How far do you commute?

[anonymous1]

I don't mean your drive to the airport, but I do want to know how far your base is compared to the city you currently live in?

Do you usually get a direct flight? How many nights away from home per month do you average?

That sort of thing. I just want to find out how far is too far, or does it rely more on flight frequency rather than distance?

I know everyone has different situations, but I just want to get a feel what people find reasonable for my future plans.

Thanks

 

[Capn Lucky]

One or two flights withing the same time zone is managable. I have friends who commute from west coat to Florida, and I do not know how they do it. I used to have a 3 leg commute on the east coast and that was a pain in the butt for me. I hope you company has a commuter policy.

 

[Dave Benjamin]

Frequency, load factors, and js agreements with the carriers that handle the city pair all factor in. Ideal situation would be 3 or more flights that will get you to work before showtime. Keep a pass in your back pocket in case js is taken by other pilot or fed and they can only offer one js.

 

[Singlecoil]

Ditto what Dave said. Frequency, Frequency, Frequency, then jumpseat, then load factors. I commute 1200 nm but its one leg with tons of frequency. I have been bumped less than five times in 2.5 years, but that's mostly because I'm lucky I guess.