Where is XMN airport?

XMN is a large airport in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, at 24.5439, 118.1275, 18 m above sea level.

What time zone is XMN in?

XMN is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+8.

How many passengers use XMN?

10,125,604 passengers in 2022, according to Wikidata.

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport opened in 1983.

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Large airport in Xiamen, China.

IATA code: XMN
ICAO code: ZSAM
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 10,125,604; 2022 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 5; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+8; Asia/Shanghai
Elevation: 18 m; 59 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,400 m

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About XMN

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport is a large airport serving Xiamen, China. It opened in 1983 and is run by Xiamen International Airport Co., Ltd. 10,125,604 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 5 nonstop routes from XMN.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from XMN

Route	To	Distance	Passengers
XMN → ICN	Seoul, South Korea	1,637 km	107,449 (6 mo)
XMN → SYD	Sydney, Australia	7,357 km	159,096
XMN → MEL	Melbourne, Australia	7,432 km	150,141
XMN → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9,335 km	133,809
XMN → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,207 km	85,996

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at XMN on flights to and from the US

MF Xiamen Airlines · 312 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
KNH	Kinmen Airport	Shang-I, Taiwan	27 km
JJN	Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport	Quanzhou, China	54 km
MZG	Penghu Magong Airport	Huxi, Taiwan	187 km
LCX	Liancheng Guanzhishan Airport	Longyan, China	188 km
SWA	Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport	Jieyang, China	198 km

Distance from XMN to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
XMN → LHR	London, United Kingdom	9,683 km	—
XMN → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	6,279 km	—
XMN → CDG	Paris, France	9,669 km	—
XMN → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	9,242 km	—
XMN → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,206 km	—
XMN → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9,335 km	133,809
XMN → JFK	New York, United States	12,684 km	—
XMN → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,140 km	—
XMN → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,207 km	85,996
XMN → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	2,983 km	—
XMN → HND	Tokyo, Japan	2,411 km	—
XMN → DOH	Doha, Qatar	6,646 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
05/23	3,400 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Xiamen, Fujian Province, China · 24.5439, 118.1275

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport has the IATA code XMN and the ICAO code ZSAM. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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