I flew into Fuzhou which is north of Putian, then you need to travel two hours by road. Alternatively you can fly into Xiamen which is about two hours south of Putian, then again travel by road.

Hi, I'm a putianese and live in US for more than 20 years. You could go this way: LA or SF fly to Shanghai and fly to Changle airport which near Fuzhou towards Putian, than bus to Putian. My childhood friend picked me up from Changle airport, we only took one hr to arrive putian city through high way. When I was a child I remember it took me 3 hrs to get fuzhou. Or, you could go LA to Hong Kong then fly to Changle airport then bus to Putian.