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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 9:43 am
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Originally Posted by moondog
Off the top of my head, Lanzhou, Lhasa, and Jiuzhaigou all put it to shame (in terms of distance from town). And, I read that there is a new airport in Tibet that is 3 hours away from the city it serves.

Personally, I wouldn't mind if XIY was 15 minutes further out if it was even remotely comfortable.
Only Hongqiao (SHA) and Kunming (KMG) come to mind as in the city airports...
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