It hasn't been that fun of a flight either. I've done it several times, on a DH9. Quite loud.

I grew up in Northeast PA, and much prefer to fly to AVP or ABE when I visit...if for no other reason than on the return trip not having to deal with check-in and security at PHL (plus turnpike, rental cars, getting gas, etc.) There is a Sam's Club with fairly reasonably priced gas just across US-22 from ABE, and I've filled up there on nearly every trip. No toll roads in the ABE area (of course the northeast extension of the PA turnpike is, but could be avoided).

It looks like I'll be visiting twice this summer, and both times the schedule seems to work better to fly through ORD or CLT into AVP.


I've used the CO ABE-EWR bus, but it was ages ago, back when it was still CO. I thought we still had to go through security at EWR, but I really don't remember. I did check-in at ABE, got a boarding pass, and even got miles for that leg.