Merry Christmas @CupCrusher40
Count me in!
Left SAN to SMF at 8am...
Took care of business, returned home at 4pm...
I'm one of those who has the ability to fly out somewhere and return same day thanks to multiple daily SW departures of short-haul flights from SoCal combined with having Global Entry to get me through TSA quickly and having decent ground public transit options to get me into town from the airport.
- To name a few:
https://community.southwest.com/t5/Inflight-Experience/Nov-23-Photo-Trip-Report-SAN-LAS-with-Formula... - https://community.southwest.com/t5/Inflight-Experience/Sept-23-Promo-Companion-Pass-Photo-Trip-Repor...
- https://community.southwest.com/t5/Inflight-xperience/July-23-Photo-Trip-Report-SAN-OAK/m-p/161106
- https://community.southwest.com/t5/Inflight-Experience/July-23-Photo-Trip-Report-SAN-SMF/m-p/161905
Before you attempt to do this, make sure you carefully review the departure options and check your whole itinerary and ground transportation options to ensure you're able to complete your business and be back at the airport on time. Including a buffer for potential travel disruption is a must. That's why you'll see in many of my trip reports that I'll go to a quiet spot in the airport upon arriving at a city to get remote work done before leaving the airport for my appointments.
My day trip limits from SoCal are the short-haul flights to/from LAS, PHX, and northern CA destinations. Should I need to go beyond those points, I'll likely need to stay over.
Also, if you qualify for PreCheck or Global Entry and don't have these, certainly get one of those so you can get through TSA quickly (or if unable, check out CLEAR or SW's options of getting you into the Priority Express Lane).
