Originally Posted by
FlyFreakquently
Same boat as you: live 20 min from ILG and 40 from PHL. I've seen lots of non-flagship transcon redemptions out of ACY/LNS/MDT for 16k miles but it's just not worth the extra hassle of going 90 minutes in the opposite direction, though ILG makes a lot more sense. If only AA added some commercial flights to ILG...
Yep, that's always been my calculus too. Just wasn't close to worth my time to drive to Lancaster or Atlantic City - but Wilmington, heck that's only 15 minutes away, and clearing security there may be actually worth doing.