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Denver appears to be the current favourite (also chosen by the NYT as the winner) but doesn't have any flights to Asia except for Tokyo[1]. But I guess being sufficiently connected within the US is enough, not sure how many flights to China they need.

[1] https://www.flightera.net/airport/Denver/KDEN

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Denver's airport is one of the biggest airports[1]. When I first moved to Denver in 2014, they didn't have a flight to India. In 2015 they announced a _direct_ flight to Banglore, India. My point being not having a flight is not really a roadblock.

[1]https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/denver-inte...

Denver has a huge airport and is a major United hub. It's just that most non-stop flights to Asia from the US leave from the West Coast (although this is less true than it used to be).

not only that, they have approved and are planning a multi-billion dollar gate expansion project so direct asia flights aren't out of the picture.

Except no one in Denver wants them here except the Governor and business council. It would be a huge net loss for the community and people.

I'm in Denver and your post is not accurate.

I think that's far from truth. It'll just be another issue that splits opinion.

I don't know if opinion of residents is that strong? I live here and would welcome Amazon as would a lot of the people I work with from my conversations. But then again my circle is younger, wealthier, white etc.

If Amazon goes there, the flights will follow.

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