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Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ (listen) shih-KAH-goh, locally also /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/ shih-KAW-goh) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third-most populous in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is also the most populous city in the Midwest. As the seat of Cook County (the second-most populous U.S. county), the city is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, one of the largest in the world.

On the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century; by 1860, Chicago was the youngest U.S. city to exceed a population of 100,000. The Great Chicago Fire in 1871 destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but Chicago's population continued to grow to 503,000 by 1880 and then doubled to more than a million within the decade. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, and by 1900, less than 30 years after the fire, Chicago was the fifth-largest city in the world. Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards, including new construction styles (such as, Chicago School architecture, the development of the City Beautiful Movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper).

Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It is the site of the creation of the first standardized futures contracts, issued by the Chicago Board of Trade, which today is part of the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures alone. O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked among the world's top six busiest airports according to tracked data by the Airports Council International. The region also has the largest number of federal highways and is the nation's railroad hub. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) in the world, generating $689 billion in 2018. The economy of Chicago is diverse, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce. It is home to several Fortune 500 companies, including Archer Daniels Midland, Conagra Brands, Exelon, JLL, Kraft Heinz, McDonald's, Mondelez International, Motorola Solutions, Sears, and United Airlines Holdings.

Dandong, a prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province, is located in the southeast of Liaoning Province, facing Xinyi City of the Democratic people's Republic of Korea in the east, the Yellow Sea in the south, Anshan in the west, Dalian in the southwest and Benxi in the north. The geographical coordinates are 123 °22'E to 125 °42'E and 39 °43'N to 41 °09'N. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 196km, the maximum vertical distance from north to south is 160km, the coastline is 126km long, with a total area of 15222 square kilometers and a population of 2.34 million. It has jurisdiction over 3 municipal districts, 1 autonomous county and 2 county-level cities. Dandong is the starting point of the northern end of China's coastline and is located in the heart of Northeast Asia. it is an important intersection of the Northeast Asian economic circle and the economic circle around the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea.
Airport In Dandong - Dandong Langtou Airport
Dandong Langtou Airport (Dandong Langtou Airport, IATA: DDG, ICAO: ZYDD), located on the east side of National Highway 201, Langtou Town, Zhenxing District, Dandong City, Liaoning Province, China, 6 kilometers east of Dandong city center, is a 4C-level military-civilian joint feeder airport   .
On December 21, 1985, Dandong Langtou Airport officially opened civil aviation services, and Donggou Qianyang Airport civil aviation was closed; on April 9, 2007, the air port of Dandong Langtou Airport was temporarily opened to the public; on April 17, 2014, Dandong Langtou Airport Singapore Airlines Station opening   .
According to the official website of Liaoning Provincial Airport Management Group Co., Ltd. in April 2020, the terminal area of ​​Dandong Langtou Airport is 20,780 square meters, with 2 boarding bridges; the civil aviation station area is 39,600 square meters, with 6 C-class aircraft seats ;The runway is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide; it can meet the needs of annual passenger throughput of 2 million passengers and cargo and mail throughput of 4,200 tons   .
In 2019, Dandong Langtou Airport completed a total of 259,048 passenger throughput, a year-on-year increase of 211.2%, ranking 179th in the country; cargo and mail throughput was 652.1 tons, a year-on-year increase of 50.9%, ranking 141st in the country; 2053 aircraft movements, Year-on-year growth of 187.1%, ranking 209th in the country   .
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