Flying is still a thrill for me. I travel by plane to various areas of the U.S., on business or for pleasure, a number of times a year and have been doing so for over thirty years - it's an experience that never seems to get old.
The flight from Denver to San Diego is fairly short, timewise - It takes more time to drive from my home to the airport, get through security, and board the jet then it takes to actually fly to San Diego.
Which is really flat-out amazing. Get going at 5:00am to make an 8:04 flight that lands at 9:20...
Which is why the only thing I do not like about flying is airports - primarily because all airports are always under construction, and that construction is always inconvenient - it's never construction in some far off, little-used area of the airport, it's always going on right where I have to be.
I have been flying into and out of DIA since it opened in 1995, and it has never not been under construction for any significant period.
The flight over Colorado, Arizona, and Southern California offers a great birdseye view (on cloudfree days) of the Rocky Mountains, the Arizona desert including the Grand Canyon, and the California desert and coastal mountains.
I highly recommend a window seat - terrific views!
However, flying into San Diego can be a white knuckle experience for first timers, as Lindbergh Field is located very close to downtown San Diego, and the approach to the single runway is right over the tops of a few multi-story parking garages.
Once on the ground in S.D. though, Lindbergh is easy to get through and out of - it's a small airport for such a large city, and as it's actually located in the city and not in the boonies like quite a few big city airports, it doesn't take a wallet busting cab ride or two hours on a bus to get to town after you land.
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