeing 73769 routes Airbus A32040 routes Airbus A31916 routes Airbus A32113 routes Embraer 1907 routes Boeing 737-7005 routes Airbus A330-3004 routes Canadair Regional Jet 2004 routes Boeing 767-3003 routes Boeing 737-3003 routes Boeing 7772 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Xiamen in East China's Fujian province. It is the main airline hub for XiamenAir and TAECO, an aircraft maintenance provider. It is located on the north side of Xiamen Island, 10 km (6.2 mi) away from the city's downtown area. It was originally built by Imperial Japan during their occupation of China, and was later converted to exclusive civilian use once the Japanese surrendered World War II. A couple of renovations were made in the early- to mid-1950s under the Communist government, but the airport laid abandoned until after a second renovation in 1955 due to fears of shelling from the nearby Kinmen Island of the Nationalists.

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