AirportsXiamen Gaoqi International Airport is a large airport serving Xiamen, in Fujian Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XMN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XMN
- ICAO code
- ZSAM
- City
- Xiamen
- State or region
- Fujian Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.5439° N, 118.1275° E
- Elevation
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XMN means Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZSAM. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.5439° N, 118.1275° E. It stands 18 metres (59 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,155 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 59.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kinmen AirportShang-I, Taiwan | KNH | 27 km |
| Quanzhou Jinjiang International AirportQuanzhou | JJN | 54 km |
| Penghu Magong AirportHuxi, Taiwan | MZG | 187 km |
| Liancheng Guanzhishan AirportLongyan (Liancheng) | LCX | 188 km |
| Jieyang Chaoshan International AirportJieyang (Rongcheng) | SWA | 198 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,086 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,691 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,268 km | 8 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,664 km | 12 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,663 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,188 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,993 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,409 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,382 km | 9 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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