Originally Posted by
84fiero
Most strategic depends on what one's strategy is.
Closest to everyone in the world on average? Different ways of calculating the world population center. This one puts it in Almatay, Kazakhstan but other methods seem to end up in a similar area of the globe:
CityExtremes - Center of World Population
If you're considering additional factors and various airline strategies, then that could be a different answer...and one that will change over time.
OK, yeah I should have used better terminology. I was about to board my flight.
I was thinking more in a global location scale - factoring in such things as a good location for a hub, stability of the country, proximity to a good local market, fuel availability, etc. Not so much focused on how it relates to the local city, as I realize there are way to many factors influencing that. even though that might be an interesting breakout thread. But I guess the basic question - if you could give your dream airline a hub, where would it be?