Originally Posted by
yakfisher
What Base is best for a commuter who lives in IND if I didn’t get it out of training?
I’ve been thinking about this since I live in IND and may not get it out of training. It seems SDF or ORD would be at the top as an FO. SDF cause it’s the closest and you can drive. ORD because there are usually 15+ flights a day and you could also drive if you need to.
After that, in no particular order and basing it purely on one leg commutes of about the same distance:
EWR, LGA, DCA, PHL and BOS.
Next would be MIA or IAH because those would also be one leg commutes, but much longer flights than the above and usually less flights each day.
At the bottom of the list would be MCI*, PIT and CMH because they are all too far to drive and they are all two leg commutes.
*MCI - SW does fly IND-MCI six days a week most months so that could move it up the list.
Understand that this list is based mainly on distance and number of one leg flights, and doesn’t account for commutable trips or base seniority.