Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN / ZSAM)

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN / ZSAM) in Xiamen, China has turned up in 5 catches on Skydex. They were caught by 2 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.

Skydex receivers picked up 395 airline flights bound for Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and 335 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 30 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.

Fly here

ICAO
ZSAM
IATA
XMN
City
Xiamen
Country
China
Position
24.544, 118.128
Catches
5
Spotters
2
arriving, 30 days
395
departing, 30 days
335
days heard
30

About the airport

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport serves Xiamen. It sits 59 ft (18 m) above sea level. It has one runway, 11,155 ft (3,400 m) long.

Wikipedia article

Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)

Pilots who visit

Nobody has visited Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport in the simulator yet.

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.

Captain

No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.

The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.

Race for captain

This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.

Nobody is chasing the seat yet.

One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.

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Where those flights also go

Aircraft types caught here

Airlines

Top spotters through this airport

  1. @lcameron — 3 catches
  2. @0krypt — 2 catches

Recent catches

Questions

How many flights to and from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport does Skydex hear?

Over the last 30 days: 395 airline flights arriving and 335 airline flights departing, heard on 30 days. The busiest day was November 9, 2026, with 39 airline flights.

When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport?

On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.

Is this the departure board of Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport?

No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.

Have players caught flights through Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport?

Yes: 5 catches by 2 spotters so far.

How high is Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport above sea level?

59 ft (18 m), according to OurAirports.

How long is the longest runway at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport?

11,155 ft (3,400 m). It is the airport’s only runway.

Can I fly over Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport in Skydex?

Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.

How do I visit Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport in Skydex?

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport in the simulator yet.

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