Originally Posted by
DiscoPapa
Thanks for the responses. As far as living close to either DCA or IAD, it'd definitely be IAD... a place close to the Metro in DC is a must, in my opinion. My home airport in Florida is Tampa, but once I'm up in DC, I doubt I'll be flying home a lot. I'll be flying all over the country, with no real rhyme or reason. I know that IAD has more transcon flights, but I like the convenience factor of DCA.
What would be your choice based on upgrade availabilities/options? Any other perks/negatives that I should know about?
Before you even consider upgrades you need to realize that IAD isn't close to the metro! I know there's a bus that leaves from somewhere that goes out there a few times a day but I don't know the details. DCA is extremely metro accessable as the metro station is at the airport itself and I take the metro to DCA all the time.
If you are living way out by IAD you may want to fly out of there rather than deal with quite a commute to get over to DCA. When pricing flights I won't go out to IAD unless is saves me at least $150 off the DCA airfare once I factor in parking, gas and commuting time.