Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Xiamen, Fujian Province (China)

IATA: XMN ICAO: ZSAM

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

59 ft

18 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

24.5439°, 118.1275°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #321 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#543 of 7558

Top 7.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (China)

tied #34 of 55 in CN

same length as 5 others; nearest KHN, 286 NM · #58 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 XMN in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #543 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · tied #34 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

XMN lies at 18 m (59 ft), #501 of 650 published airports by elevation and 21 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 166 ft below the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,349 ft higher than XMN.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of XMN. Nearest published airport: Penghu Magong Airport (MZG), 101 NM, 9,843 ft (1,312 ft shorter than XMN); 8 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,155 ft (3,400 m)

XMN runway: 05/23 11,155 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #34 of 55 in China with SJW/HFE/YNT/KHN/SYX at 11,155 ft; RKZ leads by 5,249 ft (16,404 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →