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Which airport is most advantageous to live close to?

Old Sep 4, 2018, 10:24 am
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At first, I thought this was a strange question but it kind of make sense if the op travels to certain international countries more than others. Travels to european countries, any busy airport on the east coast would qualify. Large airports on the west coast for travelers to Asia.
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Old Sep 9, 2018, 10:29 pm
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Originally Posted by KBellock
I live in San Diego and sometimes fares are much cheaper out of LA.
Wouldn't getting to LAX, parking, etc. eat up most of the cost savings? Doing so seems only really worthwhile for international flights IMO.
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Old Sep 13, 2018, 10:52 am
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HNL is one of the worst airports for competitive, inexpensive international (and domestic) travel. Almost always flights to Asia are cheaper from all west coast hub cities even though Hawaii is almost halfway to Asia already.
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Old Sep 24, 2018, 9:17 pm
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SIN or KUL. Lots of competition and flights to just about anywhere.

DXB/AUH have not as much competition but worldwide coverage is exceptional.

EDIT: Sorry missed that you were focused on US cities.
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Old Oct 19, 2018, 8:51 pm
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Alexandria Bay, NY (as close to the I-81 as possible), almost equidistant to Toronto and Montreal with all the Icelandic airlines competing, I doubt it could be beaten to Europe price-wise. And there's WestJet and Air Transat too. It's another question whether driving 2.5-3 hours to the airport is acceptable.
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Old Dec 15, 2019, 6:53 am
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In asia I'm gonna go with HKG. North America, probably SFO or LAX. Europe has to be LHR. Africa maybe ADD. Middle East I'm gonna go with IST even though some people might not classify it that.
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Old Jan 17, 2020, 10:45 pm
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Since this in the budget travel forum, Id go for KUL in Asia, STN in Europe.
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