Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 20:18     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The drive to the airport is the most dangerous part


Baltimore County police have been hobbled with a “no chase” policy, even for violent carjackings.

Plus they now have so many other restrictions, they won’t help you and they don’t discourage crime anymore. Baltimore is dangerous gang territory.

Dulles is definitely the much safer option.


Have you actually been to Baltimore County? Much of it is pretty posh and very rural. I know anything with “Baltimore” in the title incites fear and hysteria, but really? Also, BWI is in Anne Arundel County.

I live equal distance from BWI and Dulles. Usually choose which one has the best time, route and fare. Surprisingly, United and IAD usually wins over BWI and Southwest, who loves to tout their “low fares,” but are often more expensive.


I grew up in Baltimore and I hate going to BWI but it’s not out of fear of crime. It’s nowhere near Baltimore City. It’s a $hit show to park there. Give me DCA any day. Or night.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 20:05     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:Just drive


To Seattle?
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 20:03     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The drive to the airport is the most dangerous part


Baltimore County police have been hobbled with a “no chase” policy, even for violent carjackings.

Plus they now have so many other restrictions, they won’t help you and they don’t discourage crime anymore. Baltimore is dangerous gang territory.

Dulles is definitely the much safer option.


Have you actually been to Baltimore County? Much of it is pretty posh and very rural. I know anything with “Baltimore” in the title incites fear and hysteria, but really? Also, BWI is in Anne Arundel County.

I live equal distance from BWI and Dulles. Usually choose which one has the best time, route and fare. Surprisingly, United and IAD usually wins over BWI and Southwest, who loves to tout their “low fares,” but are often more expensive.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 19:23     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just fly bigger planes. 737/A320 type planes. They can't land on 33.


Are you implying runway 33 is less safe than other runways at National Airport?


NP but yes. It's closer to the helicopter routes.

The other shortway might not be used at all.


FYI, the FAA just issued a temporary halt to the military helicopters along the river.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/investigators-seek-salvage-aircraft-after-deadly-washington-crash-2025-01-31/


GOOD!


The neighborhood children who fly drones in my neighborhood are more capable of managing their airspace than grown adults working at DCA. That is truly sad.


What an absurd and utterly false comparison. I work at an ES and those kids (even the 5th graders) can't walk in a straight line or remember to cough into their elbow if their life depended on it.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 16:36     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just fly bigger planes. 737/A320 type planes. They can't land on 33.


Are you implying runway 33 is less safe than other runways at National Airport?


NP but yes. It's closer to the helicopter routes.

The other shortway might not be used at all.


FYI, the FAA just issued a temporary halt to the military helicopters along the river.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/investigators-seek-salvage-aircraft-after-deadly-washington-crash-2025-01-31/


GOOD!


The neighborhood children who fly drones in my neighborhood are more capable of managing their airspace than grown adults working at DCA. That is truly sad.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:57     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just fly bigger planes. 737/A320 type planes. They can't land on 33.


Are you implying runway 33 is less safe than other runways at National Airport?


NP but yes. It's closer to the helicopter routes.

The other shortway might not be used at all.


FYI, the FAA just issued a temporary halt to the military helicopters along the river.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/investigators-seek-salvage-aircraft-after-deadly-washington-crash-2025-01-31/


GOOD!
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:24     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just fly bigger planes. 737/A320 type planes. They can't land on 33.


Are you implying runway 33 is less safe than other runways at National Airport?


NP but yes. It's closer to the helicopter routes.

The other shortway might not be used at all.


FYI, the FAA just issued a temporary halt to the military helicopters along the river.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/investigators-seek-salvage-aircraft-after-deadly-washington-crash-2025-01-31/


^vThis should have been done YEARS ago.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:23     Subject: Re:As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
DCA is too crowded.

Tear it all down and build affordable housing.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:23     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:I am irritated by the "driving is far riskier than flying" posts here. People drive or ride in a car several times a day. They fly far less frequentll. Take a logical step and turn it to scale. Take the number of people who died in that crash and average out the total number of times they fly in a year and the number of times they all drive or ride in a car per year. Give me accurate statistics or just answer the damn question: Dulles or BWI?


1. Whichever involves less driving
2. Whichever gets you a nonstop flight

I guess we could parse out the healthy eating options at each airport also....
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:22     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just fly bigger planes. 737/A320 type planes. They can't land on 33.


Are you implying runway 33 is less safe than other runways at National Airport?


NP but yes. It's closer to the helicopter routes.

The other shortway might not be used at all.


FYI, the FAA just issued a temporary halt to the military helicopters along the river.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/investigators-seek-salvage-aircraft-after-deadly-washington-crash-2025-01-31/
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:18     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Done with Reagan. It's Dulles or nothing now.


Yep. We live about the same distance from both and it’s Dulles only from here on out.


Severely limiting your NS options. But you do you.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:12     Subject: Re:As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
DCA = Drive Cars and Automobiles

It is the safer option. Much safer.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:08     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Done with Reagan. It's Dulles or nothing now.


Yep. We live about the same distance from both and it’s Dulles only from here on out.


And if you take metro to get there, you will have significantly lowered your overall risk from the trip.


Are you taking metro with private security though?
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:07     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just fly bigger planes. 737/A320 type planes. They can't land on 33.


Are you implying runway 33 is less safe than other runways at National Airport?


NP but yes. It's closer to the helicopter routes.

The other shortway might not be used at all.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2025 14:06     Subject: As far as night travel is concerned, am I safer traveling to/from Baltimore or Dulles?
I am irritated by the "driving is far riskier than flying" posts here. People drive or ride in a car several times a day. They fly far less frequentll. Take a logical step and turn it to scale. Take the number of people who died in that crash and average out the total number of times they fly in a year and the number of times they all drive or ride in a car per year. Give me accurate statistics or just answer the damn question: Dulles or BWI?