Most Powerful City in the West.....Not Named Los Angeles San Francisco or Seattle (map, metropolitan)
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I like the San Diego airport--it's practically right next to downtown and it's sort of small with just one terminal that it never takes long to get to your gate. Big airports might be great for cities in the center of North America in terms of economy, but as a visitor they're often just places I have to transfer from flight to flight.
I like the San Diego airport--it's practically right next to downtown and it's sort of small with just one terminal that it never takes long to get to your gate. Big airports might be great for cities in the center of North America in terms of economy, but as a visitor they're often just places I have to transfer from flight to flight.
I love that aspect about San Diego. It actually has two terminals, Terminal Two West is the newer, more architecturally striking (well, there is nothing architecturally striking about Terminal One) of the two but getting in and out of the airport and off to the city or freeways is a piece of cake! We just came back from Boston and you couldn't possibly design a more screwed up airport and surrounding access if you tried.
I could walk to the airport in probably 45 minutes from my house! As it is it is a mere 10 minute drive, about $9 by Uber. When we pick up folks we never go to meet them early, they call when they land and we are down at the sidewalk right around the same time they get to it (or we wait until they pick up checked bags to depart). We are so close that it is nothing for neighbors to offer a ride.
Flying direct to London is a snap or off to Tokyo (haven't done that yet) and most any other destination is an easy flight to find. Beautiful airports can be a pretty cool to be in if you have to be there, but I always try to get out of most of the airports I am at as quickly as possible so they don't make or break a city for me compared to other, more important aspects.
No, sd is not on par with DIA for where you can fly! Not even close. Your good at digging up stuff it appears. Dig up how many routes each offers and post it! Not even close!
As for the quality list. Hmm. I have read that list before. Not sure what criteria they use. But I have flown into Cincinnati and SFO before. In no way shape or form are they nicer or offer more than DIA. Not really sure how they come up with those ratings. But yes, I have read that the Cincy airport at least shows up on it quite often. Not sure why though!
Denver/Boulder versus San Diego/Tijuana versus Portland/Salem versus Phoenix
2014 United States-Canada Traffic Summary (Passenger)
1. Denver International Airport: 53,472,514 (5th in United States-Canada)
2. Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport: 42,134,662 (10th in United States-Canada)
3. San Diego International Airport: 18,758,751 (30th in United States-Canada)
4. Portland International Airport: 15,916,512 (32nd in United States-Canada)
5. Tijuana International Airport: 4,387,800 (5th in Mexico)
International Airports:
1. San Diego/Tijuana: 2 Airports
- San Diego International
- Tijuana International
Foreign Flag Carriers, 2015:
- Denver: 6
- San Diego: 5* (9*)
- Phoenix: 4
- Portland: 4
* Tijuana International gives San Diego an additional 4 non-United States based flag carriers, making it a total of 9 non-United States based foreign airliners, San Diego International already has 5 on its own (comparable to Denver). That is comparable to some of the major 5 million (+) metropolitan areas in the United States such as Atlanta (9), Detroit-Windsor (9), and Philadelphia (5). Ahead of other similar size range competitors like Tampa Bay Area (8) and Minneapolis/Saint Paul (4).
Serviced Continents, 2015:
- San Diego: 3 (Europe, Asia, North America)
- Denver: 3 (Europe, Asia, North America)
- Phoenix: 2 (Europe, North America)
- Portland: 2 (Europe, North America)
Foreign Service Destinations, 2015 (Non-United States destinations):
What if the Whole West Coast fell off into the Ocean or the Chinese were feeling a little froggy and decided to Leap and make a land grab. Or if the Space Needle Fell or Mt Rainer blew it's top. What would than take over as the Premier Most Influential city in the West
Based on
-American and International Influence
-Fame and Name Recognition
-Rising Economic Prosperity
The Nominees Are
El Paso
Tucson
Tulsa
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Oklahoma City
Salt Like City
Denver
Portland
Sacramento
Billings Montana
Boise
Albuquerque
San Diego
Aspen Colorado
Colorado Springs
Actually, given the financial segment, the Delta hub, the high tech segment, and international presence of the LDS Church, if the three west coast states weren't there Salt Lake City would play a very important role, along with Phoenix, IMO. There is so much most don't know about UT and how companies like Huntsman Corp., the financial sector and linguistics jobs in Utah already play more of a roll than most know. Besides, Former Gov. Jon Huntsman, JR. served as ambassador to China.
There is no other church in the U.S. and possibly world that does constant Humanitarian work around the Americas and Asia, and other countries most churches won't attempt to help. Before you bash the LDS Church, know your numbers about vaccinations, infant mortality, health screenings, water systems and more done in third world countries. Phoenix will be important for different reasons. Possibly, Colorado Springs becomes more important than Denver.
It all depends on what the US would need in the most powerful cities, given what happened to the west coast. Remember, Independence Day with Will Smith dragging the Alien? It was shot in UT quite close to Dugway.
I'd say Denver, as it has many federal agencies and institutions and is a major hub for the west. At one point, before rapid air travel, Denver had an unofficial title of "second capital," as many agencies and institutions had headquarters there to administer the western half of the U.S - especially during the New Deal and World War II.
Denver has a bigger GDP than phoenix with a million less people!
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