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Shelley Hughes
2:30 - 2:59
"Did you know that we are as close to Europe as the East Coast is, as Boston, Massachusetts is? Did you know that we are the closest state to Japan, to all of Asia?"
“Did you know that we are as close to Europe as the East Coast is, as Boston, Massachusetts is? Did you know that we are the closest state to Japan, to all of Asia?”
- Speaker
- Shelley Hughes
- Timestamp
- 2:30 – 2:59
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- August 6, 2026
From the transcript
Did you know that we are as close to Europe as the East Coast is, as Boston, Massachusetts is? Did you know that we are the closest state to Japan, to all of Asia? So we're going to, to go with that, and you can see this has to do with air cargo. You know, from that standpoint, we are very, very important. Only about 8 hours from most of the major population hubs in the northern hemisphere.