Originally Posted by
McIntyreSG
Great info, thank you for the comments. I’m commuting from NW Florida; Tampa is about 6 hours driving. You’re right that I don’t mind what base I go to I was just thinking a single leg for a flight and the capacity to drive in a pinch. I am 0% experienced all things commuting and civilian flying, my experience is exclusively military and this lifestyle & these discussions are all new for me.
Making an assumption here, but I’ve been told PNS (and Destin/Ft Walton) commutes can get pretty painful in the winter. I would take a look at city pairs with at least 3-4 flights a day year round. Atlas will typically only put you on legacies or southwest; I don’t know if they’ll entertain Silver but you might be able to talk to travel and work it out. You can look on
passrider.com for schedules. You shouldn’t have to worry about loads or any of that crazy nonsense because you’ll be on a paid ticket, so the schedule will be enough.
If you can find something with 3-4 flights a day you’ll probably be burning a day on both ends positioning with Gateway travel.