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Flying to Penn State

Postby Insane_Pony_Posse » Sun Dec 08, 2024 1:08 pm

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University Park Airport (local)
Harrisburg Airport (1.5 hours)
Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ (3-4 hours)
Pittsburgh International Airport (3.5 hours)
Philadelphia International Airport (3.5 hours)
Baltimore/Washington International Airport (3.5 hours)
Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. (4 hours)
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. (4 hours)

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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby BUS » Sun Dec 08, 2024 1:14 pm

Looking online with Orbitz.

30 miles away for only 1200 per person.

Do you think SMU will have a package deal - Question - would smu charter a plane or two?
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby PonyTime » Sun Dec 08, 2024 1:16 pm

Penn State is a tough place to travel to:

Good hotels all sold out and Motels are well over $1,000 a night there.
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby JasonB » Sun Dec 08, 2024 1:28 pm

I think least expensive option is to fly into Baltimore and then find a place to stay in between. Interested to see if SMU is able to put together travel options on such short notice.
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby mustangxc » Sun Dec 08, 2024 1:37 pm

Time to get revenge for 1982!
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby mtrout » Sun Dec 08, 2024 1:46 pm

There are tons of options other than State College airport (possible prop plane) if you're willing to drive 3hrs. IPP's list is great.

My ranking from personal experience:
SCE (State College)
IAD (Harrisburg)
PIT (Pittsburgh)
BWI (Baltimore) / PHL (Philly)
IAD (DC)
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby SMU Pony Mom » Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:31 pm

PonyTime wrote:Penn State is a tough place to travel to:

Good hotels all sold out and Motels are well over $1,000 a night there.

I would suggest staying about an hour away in Harrisburg.

I’m planing to drive out (only just less than 3 hours from here). Just a warning that there literally is like 1 road in so need to get there super early to avoid massive traffic jam.
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby Mustangs_Maroons » Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:47 pm

Weather conditions here will be a big factor. As long as it doesn’t snow or rain, I hope we can cope with 30 degree weather.

Would have rather the game be in Austin but I do think UT is better than Perv St.

And on that, i know there’s a history of the 1982 championship. Not only that SMU didn’t win the championship with one tie and Perv State got blown out in its loss. Leave that aside, it makes me sick that Sandusky was the DC of that team. If they had any integrity, they would vacate that season.

On a side note, looks like all the home teams are favored by at least a TD.
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby SMU Pony Mom » Sun Dec 08, 2024 3:13 pm

Mustangs_Maroons wrote:Weather conditions here will be a big factor. As long as it doesn’t snow or rain, I hope we can cope with 30 degree weather.

Would have rather the game be in Austin but I do think UT is better than Perv St.

And on that, i know there’s a history of the 1982 championship. Not only that SMU didn’t win the championship with one tie and Perv State got blown out in its loss. Leave that aside, it makes me sick that Sandusky was the DC of that team. If they had any integrity, they would vacate that season.

On a side note, looks like all the home teams are favored by at least a TD.


Looks like sunny and 35 degrees as of now for Saturday.
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby EastStang » Sun Dec 08, 2024 3:34 pm

Driving up from DC. What will be ticket allotment to SMU?
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby Peruna88 » Sun Dec 08, 2024 3:36 pm

Flying into BWI on Friday and back on Sunday.
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby Peruna88 » Sun Dec 08, 2024 3:39 pm

EastStang wrote:Driving up from DC. What will be ticket allotment to SMU?


I saw a post on Reddit that it’s minimum 3,500 for visitors, which includes the band.
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby max the wonder dog » Sun Dec 08, 2024 4:00 pm

mtrout wrote:There are tons of options other than State College airport (possible prop plane) if you're willing to drive 3hrs. IPP's list is great.

My ranking from personal experience:
SCE (State College)
IAD (Harrisburg)
PIT (Pittsburgh)
BWI (Baltimore) / PHL (Philly)
IAD (DC)


Add Reagan National (DCA) to you list. It's about 30 - 45 minutes net closer to Harrisburg compared to IAD and a much smaller airport so you get in and out quicker.

I live ten minutes from DCA but when I have to go to the Harrisburg area I drive.
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby indianmustang » Sun Dec 08, 2024 4:32 pm

i think status jet was sponsoring SMU on3 pony express
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Re: Flying to Penn State

Postby PonyTime » Mon Dec 09, 2024 10:13 am

Heard that almost all of the hotels are full because it is December Graduation for Penn State that weekend - and the hotels have been booked for months.

Graduation was supposed to be on the 21st, but has been moved to the 22nd due to the playoff game.

Wonder where they are going to find for the Team and travelling football contingent to stay - that is a lot of rooms - guessing it will not be in State College, PA.
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