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Re:Why is it so hard to build an airport? by mc32 on Friday March 22, 2024 @09:17AM (#39790417)
That’s only if you count within strict city limits. Metro areas, not to mention MSAs consists of larger pops.
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Re:Why is it so hard to build an airport? by alephxyz on Friday March 22, 2024 @09:32AM (#39790561)
Right. That factoid is only true because cities in the US tend to avoid mergers.

The US had 62 statistical areas with a pop. over a million in 2020 (plus San Juan, PR).

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