Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC / ZSFZ) Plane Spotting Map & Live Active Runway Predictor

As of Wed 28 Oct, 05:00 local, the METAR/TAF wind vector predicts landing and departure 03+04. The METAR wind is 50° at 21 kt. 03 shows +19.3 kt headwind and 8.2 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed.

At 08:00 local the sun is at 118° azimuth and 23° elevation. Short final 03 - sunny side scores 85/100, 1234 m from runway 03, view bearing 357.8°, best as a midday spot with a 150-600mm lens. At 16:00 the sun is at 246° and 17°. Short final 03 - sunny side scores 94/100 on a 56.2° view. Morning and afternoon picks follow that bearing: a view that wants the sun in the east is a morning spot, and a view that wants it in the west is an afternoon spot.

The best time to plane spot at Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC/ZSFZ) is the window marked CLEAN FRONT LIGHT for the fence you are using. Morning (07:00-11:00) front light: no listed spot stays fully front-lit. Afternoon / golden hour (14:00-18:00) front light: no listed spot stays fully front-lit. Midday (11:00-14:00) is HIGH SUN / TOP LIGHT at 0 of 2 spotting locations. Read the Best Time of Day & Lighting Schedule by Spot table for the lens and the hours to avoid harsh backlit contrast.

ZSFZ spotting locations sun direction: Short final 03 - sunny side (runway 03) is SIDE LIGHT in the morning, CLEAN FRONT LIGHT at midday, and SIDE LIGHT in the afternoon. Recommended focal length 150-600mm. Crisp fuselage illumination 09:00-12:00 local. No harsh backlit window between 07:00 and 18:00. Short final 04 - sunny side (runway 04) is SIDE LIGHT in the morning, CLEAN FRONT LIGHT at midday, and SIDE LIGHT in the afternoon. Recommended focal length 150-600mm. Crisp fuselage illumination 09:00-12:00 local. No harsh backlit window between 07:00 and 18:00.

Short final 03 - sunny side is 1234 m from the 03 centerline, so the lens is 150-600mm. The bands are fixed from that distance: 70-200mm inside 250 m, 100-400mm from 250 m to 450 m, and 150-600mm beyond 450 m. The aircraft itself is about 573 m from this pin on a 700 m final.

Monitor Tower 118.45 MHz, Ground 121.9 MHz, Approach 119.45 MHz, ATIS 126.4 MHz. Online streams lag by 30 seconds or more. A handheld VHF airband scanner at the fence is the zero-delay way to hear a runway change on Tower 118.45 MHz.

No TAF wind shift in the next 6 hours flips the flow. Wind stays near 50° at 21 kt, so 03 remains the favored arrival. The $3/mo Telegram Runway-Shift Alert pings you when D-ATIS or the METAR wind vector changes the active runway: https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZSFZ#runway-alerts