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Fuzhou Changle International Airport (ZSFZ/FOC) is the principal gateway for Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, sitting on the coast of the Taiwan Strait some 50 km east of the city centre. Opened in 1997 as the first large modern airport in China to be wholly financed by a local government, it now serves as a hub for Fuzhou Airlines and XiamenAir. For a simulator pilot it offers a long, ILS-equipped coastal runway with a straightforward overwater or over-flat-terrain approach.
Fuzhou Changle International Airport is an international airport serving Fuzhou, the capital of China's Fujian province. It lies in Zhanggang Subdistrict of Changle, on the coast of the Taiwan Strait, roughly 50 km east of central Fuzhou. The airport is a hub for Fuzhou Airlines and XiamenAir and handles both domestic and international traffic, making it a busy but accessible destination for a simulator pilot looking for a realistic Chinese coastal airport with a long, fully lit ILS runway.
The airport sits near the shore of the Taiwan Strait in Zhanggang Subdistrict, Changle, about 50 km east of central Fuzhou. It is served by its own approach, ground and tower frequencies, indicating it operates within controlled airspace with radar and procedural service provided by Fuzhou Approach.
There is a single physical runway, 03/21, measuring 11,796 ft, of hard surface construction, lit, and equipped with ILS on both approach directions. Field elevation is 33 ft.
Radio services are provided under the callsign Fuzhou on the following frequencies: Approach (Fuzhou APP) 119.45 MHz, ATIS 126.4 MHz, Ground (Fuzhou GND) 121.9 MHz, and Tower (Fuzhou TWR) 118.45 MHz. Both ends of runway 03/21 are served by ILS, supporting instrument approaches to the field.
The earliest airport serving Fuzhou was Yixu Airport, a dual military-civil field that opened to civil traffic on 1 December 1974 but was hampered by a short 2,200-metre runway, no taxiways, and low passenger throughput. Construction of a new airport at Changle was approved by the state council in 1992, and Fuzhou Changle International Airport was inaugurated on 23 June 1997, after which Yixu reverted to exclusive military use. Changle was notable as the first large modern airport in China to be fully financed by a local government, opening with a single 3,600-metre runway, a 137,000-square-metre terminal and 24 aircraft stands, with a designed annual capacity of 6.5 million passengers. Early ambitions that it might rival Singapore Changi proved unrealistic, and between 1997 and 2003 the airport accumulated substantial debt amid low passenger volumes. A major restructuring in 2003 saw management taken over by Xiamen International Airport Group and provincial capital introduced, diversifying ownership. The airport returned to profit by 2005, recording a surplus of 5.95 million yuan that year after two preceding years of reduced losses, and total debt fell markedly by the end of 2005. This turnaround underpinned the airport's subsequent growth into Fujian's principal aviation hub.
Fuzhou Changle International Airport is now a major hub for Fuzhou Airlines and XiamenAir, handling international and domestic services. In 2025 it recorded 112,326 aircraft movements and over 16 million passenger movements, year-on-year increases of 3.9% and 5.3% respectively, reflecting its continued growth since restructuring in the early 2000s.