当地政府批准建设荆州新机场，以支持和匹配该地区的经济增长。新的荆州机场将拥有一座崭新的六瓣花形候机楼，更多的跑道和停机位，以及完善的国际入出境通关基础设施，这些先进的设计使其成为中国18个新的民用机场之一，荆州机场计划在2020年第二季度开放。

Government has approved Jingzhou to build a new airport supporting the economic growth in the region. The new Jingzhou Airport includes a brand-new six-petal flower shape terminal building, additional runway and parking spaces, full international customer and immigration service, and various additional infrastructures making it one of the 18 new Civil airports in China. With the current schedule, the airport is planning to open in the second quarter 2020.