JCPhoenix , 10 months ago

Kansas City, MO. Or somewhere around the Kansas City area. Kansas City is already one of the federal government’s “regional cities” which have a high number of various federal offices. The US government is already one of the largest employers in the area.

Being in the Great Plains, there’s tons of space to build. The COL here is relatively low, or at least close to the national average. And being centrally located means good connections to the rail network and road network. At least according to this 2012 article, KC has the most highway miles per capita. Maybe not great news for the FuckCars types. For flights, to/from the coasts are roughly about the same.

On the natural disaster front, tornados and floods are the most likely. But Kansas City is on the edge of Tornado Alley; it’s rare for a major tornado to hit here. And let’s be honest: flooding can happen anywhere. There is a non-zero chance, however, of a major earthquake due to the New Madrid Fault Zone in the far southeast of Missouri. We also shouldn’t have any of the water problems of the Southwest. That said, we are currently in a drought.

Weather, as in most of the Midwest, can be complicated and temperamental. It can be below freezing during the winter; on occasion below 0F (-17C). In the summer, hot and humid. We had several days around 100F (37C) this year. It can snow in April, but also have nice 60F (16C) warm days in December.

And guess what? We already got a new airport. Though I imagine if a whole federal city is built in the area, the airport will need to be massively expanded. Or like you said, new, additional airport.