I'd rather spend a few days driving across country if I had to over flying. Safety aside, I've heard all sorts of stories about flights being delayed causing issues with connecting flights or luggage being lost/stolen.
Flying isn't worth the hassle if you aren't crossing an ocean.
Agreed. I'm driving much further than I used to thanks to the hassle of flying and the expense of rental cars.
Its isn't even faster for me if the drive is less than 8 hours or so.
I would be driving several hours to the closest major hub, plus an hour in traffic getting to the airport and another few hours getting to my destination after landing assuming the destination isn't a big city.