Fuzhou Changle International Airport 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 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 50 km east of central Fuzhou.