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.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Seattle- Portland.

Sun. and Thur. —Return via same route * Thur. and Mon. —Auckland-Nadi (Fiji) * Wed. and Sun.—Nadi (Fiji)-Auckland! * Connecting with Strato Clipper at Nadi

By British Commonwealth Pacifu

Airlines (Bcpa)

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

Mon. and first Thur. —Dep. southwards same route. On second or alternat: Thursday, flight commences at S Francisco. rues.—Dep. Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Honc lulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

Frl.—Dep. Vancouver and S. Franclsc alternatively: thence same route t Auckland.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(Cpal)

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Every Tuesday—Sydney - Auckland - Nad (Fiji) - 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 p:< Bris 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 a;j (Wed., Sunr Moresby. 7.30 am Lae 8.50 at Connects at Lae with Drover for Bulo](

; and Wau (Wed.); and (Sun.) with DC3 : for Rabaul.

Mon., Frl. (DCS’s) l Sydney, 7 pm Brisbane, 10.15 pm ; Brisbane, 11.15 pm Rockhampton • Tue., Sat, I 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 pm * Optional stop.

Southwards

Wednesdays (DCS) Madang. 7 am Lae, 8.15 am (Wednesdays (Drover) Wau, 12 [3O 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 (Mon.) Moresby, 10.20 am [Moresby, 10.50 am Cairns, 2.10 pm (Mon., Thu.) iCairns, 3.10 pm Towns, 4.30 pm (night stop) 'Towns. (Tues., Fri) 815 am Brisbane, 1 pm Brisbane, 1.45 pm Sydney, 5 pm Wednesday, Sunday (Skymaster) Lae, 10.30 am Moresby, 11.40 am Moresby, 12.40 pm Bris., 7.10 pm Bris.. 8.25 pm Sydney, 11 pm

Northwards

Alt. Saturdays (Sandringham) (July 4, 18, etc.) Sydney, 6.00 am Brisbane, 9.20 am Brisbane. 10.20 am Cairns, 4.35 pm (Night stop) Cairns, 9.30 am Pt. Moresby, 1.20 pm (Alt. Sunday)

Southwards

Alt. Fridays (Sandringham). (July 3, 17, 81, etc.) Pt. Moresby, 6.00 am Brisbane, 3.00 pm Brisbane, 4.00 pm. Sydney, 7.20 pm.

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Every Wednesday.

Dep. Lae, 8 am; Pinschhaven, Rabaul, Kavleng, Manus (3 pm).

Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at Flnschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.

MOEESBY-DARU (Sandringham) IHa Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikori, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Wednesday; returning same day. (June 24, July 8. 22, etc.).

MORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Sandringham) Alternate Monday Dep. Moresby 9 a.m. arr. Samarai 11.00 am. June 22, July 6, 26, etc.

Lltemate Tuesday (following day) dep.

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

Papua-New Britain

(Sandringham) Lit. Mon.—Pt. Moresby-Samarai-Esa’ala* Rabaul—June 29, July 13, 27, etc. lit. Thu.—Rabaul - Esa’ala - Samarai - Pt.

Moresby—July 2, 16, 30, etc. * Calls Esa’ala monthly only.

Rabaul-Moewe Harbour

ilt. Tue.—Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-*Linden hafen-Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul —June 30, July 14, 28, etc.

N.B.—The direction of operation changes hth each service, i.e., each alternate ervice operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe [arbour- - Lindenhafen - Jacquinot Bay labaul. * Optional stop.

New Britain-Bougainville

. Alt. Wed. —Rabaul-Queen Carola Hbr.- Buka-Inus*-Kieta-Buin—July 1, 15, etc. . Alt. Wed. (same day) Buln-Kieta-Inus*- Buka-Rabaul. • Optional Stop.

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Mangs

Kavieng-Rabaul General

Service

I Every Monday and Thursday by DC3.

Native traffic, not recommended for Europeans.

Central Highlands

(Drover) [Fridays.—Lae (7.00 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kialpit, 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)

IDep. Lae.—Tues., Sat. —3 pm.—Mon. 7.30 am.

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

Services By Mandated Airlines

With headquarters at Lae, this company runs regular services for passengers, freight and mails to all New Guinea settlements.

4. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin

By Netherlands Government, with DCS Weekly service, between Darwin and Blak.

Also, new KLM weekly service, calling at Blak, on flight between Manila and Australia.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DC3 3 Flights Every Four Weeks, Mon. (June 29, July 6, 20, 27, etc.), Lae (dep. 6 am) Finschhafen Rabaul Torokina (Bougain.) Vellalavella Yandina Honiara, BSI (arriving 4.25 pm).

Fue. (June 30, July 7, 21, 28, etc.), Honiara (dep. 7 am)—Yandina —Vellalavella Torokina Rabaul Pinsch hafen Lae (arriving 3.15 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France, Monthly.

Constellation aircraft dep. Saigon, July 12, and every 28 days thereafter for Darwin-Brisbane-Noumea, and return.

Australian agents: Messageries Maritlmes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

Jy Ansett Flying-boat Service, with Sandringhams and Hythes.

Six services per month, return same lay.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters.

Alternate Thursdays (July 2, 16, 30, etc.), returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying Boats: June 9, 23, etc.

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Alt. Mon. 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm Irisbane, 12.30 am (Tue.) Noumea, 7.20' am ioumea, 9.20 am Vila, 11.55 am r ila, 1.25 pm Santo, 2.40 pm (Night stop) lanto, 6.30 am (Wed.) Vila, 7.45 am r ila. 8.45 am Noumea, 11.25 am roumea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.00 pm (Additional flights operate subject to pproval of Governments concerned.)

10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva

By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly.

Depart; Arrive: Sydney, Thur. 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm Brisbane, 12 20 am (Fri.) Noumea, 7.20 am Noumea, 9.20 am Suva, 3.50 pm Suva, Sat. 6.30 am Noumea, 11.00 am Noumea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.00 pm

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

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

12. Sydney-Auckland

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

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

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

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., FrL, Sat. arriving 3.45 pm.

14. Melbourne-Christchurch

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

Fri.—Dep. Ch’ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., 5.3# pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

See Also Table 18.

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.

Dep. Auckland—June 30, July 4, 14, 28, August 1, 11, 25, 29.

Return to Auckland on July 1,6, 15, 29, August 3, 12, 26, 31.

Depart Arrive Auckland, 7.00 am Suva, 2.15 pm Suva, 8.00 am Auckland, 3.15 pm

16. Fiji-Western Samoa

See Also Table 18.

Tasman. Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.

Dep. Auckland, June 20, July 18, August 15.

Depart Arrive Auck., 7.00 am Sat. Suva, 2.15 pm Sat.

Suva, 6.00 am Sun. Apia, 11.05 am Sat.

Apia, 1.30 pm Sat. Suva 4.35 pm Sun.

Suva. 8.00 am Mon. Auck., 3.15 pm Mon.

17. New Zealand-Chatham Is.

Six return services are operated by the Solent Plying Boats during the summer months. Next service, November, 1953.

18. New Zealand-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents TEAL Service, Auckland-Suva-Apia- Aitutaki-Papeete, is operated with Solent Flying-Boats once every two weeks. Dep.

Auckland, Tuesday, 7.00 am. Arr. Suva 2.00 pm. Dep. Suva (Wednesday) 7.00 am, cross International Date Line: Arr.

Apia 11.55 am Tuesday. Dep. Apia 2.00 am Wednesday. Arr. Aitutaki 7.10 am.

Dep. Aitutaki 9.10 am. Arr. Papeete 1.45 pm. Return by same route every alt.

Friday, leaving Papeete 7.30 am.

The next flights leave Auckland July 7, 21, August 4, 18.

19. Micronesia

Civilian services, based on Guam, using 2-engined amphibious Catalinas, run re gularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines), Ponape (E, Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls) and Saipan (Marianas). Details from Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.

20. Fiji Internal Airways

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

Suva-Labasa: Daily except Sundays.

Labasa-Suva: Daily except Sunday.

Nadi & Lautoka to Labasa: Every Thursday.

Labasa to Nadi & Lautoka: Every Tuesday.

Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu - Suva; Monday, Wednesday, Saturday.