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Originally Posted by Matt42
Completely true as an impression where distances are short. I recently visited Ohio for a funeral. I did my drive time planning based on the "gee-whiz" opinions of relatives on how much farther away the Columbus Airport (with much lower fares) is compared to the closer airport (where fares are higher). I had forgotten that Arizona is large enough to contain four Ohios, so we got to our destination way early.
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I priced my Aug/Sept trip to NY last night... Flying out of Charleston, SC (about an hour drive from here) to Syracuse, NY is $180 after fees for a round trip ticket.
That's roughly 1700 miles roundtrip @ $2.50 per gallon @ 25 mpg = $170.
I may very well fly again this year.... adding in the cost of a rental car at the airport more than makes up for saving 35 hours of my time behind the wheel.