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I work in Orange County, not far from the airport (and even closer a few years ago) I did the napkin math on commuting from Arizona every day at one point, and it definitely worked out. I would've saved money doing that.

Of course that presumes that my sanity has no value, but I'm not certain how much worse it would have been than some people's driving commutes.

BCN-London can be had for E$34 round trip. LA-MEX goes for US$400 cheapest average seat. That makes all the difference. Maybe try Tijuana, though.

Nah, the Mexican government imposes a $100 tax on all international flights.

how many people would look at this commute (at least 3-4 hours each way) and think its doable?

I don't find 2-3 hour commutes all that unusual, though just an anecdote, in PA I knew families which would commute via car to NYC 3 hours in traffic. On the commute if there's room to work, 3-4 hours could represent a decent chunk of thinking/coding/email time.