The time has finally come that my wife and I are attempting to move back to the midwest to be near family, friends, and a reasonable cost of living.

I am hoping to get any intel from either MCI or TUL commuters that go to either DEN or ORD.

At present, base is DEN but I could go to ORD and see better seniority. I ask all of this because the commute-situation is one of the many considerations we are making in our decision of where to live. (Kansas City or Tulsa)

I've already checked out the schedules---just want to hear from folks that do either on a weekly basis, do you consider it a relatively easy or tough commute, and why?

Thanks in advance.

 

Tulsa!!!!!!!!!!! Im from OKC and well lets just say I love Oklahoma, its a great city, cheap, get lots for your money

 

MCI if only for the WN Jumpseat...also seen a few Feds taking the actual out of OKC for enroute checks...

 

I do the MCI-DEN thing at least once a week. Tons of options with Southwest, Frontier, and United. I can't think of a time yet that I've been bumped off a flight. I used to to MCI-STL and the MCI-DEN is definitely easier. Just a lot of options. Hell, if all else fails, you can even take a long ass trip on Great Lakes.

 

i lived in tulsa for 8 months doing random flying gigs out of KRVS...it was really a fun town! especially in the summer

 

lived in Kansas City for 10 months (commuting to STL) commuted to KC to visit the wife (prior to the marriage) for 1.5 years before that. Lots of flights on southwest between KC/STL, after schedules got reduced, i used United through ORD a couple times, AA out of ORD also, not to mention the long way Frontier out of DEN. Also hitched several rides on UA to DEN and back. All in all, i loved Kansas City, and had you mentioned this several months back, i had a nice half duplex w/ a hot tub i woulda sold ya ....

 

AND I think KC is bulidng a new light rail system from downtown/the zoo to the airport...not sure when it will be complete, but that would open up tons of options in the Plaza/city market district for easy commuting...their employee lot, the airport, and the city in general is pretty laid-back and stress-free...just keep in mind the airport is way the heck up the road from the city itself....

If you have a kid, go for Liberty...there are some good subdivisions and schools up there and it's a quick drive to the employee lot. I have a few family members to do the Vegas and MDW commute from KC for SWA, and they seem to get hosed only once or twice a year....I honestly think Denver is a better bet than Chi if you have a choice from my own jumpseating experiences on leisure travel...

I just got my dad a ZED ticket from Denver to MCI, and he had no problems with plenty of seats available on the early morning SWA flights and the afternoon Frontier/United flights....

Not sure what their typical sched is but it looked like SWA had 3 or 4 non-stops, Frontier had 3 or 4, and UAL had several--a mainline 75, an E170, a couple RJ flights also...it looked very, very easy...

 

What do they charge you for employee parking at MCI?

 

Lakes no longer services MCI. Relying on them for a commute, even as a backup, is not a good idea.

 

You can also take ati out of Mci to STL or cvs if you miss a flight... Lots of Mci cargo options.