Airways Time-Tables

Trans-Pacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

By Pan-American Airways

With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths Thur. and Mon.—Sydney-Nadl (Fiji)- Canton Is.-Honoluld-S. Francisco-Seattle- Portland.

Sun. and Thur.—Return via same route, Pri. - Auckland - Nadi - Canton - Honolulu - S. Fran.-Seattle-Los Angeles.

Mon. —Return by same route.

By British Commonwealth Pacific

Airlines (Bcpa)

Wed. and Sat. —Sydney-Nadl (Fiji)-Cantor Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

Mon. and first Thur. —Dep. southwards, same route. On second or alternate Thursday, flight commences at S.

Francisco. fues. —Dep. Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Hono lulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

Pri.—Dep. Vancouver and S. Francisco alternatively; thence same route to Auckland.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

< Cpal)

Every Friday—Sydney - Auckland - Nadi (Fiji)-Canton Is. Honolulu-Vancouver.

Every Friday—Return by same route.

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways

Northwards

Tuesdays, Saturdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: Sydney. 7.45 pm Bris.. 10.30 pm Bris., 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Sun.) Moresby, 7.30 am Lae 8.50 am Connects at Lae with Drover or DHA3 for Bulolo and Wau, (Wed.); and (Sun.) for Rabaul.

Mon., Frl. (DCS's) Sydney, 7 pm Brisbane, 10.15 pm Brisbane, 11.15 pm Rockhampton * Tue., Sat.

Rockhampton * Townsville, 4.00 am Townsville, 5.00 am Cairns, 6.15 am Cairns. 7.00 am Pt. Moresby, 10.30 am Pt. Moresby, 11.30 am Lae. 1 pm Lae (Tue. only), 2.30 pm Madang, 3.45 pra * Optional stop.

Southwards

Wednesdays (DCS) Madang, 7 am Lae, 8.15 am Wednesdays (DCS) Wau, 12.30 pm Lae, 1.05 pm Thursday (DCS) Lae, 9.00 am Moresby, 10.20 am.

Monday, Thursday (DCS) (i.e. Monday only Rabaul-Moresby and Monday and Thursday Moresby-Sydney.) Rabaul. 7 am Moresby. 10.20 am Moresby, 10.50 am Cairns. 2.10 pm Cairns, 3.10 pm Towns, 4.30 pm (night stop) Towns. (Tues., Fri) 8.15 am Brisbane. 1 pn.

Brisbane, 1.45 pm Sydney. 5 pm

Wednesday, Sunday (Skymaster) ae, 10.30 am Moresby 11.40 am loresby, J 2.40 pm Bris., 7.10 pm iris.. 8.25 pm Sydney, IT. nm

Northwards

Alt. Saturdays (Sandringham) (April 25, May 9, 23.) ydney, 6.00 am Brisbane, 9.20 am risbane, 10.20 am Cairns, 4.35 pm (Night stop) aims, 9.30 am Pt. Moresby, 1.20 pm (Alt. Sunday)

Southwards

Alt. Fridays (Sandringham). (April 24, May 8, 22.) b. Moresby, 6.00 am Brisbane, 3.00 pm risbane, 4.00 pm. Sydney, 7.20 pm,

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Every JVednesday. ;p. Lae, 8 am; Finschhaven, Rabaul, Kavieng. Manus (3 pm), eturns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at Pinschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.

MOEESBY-DARU (Sandringham) a Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional).

Kikori, L. Kutubu. —Every alternate Wednesday; returning same day (April 15, 29, May 13, 27).

ORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Sandringham) ternate Monday Dep. Moresby 9 a.m. arr. Samara! 11.00 am April 27, May 11, 25. ternate Tuesday (following day) dep.

Samarai 9.00 a.m. arr. Moresby 11.00 a.m.

Papua-New Britain

(Sandringham) t. Mon. —Pt. Moresby-Samarai-Esa’ala* Losuia, Rabaul —April 20, May 4, 18. :. Thu. —Rabaul - Esa’ala - Samarai - Pt.

Moresby—April 23, May 7, 21. 1 Calls Losuia, Esa’ala monthly only.

Rabaul-Moewe Harbour

tt. Tue.—Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-*Linden hafen-Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul —April 21, May 5, 19.

N.B.—The direction of operation changes ith each service, i.e., each alternate xvice operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe arbour-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.

New Britain-Bougainville

t. Wed.—Rabaul-Queen Carola Hbr.- Buka-Inus-Kieta-Buin —April 22, May 6, 20. t. Wed. (same day) Buin-Kieta-Inus- Buka-Rabaul.

Optional Stop.

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus- *

Kavieng-Rabaul General

Service

ery Monday and Thursday by DC3.

Native traffic, not recommended for Europeans.

Central Highlands

v (Drover) idays.—Lae (7.00 am) to Wabag, calling at any of; Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arena, Aiyura, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Kerowagi, Kup, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbeng, Balyer R., Wabamunda, Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lae Bulolo-Wau (Drover)

p. Lae.—Tues., Sat. —3 pm.—Mon. 7.30 am. p. Wau.—Tues., Sat. 4.30 pm—Mon., 9.00 am—Direct to Lae in 35 minutes.

Services By Mandated Airlines

Vith headquarters at Lae, this company is regular services for passengers, ight and mails to all New Guinea tlements.

f. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin

■y Netherlands Government, with DCS ekly service, between Darwin and Blak.

Iso, new KLM weekly service, calling Blak, on flight between Manila and tralia.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS 3 Plights Every Four Weeks, i. (April 27, May 4, 11, 25, etc.), Lae dep. 6 am) Finschhafen Rabaul rorokina (Bougain.) Vellalavella ifandina Honiara, BSI (arriving L 25 pm). (April 28, May 5, 12, 26, etc.), loniara (dep. 7 am)—Yandina—Vella rella Torokina Rabaul Finsch lafen Lae (arriving 3.15 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France, Monthly. stellation aircraft dep. Saigon, April 5, ,nd every 28 days thereafter for larwin-Brisbane-Noumea, and return.

Jralian agents: Messageries Maritlmes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flying boats ght services per month—every Tuesday Saturday.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters. mate Thursdays (April 23, May 7, 21, tc.), returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying Boats: April 28, May 12, 26.

(Additional flights operate subject to approval of Government concerned.)

10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva

By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly.

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

By NZ National Airways, with DCS’s Sundays—From Auckland double service returning same day.

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Thur., Noumea, 3.05 pm 6.30 am (nlghtstop) Noumea, Prl., Suva, 3.00 pm 8.30 am Suva, Sat., Noumea, 10.30 am 6.00 am Sydney, 7.30 pm Noumea, 12.30 pm

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Alt. Tue., 6.30 am Noumea. 3.05 pm (nlghtstop) Noumea, Alt. Wed., 6.00 am Vila, 8.35 am Vila, 9.45 am Santo, 10.50 am Santo, Alt. Wed., 12.15 pm Vila, 1.30 pm Vila, 2.30 pm Noumea, 5.10 pm Noumea, Alt. Thur., Nightstop 8.00 am Sydney, 3.00 pm

12. Sydney-Auckland

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Wed., Fri., Sun. —Dept. Sydney 12 mid night, arr. 8.45 am following day.

Wed., Sun.—Dept. Sydney 7.30 am, arr, 4.15 pm.

Dep. Auckland 8.30 am, arr. 1.45 pm Mon., Tue., Thur., Fri., Sat.

13. Sydney-Wellington

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney 10.30 pm Mon., Tue., Thur.

Fri., Arr. 7.30 am following day.

Dep. Wellington 10.30 am Tue., Wed., Fri.

Sat. arriving 3.45 pm.

14. Melbourne-Christchurch

Tasman E. Airways, with DC4 Skymaste Thurs. —Dep. Melb., 10.25 pm; arr. Ch’ch. 8.15 am next day.

Fri.—Dep. Ch’ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., 8.3 J pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

See Also Table 18.

Tasman. Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.

Dep. Auckland —April 21, May 5,9, It June 2,6, 16.

Return to Auckland on April 22, May t 11, 20, June 3,8, 17.

Depart Arrive Auckland, 7.00 am Suva, 2.15 pD Suva, 8.00 am Auckland, 3.15 pn

16. Fiji-Western Samoa

See Also Table 18.

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.

Dep. Auckland, April 25, May 2; June 20.

Depart Arrive Auck., 7.00 am Sat. Suva, 2.15 pm Sai Suva, 6.00 am Sun. Apia, 11.05 am Sal Apia, 1.30 pm Sat. Suva 4.35 pm Sur Suva. 8.00 am Mon. Auck., 3.15 pm Mor

17. New Zealand-Chatham Is

Six return services are operated by th Solent Flying Boats during the summe months. Next service, November, 1953. I

18. New Zealand-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents TEAL Service, Auckland-Suva-Apia Aitutaki-Papeete, is operated with Soler Flying-Boats once every two weeks. Dei Auckland, Tuesday, 7.00 am. Arr. Suv /.00 pm. Dep. Suva (Wednesday) 7.C *m, cross International Date Line: Ar; Apia 11.55 am Tuesday. Dep. Apia 2.C am Wednesday. Arr. Aitutaki 7.10 an Dep. Aitutaki 9.10 am. Arr. Papeete 1.4 pm. Return by same route every all Friday, leaving Papeete 7.30 am.

The next flights leave Aucklan April 28, May 12, 26, June 9, 23, July 1

19. Micronesia

Civilian services, based on Guam, usin 2-engined amphibious Catalinas, run r< gularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (We Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines?

Ponape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshall!! and Saipan (Marianas). Details fro;: Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu

20. Fiji Internal Airways

By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides (Effective December 1) Suva-Nadi & Lautoka and return; Mornings—Daily except Monday. After noons—Daily except Friday.

Suva-Labasa: Daily except Sundays.

Labasa-Suva: Dally.

Nadi & Lautoka to Labasa: Every Sunday.

Labasa to Nadi & Lautoka: Every Wednesday.

Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu - Suva: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.