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{{Short description|Airport serving Fuzhou, Fujian, China}}
{{redirect|Fuzhou Airport|the military airport|Fuzhou Yixu Airport}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = {{nowrap|Fuzhou Changle International Airport}}
| nativename          = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-Hans|福州长乐国际机场}}}}
| image               = Terminal@ZSFZ@20180802.jpg
| caption             = Fuzhou airport terminal
| image-width         = 250
| image2              = 
| IATA                = FOC
| ICAO                = ZSFZ
| coordinates         = {{coord|25|56|06|N|119|39|48|E|type:airport_region:CN-35|display=it}}
| pushpin_map         = China Fujian#China
| pushpin_label       = '''FOC'''/ZSFZ
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Fujian##Location in China
| type                = Public
| operator            = Yuanxiang (Fuzhou) International Airport Co., Ltd
| city-served         = [[Fuzhou]]
| location            = Zhanggang, [[Changle, Fuzhou|Changle]], Fuzhou, [[Fujian]], [[China]]
| opened              = {{start date and age|1997|06|23|df=yes}}
| hub                 = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Fuzhou Airlines]]
  | [[XiamenAir]]}}
| image_map           = File:ZSFZ-1.pdf
| image_map_caption   = CAAC airport chart
| elevation-m         = 14
| metric-elev         = yes
| website             = {{URL|www.fuzhouairport.com.cn}}
| r1-number           = 03L/21R
| r1-length-m         = 3,609
| r1-surface          = [[Concrete]]
| r2-number           = 03R/21L
| r2-length-m         = 
| r2-surface          = Under construction
| metric-rwy          = yes
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 13,204,723
| stat2-header        = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data          = 100,102
| stat3-header        = Cargo (tonnes)
| stat3-data          = 92,593.5
| stat-year           = 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202403/P020241227527614591507.xlsx |title=2023年民航机场吞吐量排名|language=zh|format=XLS|access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref>
| footnotes           = Source: [[China's busiest airports by passenger traffic]]
}}

{{Infobox Chinese
| order = st
| s = {{linktext|福州|长乐|国际机场}}
| t = {{linktext|福州|長樂|國際機場}}
| p = Fúzhōu Chánglè Guójì Jīchǎng
| buc = Hók-ciŭ Diòng-lŏ̤h Guók-gĭa Gi-chòng
}}

[[File:Fuzhou Changle International Airport (20150811092226).JPG|thumb|Upper level departures and lower level arrivals]]
[[File:Fuzhou FOC-ZSFZ Apron.jpg|thumb|The apron view at Fuzhou Changle International Airport]]

'''Fuzhou Changle International Airport''' {{airport codes|FOC|ZSFZ}} is an [[international airport]] serving [[Fuzhou]], the capital of [[East China]]’s [[Fujian]] province.  It was inaugurated on 23 June 1997 after being approved to start construction by the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|state council]] in 1992. The current handling capacity is approximately 6.5 million people annually.

The airport is located near the shore of the [[Taiwan Strait]] in Zhanggang Subdistrict, [[Changle]], about {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}} east of central Fuzhou. The airport is also a major hub for the namesake [[Fuzhou Airlines]] and [[XiamenAir]].

In 2017, Fuzhou Airport handled 12,469,235 passengers and was the 29th busiest in China by total passenger traffic. In 2016, the airport was the [[China's busiest airports by cargo traffic|23rd busiest]] airport in terms of cargo traffic and the [[China's busiest airports by traffic movements|28th busiest]] airport by traffic movements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xiagc.com.cn/enweb/eabout.htm |title=Xiamen International Airport Group Co., Ltd |access-date=2007-04-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514041442/http://www.xiagc.com.cn/enweb/eabout.htm |archive-date=2007-05-14 }}</ref>

==History==
Changle Airport was built to replace the old [[Fuzhou Yixu Airport]] ({{lang-zh|labels=no|s=福州义序机场}}),<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cao|first=Hui|date=November 2007|trans-title=The dynamic change on tourist ecological footprint of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province |script-title=zh:福州市旅游生态足迹动态|journal=ACTA Ecology Sinica |volume= 27 |issue=11}}</ref> a dual-use military and civil airport located in [[Cangshan District]], and prepared for the base of the direct flights to [[Taiwan]] across the straits.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} The airport was designed by [[Liu Thai Ker]] at the direct request of [[Xi Jinping]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wee |first=Sui-Lee |last2=Lee |first2=Chang W. |date=2024-05-24 |title=The Architect Who Made Singapore’s Public Housing the Envy of the World |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/world/asia/singapore-public-housing-urban-planner.html |access-date=2024-05-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The government of Fujian province hoped that the new airport could reach the standard of [[Singapore Changi Airport]], but they soon realized it was too big, and shrank the scale of the airport. However, the scale of the airport was still much bigger than the norm that the central government approved. Changle Airport was opened in 1997. Due to the lack of passenger flow, the airport had a significant financial deficit in the early years of its operation. In 2003, the management of the airport was taken over by Xiamen International Airport Group, and became profitable from 2005.

In February 2017, [[XiamenAir]] operated Changle's first direct route to North America, with a [[Boeing 787-9]] service to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]] airport.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.anna.aero/2017/02/16/xiamen-airlines-longest-route/ |title = Xiamen Airlines starts its longest ever route - to New York|date = 2017-02-16}}</ref> On 11 December 2018, a second intercontinental route to [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]] was launched.<ref name="routesonline1">{{cite web | url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279477/xiamen-airlines-adds-paris-service-from-dec-2018/ |title = Xiamen Airlines adds Paris service from Dec 2018}}</ref>

===Future expansion===
In September 2019, the [[National Development and Reform Commission]] approved a second expansion project. The project includes the following construction works:

* Construction of a 3600m x 60m second runway and relevant taxiway
* Construction of a 255,000m2 second terminal
* Construction of 60 new aircraft stands, eight cargo aircraft stands and relevant supporting facilities
* Construction of a second air traffic control tower and a new 9000m² air traffic management centre
* Reconstruction of the existing air traffic control tower and the air traffic management centre

The airport targets 36 million passengers and 450,000 tonnes cargo per year by 2030 once the project has been completed.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ndrc-approves-fuzhou-changle-international-airports-usd3bn-phase-two-expansion-project-934865|title =NDRC approves Fuzhou Changle International Airport's USD3bn phase two expansion project}}</ref>

== Location ==
Fuzhou Changle International Airport is located at 25°56´ north latitude and 119°39´ east longitude. It is surrounded by the [[East China Sea]] on three sides. The surrounding area of the airport is flat, but it extends southwest and northeast, surrounded by mountains.

== Traffic ==

=== Taxi ===
There is a taxi waiting at the exit of the arrival hall. The city's unified price starts at 10 yuan per {{Convert|3|km|sp=us}}, and 2 yuan per {{Convert|1|km|sp=us}} thereafter.

=== Bus ===
The airport passenger terminal has a number of fixed shuttle routes to Fuzhou city and surrounding areas. Opening hours are from 4:30 to 22:30.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panport-fjexpress.com/Index.aspx?nodeid=117 |script-title=zh:班车时间 |publisher=Fujian Airport Express Transport Ltd. |access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref>

=== Highway ===
Many expressways directly reach Changle International Airport, such as [[G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway|Shenhai Expressway]], [[G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway|Fuyin Expressway]], and Airport Expressway.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zhang|first=Jinqian|date=February 2012|trans-title=A Comparative Study of Urban Spatial Expansion under Different Economic Development Stages——Taking Fuzhou and Taipei as Examples |script-title=zh:不同经济发展阶段下城市空间扩展对比研究 ———以福州和台北为例|journal=Journal of Natural Resources |volume=27| issue = 2}}</ref>

=== Subway ===
According to the newly released intercity railway construction plan for the west coast of Fujian Province, the Fuzhou-Changle Airport Intercity Railway (F1/3) will be directly connected to the airport, and will be passed by Metro [[Line 6 (Fuzhou Metro)|Line 6]] near the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fgw.fuzhou.gov.cn/zz/fgwzwgk/tzgg/201802/t20180222_2016871.htm|trans-title=Public Consultation on the Inter-city Railway Construction of the Urban Agglomeration of the West Coast of Fujian Province (2015 - 2020) |script-title=zh:福建省海峡西岸城市群城际铁路建设规划（2015-2020）调整环评公众意见征询|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref>

== Climate ==
Fuzhou Changle International Airport has a subtropical maritime climate, with the northeast monsoon prevailing in the winter half year and the southwest monsoon in the summer half year. There will be continuous rainy weather in spring. Due to typhoon and subtropical high pressure, there are often strong winds and heavy rains in summer. There will be continuously sunny weather in winter.

In addition to the southerly winds in the south of July, Changle Airport is dominated by the northerly winds in the other 11 months, and there are mountain hills in the west of the Changle Plain.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zhang|first=Wenkai|date=March 1996|trans-title=Analysis of Urban Expansion Conditions in Fuzhou Basin and East Changle |script-title=zh:福州盆地和长乐东部的城市扩展条件分析|journal=Tropical Geography |volume=16| issue = 1}}</ref>

Typical climate characteristics of Changle Airport are: (1), cloudy, low cloud base; (2) abundant rainfall, large number of rainy days; (3) fast wind speed, large number of windy days, and the annual average wind speed is 4.5&nbsp;m/s (4) the airport has less thunderstorms, but the airport airspace has frequent thunderstorms (5) well marked sea-land breeze effect (6) humid air, the annual average relative humidity is 75%.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Yang |first1=Qinghua (杨清华)|title=Feature Analysis for Fog of Fuzhou Changle International Airport 1998-2010|journal=Air Traffic }}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==

===Passenger===
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| [[Fuzhou Airlines]] | [[Aksu Hongqipo Airport|Aksu]],<ref name=FOC_W24/> [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing–Capital]],<ref name=FOC_W24/> [[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport|Chengdu–Tianfu]],<ref name=FOC_W24/> [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]], [[Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport|Dalian]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.zsairport.com.cn/show.asp?id=1214 | title=舟山普陀山机场冬春航季换季 | language=zh | publisher=Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport | date=6 December 2018 | access-date=27 July 2020 }}</ref> [[Dazhou Jinya Airport|Dazhou]],<ref name=FOC_W24/> [[Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport|Guiyang]], [[Haikou Meilan International Airport|Haikou]], [[Harbin Taiping International Airport|Harbin]], [[Kunming Changshui International Airport|Kunming]], [[Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport|Lanzhou]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=直飞！福州开通多条航线！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/FWgutYb5Lo62oTlSoo6b5A |access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref> [[Nanning Wuxu International Airport|Nanning]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=【首发头条】南宁机场2022年冬航季换季特别资讯|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/zZNI3ifgtElcaR6BBhDUoA |access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport|Qingdao]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/6/201903/t20190325_1269948.html |title=福航3月31日起执行夏秋航班与差异化服务（图）-中国民航网 |publisher=Caacnews.com.cn |date=2019-03-25 |accessdate=2022-03-20}}</ref> [[Taiyuan Wusu International Airport|Taiyuan]], [[Tianjin Binhai International Airport|Tianjin]], [[Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport|Wanzhou]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=‌正式执行！万州机场新增多条航线，直飞这些城市→ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wzBkDDGabrE9PqXaBCEcaQ |access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref> [[Xi'an Xianyang International Airport|Xi'an]], [[Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport|Xishuangbanna]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport|Zhangjiajie]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport|Zhengzhou]], [[Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport|Zhoushan]]
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| [[Hainan Airlines]] | [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing–Capital]], [[Changsha Huanghua International Airport|Changsha]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]], [[Haikou Meilan International Airport|Haikou]],<ref name=FOC_W24/> [[Taiyuan Wusu International Airport|Taiyuan]],<ref name=TYNNW23>{{Cite web |title=10月29日起执行！太原机场冬航季航班计划出炉！新开哪些城市航线… |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/gDmM-2qRQDBPWj5sq8ZwNg |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> [[Wuhan Tianhe International Airport|Wuhan]],<ref name=TYNNW23/> [[Xi'an Xianyang International Airport|Xi'an]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=海南航空夏秋航班换季及3月国际/地区航班计划计划出炉|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UW2GNpnNwFRnjTLtdOaXAQ |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
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| [[Hebei Airlines]] | [[Nanjing Lukou International Airport|Nanjing]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Nantong Xingdong International Airport|Nantong]],<ref name=NTG_W24>{{Cite web |title=新航季开启！10月27日起南通机场冬春季航班"上新" |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/M4sygtLFSGrZ1lr2vD_T-Q |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref> [[Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport|Shijiazhuang]]<ref name=NTG_W24/>
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| [[Juneyao Air]] | [[Hohhot Baita International Airport|Hohhot]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]], [[Wuhan Tianhe International Airport|Wuhan]]<ref name=FOC_S25/>
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| [[Lucky Air]] | [[Kunming Changshui International Airport|Kunming]]
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| [[Qingdao Airlines]] | [[Changchun Longjia International Airport|Changchun]],<ref name=QWNW22>{{Cite web |title=【回国航班】南航12月航班计划、青岛航空2022-2023冬春航季航线网络|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6Cxufd8q-Dx_Q7-plfmGEQ |access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> [[Harbin Taiping International Airport|Harbin]],<ref name=QWNW22/> [[Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport|Jinan]],<ref name=QWNW22/> [[Yantai Penglai International Airport|Yantai]]
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| [[Sichuan Airlines]] | [[Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport|Chengdu–Shuangliu]], [[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport|Chengdu–Tianfu]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xpmDm6efw1POTGi0R5Nd5A |access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref> [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]]
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| [[Spring Airlines]] | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Spring Airlines Expands Bangkok Network in 4Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240920-9cnw24th |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref> [[Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport|Dalian]], [[Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport|Lanzhou]], [[Shenyang Taoxian International Airport|Shenyang]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Yancheng Nanyang International Airport|Yancheng]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport|Yangzhou]]
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| [[Tianjin Airlines]] | [[Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport|Dalian]],<ref name=GSNS24>{{Cite web |title=天津航空2024年夏航季计划执行216条航线 高品质服务助力旅客出行 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jnPsrWR2bCI2xbwJYvpDZw |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> [[Rizhao Shanzihe Airport|Rizhao]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Tianjin Binhai International Airport|Tianjin]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Yantai Penglai International Airport|Yantai]]<ref name=GSNS24/>
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| [[Urumqi Air]] | [[Luoyang Beijiao Airport|Luoyang]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=新开8条航线！乌鲁木齐航空夏航季预告抢先看！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Nxf2GMiHdeltTk1gqSWZMw |access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref> [[Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport|Ürümqi]], [[Yulin Yuyang Airport|Yulin (Shaanxi)]]<ref name=FOC_S25/>
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| [[XiamenAir]] | [[Beijing Daxing International Airport|Beijing–Daxing]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Xiamen Airlines S20 Beijing operation changes as of 09JAN20 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/288661/xiamen-airlines-s20-beijing-operation-changes-as-of-09jan20/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> [[Changchun Longjia International Airport|Changchun]], [[Changsha Huanghua International Airport|Changsha]], [[Changzhou Benniu Airport|Changzhou]],<ref name=CZXNW22>{{Cite web |title=换季啦！常州机场2022年冬航季航班抢先看|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ukpwlfxBmJssjZjUOvoAkA |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref> [[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport|Chengdu–Tianfu]], [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]], [[Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport|Dalian]], [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]], [[Guilin Liangjiang International Airport|Guilin]], [[Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport|Guiyang]], [[Guyuan Liupanshan Airport|Guyuan]], [[Haikou Meilan International Airport|Haikou]], [[Noi Bai International Airport|Hanoi]],<ref name="HANVTE">{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Xiamen Airlines March 2025 Fuzhou International Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250305-mfmar25foc |website=aeroroutes.com |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 March 2025 |date=5 March 2025}}</ref> [[Harbin Taiping International Airport|Harbin]], [[Hohhot Baita International Airport|Hohhot]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Soekarno–Hatta International Airport|Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta]], [[Jeju International Airport|Jeju]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Xiamen Airlines adds Fuzhou – Jeju service from late-Jan 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240104-mfjan24cju |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref> [[Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport|Jinan]], [[Jingzhou Shashi Airport|Jingzhou]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=【航班换季】2023年荆州机场冬春航季航班时刻表出炉|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/187fv-h3T9FKan68NqyXzQ |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> [[Jinzhou Bay Airport|Jinzhou]],<ref name=CZXNW22/> [[Kaohsiung International Airport|Kaohsiung]], [[Kota Kinabalu International Airport|Kota Kinabalu]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Xiamen Airlines resumes Fuzhou – Kota Kinabalu service from late-June 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240523-mfjun24bki |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=23 May 2024}}</ref> [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]], [[Kunming Changshui International Airport|Kunming]], [[Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport|Lanzhou]], [[Lianyungang Huaguoshan Airport|Lianyungang]], [[Macau International Airport|Macau]], [[Mianyang Nanjiao Airport|Mianyang]], [[Chubu Centrair International Airport|Nagoya–Centrair]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Naha Airport|Naha]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Xiamen Airlines Adds Fuzhou – Okinawa Service From Sep 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240830-mfsep24oka|website=Aeroroutes |access-date=30 August 2024}}</ref> [[Nanchong Gaoping Airport|Nanchong]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=南充高坪机场新开北海、海口航线！最新夏航季航班计划时刻表出炉—— |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1n0qbN1ZxDBPpIVAPuuYFw |access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> [[Nanjing Lukou International Airport|Nanjing]], [[Nanning Wuxu International Airport|Nanning]], [[Nantong Xingdong Airport|Nantong]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=今年夏航季呼和浩特机场将运营航线161条|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NBOE5kR7OQvPFQcN57AAGw |access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref> [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]],<ref>{{cite web |title=XIAMEN AIRLINES RESUMES FUZHOU – NEW YORK SERVICE FROM LATE-MAY 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240419-mfmay24jfk |website=AeroRoutes |access-date=April 19, 2024|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport|Ordos]],<ref name=FOC_W24/> [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]], [[Phnom Penh International Airport|Phnom Penh]], [[Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport|Qingdao]], [[Sanya Phoenix International Airport|Sanya]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Xiamen Airlines expands Fuzhou – Korea service in 1Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240117-mf1q24kr |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref> [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport|Shanghai–Hongqiao]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]],<ref name=FOC_W24/> [[Shenyang Taoxian International Airport|Shenyang]], [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport|Shenzhen]], [[Changi Airport|Singapore]], [[Songshan Airport|Taipei–Songshan]], [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]], [[Taiyuan Wusu International Airport|Taiyuan]], [[Tianjin Binhai International Airport|Tianjin]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport|Ürümqi]], [[Wattay International Airport|Vientiane]],<ref name="HANVTE"/> [[Wuhan Tianhe International Airport|Wuhan]], [[Sunan Shuofang International Airport|Wuxi]], [[Xi'an Xianyang International Airport|Xi'an]], [[Xining Caojiabao International Airport|Xining]], [[Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport|Xishuangbanna]],<ref name=FOC_W24/> [[Yan'an Nanniwan Airport|Yan'an]],<ref name=FOC_S25/> [[Yinchuan Hedong International Airport|Yinchuan]], [[Yuncheng Guangong Airport|Yuncheng]], [[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport|Zhengzhou]], [[Zhuhai Jinwan Airport|Zhuhai]]
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[[File:End of Fuzhou Airport Expressway (20161204080524).jpg|thumb|"Welcome back to the Land of Blessings" ({{lang-zh|labels=no|c=福地再相聚}}), the sign reads, indicating the airport is right ahead.]]

===Cargo===
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== Delays ==

=== Statistics ===
In 2017, the total throughput of Changle Airport ranked 28 in China, carrying passengers up to 12,469,235 throughout the year.

In the latest airport punctuality rate ranking in October 2018, Changle Airport ranked 16, which is 83.19%, with an average delay of 23 minutes. Delays of more than 60 minutes are rare, only 2.54%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201803/t20180307_55600.html |language=zh-cn |script-title=zh:2017年民航机场生产统计公报 |publisher=CAAC|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.variflight.com/analytics/OTPRankingbyAirport|trans-title=Airport release punctuality rate ranking |language=zh-cn |script-title=zh:机场放行准点率排名|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref>

=== Causes ===

==== Thunderstorm ====
Aviation and weather are closely connected. Thunderstorms are currently recognized as one of the most important weather phenomena that seriously affect the safety of airport and efficiency of flights.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sasse|first=M|title=A study of thunderstorm-induced Daleys at Frankfurt Airport Germany|journal=Meteorological Applications|volume=10|issue=1|pages=21–30|doi=10.1017/S1350482703005036|year=2003|bibcode=2003MeApp..10...21S|s2cid=61245029|doi-access=free}}</ref> When flying in thunderstorms area, passengers and crew may encounter dangerous weather such as wind shear, bumps, hail, downburst, etc.

In recent years, Fuzhou Changle International Airport has experienced a rapid growth for flight delays and return flight due to thunderstorms. In 2016, the number of flights affected by thunderstorms at Changle Airport was 729, taking up 38.4% of the total number of flights affected by the weather. The annual average thunderstorm of Fuzhou Changle International Airport is 27.3d which is considerably frequent and has a greater impact on flight. Thunderstorms vary greatly from year to year, and thunderstorms may occur throughout the year. As the temperature rises, thunderstorms frequency begin to increase.

The main activity period of thunderstorms at Fuzhou Airport is from March to September. Thunderstorms appear most frequent in summer, with an average number of days of 13.5 days, accounting for 49.5 percent of the total number of thunderstorms in the year.

Compared to other months of the year, the thunderstorms in June showed the highest number, with an average of 5.1d. Most are dry thunderstorms and are not prone to rainfall.

Thunder mainly concentrated in the afternoon to the middle of the night, with the highest frequency occurring at 17:00.

Thunderstorms may occur in all directions of Fuzhou Airport, among them, west direction has highest frequency, followed by the northwest and southwest directions. This is because the eastern part of the airport is the ocean, the west is the mountainous area, and the convection over the mountains is stronger than the ocean.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Zhang |first1=Zhichao (张智超)|trans-title=Analysis of Thunderstorm Characteristics of Fuzhou Changle International Airport |language=zh-cn |script-title=zh:福州长乐国际机场雷暴特征分析|url=https://www.xueshu.com/hxkx/201707/29978126.html|journal=Straits Science |year=2017 |volume=7|pages=86–88，96}}</ref>

==== Visibility ====
The average visibility in the first half of the year is less than 1000 meters. The number of days is significantly higher than that in the second half, accounting for 83% of the whole year. The visibility of the airport has obvious seasonal differences, showing the worst visibility in spring.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Qin|first=Chao|date=2012|trans-title=Analysis of the Characteristics of Visibility of Fuzhou Changle International Airport |script-title=zh:福州长乐国际机场能见度的特征分析|journal=China Science and Technology Expo }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of airports in China]]
*[[List of the busiest airports in China]]

==References==
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