I once traveled for business from Salt Lake City to Fort Collins, Colorado. 1/2 hour to the airport + get to the airport 2 hours before flight + 1 hour direct

I once traveled for business from Salt Lake City to Fort Collins, Colorado. 1/2 hour to the airport + get to the airport 2 hours before flight + 1 hour direct flight to Denver + 1/2 hour to deplane + 1/2 hour to get bags + 1/2 hour to get rental car + 1 hour drive to Fort Collins. Total 6 hours. Seems like it actually totalled 7 but I don't remember where the extra time was. Versus 7 hours drive time from Salt Lake to Fort Collins. And if two people are going, you only drive one car, but you buy two plane tickets. And my car has more legroom than a coach seat. So, yes, flying is safer per mile, but the "under 8 hours" crowd also have a point...