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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.

Zhengzhou, referred to as Zheng for short, known in ancient times as the commercial capital, is the capital of Henan Province, an important central city in central China, a mega-city, an important national comprehensive transportation hub, a trade and logistics center, and a central city of the Central Plains urban agglomeration. joint Logistics support Force Zhengzhou Joint Logistics support Center. It is located in the north-central part of Henan Province, bounded by Kaifeng to the east, Luoyang to the west, the Yellow River to the north facing Xinxiang and Jiaozuo to the north, Xuchang and Pingdingshan to the south, longitude 112 °42 to the east and latitude 34 °16 to the north 34 °58'. Zhengzhou is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and
Airport In Zhengzhou - Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, IATA: CGO, ICAO: ZHCC), referred to as "Xinzheng Airport", is located at the junction of Xinzheng City and Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China. It is a 4F international civil airport and the first in China The core component of Zhengzhou Airport Economic Comprehensive Experimental Zone, a national airport   , an international air cargo hub airport, one of the eight major regional hub airports in China   , "7×24 hours" "full time" customs clearance international airports, large domestic aviation hub airports   , international scheduled flight airports, and national first-class air ports open to the outside world.     
On August 28, 1997, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was completed and opened to traffic. In May 2013, the relocation of the second phase of the project began. In January 2014, the second phase of the reconstruction and expansion project started construction. On December 22, 2015, the second phase expansion project of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was officially put into operation. On January 7, 2016, the second runway of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was opened. On March 30, 2016, the T1 terminal was closed for renovation, and all flights were moved to the T2 terminal.
As of December 2015, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport has two terminals (T1 terminal is out of service), with a total area of ​​620,000 square meters; T1 and T2 terminals have 158 parking bays, including 149 passenger aircraft parking bays ; It has two runways, 3400 meters and 3600 meters respectively.   As of December 2018, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport has 55 passenger airlines, 208 passenger routes, and 116 passenger cities; 21 cargo airlines, 34 cargo routes, and 40 cargo cities.   
In 2020, the passenger throughput of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was 21.4067 million passengers, a year-on-year decrease of 26.5%, ranking 11th in the country; the cargo and mail throughput was 639,400 tons, a year-on-year increase of 22.5%, ranking 6th in the country, with 178,600 transport movements , a year-on-year decrease of 17.4%.  
On August 16, 2022, the North Cargo Area of ​​Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport will start trial operation.  
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