郑州地处中原，位居我国人口分布中心，以郑州为圆心，500公里范围内覆盖人口4.2亿，占全国人口的30%；覆盖全国经济总量的27%。1000公里范围内覆盖人口7.9亿，占全国人口的56%；覆盖全国经济总量的51%。2000公里范围覆盖人口约12.6亿人，占全国人口的90%，覆盖全国经济总量的95%。郑州已成为我国资本、技术、人才西输与资源东输的交汇点；已成为国内消费市场的中心。

Zhengzhou is located in Central Plains,Zhengzhou is the geographical center of Chinese population.There is a population of 420 million within its 500 kilometers’ catchment area,accounting for 30% of the total population of China and covering 27% of the national economic aggregate,a population of 790 million within 1000 kilometers’ catchment area,accounting for 56% and covering 51%，and a population of about 1.26 billion within 2000 kilometers'aviation coverage,accounting for 90% and covering 95%, Zhengzhou has become the intersection for the east-west transmission of capital, technology and talents and the west-east diversion of resources as well as the center of domestic market.

郑州是中国陆路交通枢纽。陇海、京广两条干线铁路与徐兰、京广两条高速铁路在此双十字交叉，连霍、京港澳两条高速与310、107两条国道在此双十字交叉；2013年末河南省铁路营业里程、高速公路通车里程连续多年居全国第1位。以郑州为中心的“米”字形布局的高铁网正在加快建设。围绕机场基本形成飞机与与地铁、城际铁路、高速铁路、高速公路、快速路的无缝对接的多式联运体系。以郑州为起点、德国汉堡为终点的“郑欧班列” 已于2013年7月开通，全程运行时间11到15天，比海运节约20天，比空运节约资金80%。

Zhengzhou is a road transport hub of China, with two trunk line railways, Longhai Railway and Jingguang Railway, and two high speed railways, Xulan High Speed Railway and Jingguang High Speed Railway, as well as two expressways, Lianhuo Expressway and Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, and two national highways, 310 and 107, crossing in it; by the end of 2013, the railway mileage and expressway mileage of Henan Province has been the first in China for several years continuously. A network of high-speed railway taking Zhengzhou as the center is right under rapid construction. Meanwhile, taking Zhengzhou Airport as the center, a multimodal transport network is emerging, which realizes the seamless connections among the subway, inter-city railway, high-speed railway and high way systems. “Zhengzhou-Europe Block Train" has been put into operation in July of 2013, which effectively links Zhengzhou with Hamburger in German. The whole journey takes 11 to 15 days, which can save 20 days comparing with sea transportation and save 80% of the financial cost comparing with air logistics.

郑州新郑国际机场是中国八大枢纽机场之一，规划5条跑道。 已开通客运航线194条，其中国际航线27条，全货运航线34条，其中国际航线29条，覆盖了全球主要经济体。 2017年郑州机场旅客吞吐量达到2430万人次、排名全国第13位，货邮吞吐量超50.3万吨、居全国第7位、跻身全球机场前50强，客货运量跃居中部地区“双第一”。

Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport is one of the eight hub airports in China with 5 runways. At present, there are 194 passenger lines including 27 international passenger lines, and 34 cargo lines including 29 international cargo lines, covering the major economies in the world. In 2017, the passenger throughput reached 24.3 million person-times, ranking 13th among domestic airports, while the cargo volume reached 503,000 tons, ranking 7th among domestic airports and top 50 of all airports in the world. Moreover, the passenger capacity and volume of freight traffic of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport both rank the top in middle-China.