Aviation 1956 to build Zhengzhou terminal, August 28, 1997, by the provincial and municipal governments and the Civil Aviation Administration of China joint investment new Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO), airport flight zone grade 4E grade is National Civil Aviation Administration of China's eight major aviation hub in Hong Kong.
On September 28, 2011, the State Council issued an opinion support building the central economic region in Henan Province and construction of the economic zone of China officially rose to national strategy, clear construction of Zhengzhou large domestic aviation hub, also the Civil Aviation Administration of China to Xinzheng International Airport To determine the "Twelfth Five Year Plan" period, China's comprehensive transport hub construction pilot. [17]
On November 21, 2011, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in the second phase expansion project approved by the national development and Reform Commission, engineering to meet 2020 passenger throughput of 29 million passengers, cargo throughput of 50 million tons target design.
December 26, 2011, Zhengzhou airport passenger throughput exceeded 10 million people, into the "ten million" large airport ranks. 2012 Zhengzhou airport has been navigable 67 cities and regions, the opening of 90 routes, of which 84 domestic, international and regional 6. [13]
In April 2014, the Zhengzhou airport has opened 147 routes, international and regional passenger routes 15, 20 international routes, the basic form of access to the main cities of the country and Europe and the United States route network.