Originally Posted by Dakemesh

Am I understanding correctly that being based somewhere may have you originating out of a different airport in the "area"?

So a EWR base means you have to be available to be called out of LGA on Reserve. Or being SFO-based may have you originating out of SJC? I'll most likely be commuting for a bit at the outset and just want to get a feel for what sort of living radius I need to keep in mind.