A cargo plane of Cargolux Airlines International at Zhengzhou airport. [Photo/dahe.cn]

Development Plan of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone was approved by the State Council on March 7, 2013, and the Airport Economy Zone is the first national airport economy comprehensive pilot project of China so far as well as an important part of the national strategies of Henan Province. The Airport Economy Zone, 25 kilometers to the southeast of Zhengzhou and with an approved planning area of 415 square kilometers, is a comprehensive hub integrating aviation, high-speed railway, inter-city railway, subway and highway that can realize the seamless connection of "railway, road and aviation". As the first aviation economy-led national new district approved by the nation as well as the core growth pole of the Central Plains Economic Zone, the Airport Economy Zone will undertake domestic and international industry transfer positively, develop aviation logistics, aviation-oriented high-end manufacture and modern service industry vigorously, and strive to build a modern, ecological, livable, intelligent and innovative aviation city that links the world through policy innovation, system innovation and mode innovation.