Been commuting to DCA and CLT for about 5 years now. It isn’t that bad at all. CLT has 8 flights /day and DCA had 6 direct plus in a pinch I could hop on Southwest to BWI or UA to IAD.

The CLT flights seem to be mostly full compared to other bases (at least DCA). I’m often on the jumpseat. Sometimes I miss my first flight and have to roll over onto a second flight to make it to work. It’s not a big deal though, usually I make my first flight no problem.

If you have an easy 1 leg commute on company or AA metal I say go for it. It isn’t always as bad as some make it out to be. My family and I have zero interest in living in an airline hub. One of the big “pluses” of this job is being able to live where you want and commute to work.