湖北区位优势明显,承东启西、贯穿南北,公路、铁路、航空、水运等多种交通枢纽汇聚于此,一直处于中部区域核心地位。目前武汉天河机场旅客吞吐量已接近1900万人次,远高于中部区域北端的郑州机场、南端的长沙机场,位居中部第一、全国第十三位。随着经济发展、商贸交流、旅游互访、大众出行、机场扩容、综 Hubei has obvious geographical advantages. Its east is open to the west and runs through the north and south. It converges with many transport hubs such as highways, railways, aviation and water transport and has always been at the core of the Central Region. At present, the passenger throughput of Wuhan Tianhe Airport has reached nearly 19 million passengers, much higher than Zhengzhou Airport at the northern end of the central region and Changsha Airport at the southern end, ranking the first in Central China and the 13th in the country. With economic development, commerce and trade exchange, tourism exchange visits, public travel, airport expansion, comprehensive