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 (PIJD- Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Franclsco-Seattle- Portland.

Sun. and Thur.—Return via same route. * Thur. and Mon.—Auckland-Nadi (Fiji).

Every Friday—Return by same route. * Wed. and Sun.—Nadi (Fiji)-Auckland. * Connecting with Strato Clipper at Nadi.

By British Commonwealth Pacific

Airlines (Bcpa)

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

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

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

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(Cpal)

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Every Tuesday—Sydney - Auckland - Nadi (Fiji) - Honolulu - Vancouver.

Every Friday return by same route.

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways

Northwards

Tuesdays and Saturdays (Skymasters) Depart; Arrive: Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.15 pm Brisbane, 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Sun.) Moresby, 7.30 am Lae, 8.45 am Connecting services north of Lae by Drover to Bulolo and Wau.

Wednesday and Sundays (Sandringhams) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm Brisbane, 12.20 am Cairns, 6.35 am (Thur., Mon.) Cairns, 8.5 am Moresby, 11.55 am (Night stop) Moresby,* 8.30 am Samarai, 10.30 am (Tue.) Samarai, 11.30 am Esa’ala, 12.10 pm (Alt. weeks) Esa’ala. 12.25 pm Rabaul, 3.25 pm The Wednesday Sandringham from Sydney terminates at Port Moresby, a connection north to Lae on the following uav at 9.00 am being by D.C.3. * The Sunday Sandringham from Sydney arrives Moresby Monday and after a night stop there goes on to Rabaul via Samarai, etc., on Tuesday.

Southwards

Sundays and Wednesdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10.25 am Moresby, 11.40 am Moresby, 12.40 pm Brisbane, 7.15 pm Brisbane, 8.45 pm Sydney, 11.30 pm Thursdays (Sandringham) Depart: Arrive: Rabaul, 6 am Samarai, 9.15 am Samarai, 9.45 am Moresby, 11.45 am Moresby, 1.15 pm Cairns, 5.5 pm (Night stop) Cairns, 9.30 am Brisbane, 3.45 pm (Prl.) Brisbane, 4.45 pm Sydney, 8.5 pm Saturdays (Sandringham) Depart: Arrive: Moresby, 6 am Cairns, 9.50 am Cairns, 11.20 am Brisbane, 5.35 pm Brisbane, 6.35 pm Sydney, 9.55 pm A connection from Lae, with a DC3, to pick up Saturday Sandringham, arrives in Moresby on Friday at 8.20 am.

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Every Wednesday.

Dep. Lae, 10.15 am; Finschhafen, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus (5.45 pm) Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at Finschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.

MOBESBY-DARU (Sandringham) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikorl, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Friday, returning same day. (August 21, Sept. 4. 18, etc.).

Rabaul-Moewe Harbour

(Sandringham) Mt. Wed—Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul—August 12. 26 Sept. 9, 23, etc.

N.B.—The direction of operation changes with each service, i.e., each alternate service operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe

Harbour-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.

New Bbitain-Bougainville

(Sandringham) Alt. Wed.—Rabaul-Queen Carola Hbr.-

Buka-Kieta-Buin —August 19, Sept. 2, 16, 30, etc.

Alt. Wed. (same day) Buin-Kieta-Buka- Rabaul.

Lae-Mad Ang-We Wak-Mancs

Kavieng-Rabaul General

Service

(High-Density DCS) Mon,, Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang arr. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is., Kavieng, Rabaul arr. 3.35 pm.

Tue. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am, direct Madang arr. 11.00 am, Lae arr. 12.35 am. (This is now the only Qantas service to Madang.)

Central Highlands

(Drover) Fridays.—Lae (7.00 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kialpit, Arona, Alyura, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Qoroka, Kerowagi, Kup, Nondugl, Banz, MlnJ, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbeng, Balyer R., Wabamunda, Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Drover)

Dep. Lae. —Tues. 3 pm.—Mon. & Sat. 7.30 am.

Dep. Wau. —Tues. 4.30 pm—Mon. 9.00 am —Wed. 12.35 pm. 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. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

A weekly service with Constellations between Sydney and Amsterdam with a call at Biak, DNG, and Manila, Philippines.

DCS aircraft link Biak with Hollandia, Sorong, Merauke and Tannah Merah.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS 3 Flights Every Four Weeks, Mon. (Aug. 17, 24, 31. Sept. 14, 21, 28,

etc.), Lae (dep. 6 am) —Pinschhafen — Rabaul Torokina (Bougain.) —Vella lavella—Yandina—Honiara, BSI (arriv ing 4.25 pm).

Tue. (Aug. 18. 25. Sept. 1, 15, 22, 29, 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, August 10, and every 28 days thereafter for Darwin-Brisbane-Noumea, and return.

Australian agents: Messageries Marltlmes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

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

Six services per month, return same day.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters.

Alternate Thursdays (Aug. 13, 27, Sept. 10, 24, etc.), returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying Boats: Aug. 17, 31, Sept. 14, 28, etc.

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Alt. Mon. 7.30 pm Brisbane. 10.50 pm Brisbane, 12.20 am (Tue.) Noumea. 7.20 am Noumea, 9.20 am Vila, 11.55 am Vila, 1.25 pm Santo, 2.40 pm (Night stop) Santo, 6.30 am (Wed.) Vila. 7.45 am Vila, 8.45 am Noumea, 11.25 am Noumea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.40 pm (Additional flights operate subject to approval 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, 8.40 pm

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

By NZ National Airways, with DCS’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.

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

Dep. Auckland 8.30 am, arr. 1.45 pm Mon Wed., Fri.

13. Sydney-Wellington

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney 10.30 pm Tue., Thur., Fri., Arr 7.30 am following day.

Dep Wellington 10.30 am Wed., Fri., Sat. arriving 3.45 pm.

14. Melbourne-Christchurcix

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., 5.30 pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

See Also Table 18.

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.

Dep. Auckland—August 25, 29, September 8. 22, 26, October 3, 17.

Return to Auckland on August 26, 31, .1 September 9, 23, 28, October 4. 18, etc..?

Depart Arrive Auckland, 9.30 am Suva, 4.45 pm cc Suva. 9.00 am Auckland, 4.15 pmn

16. Fiji-Western Samoa

See Also Table 18.

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.

Dep. Auckland, Aug. 15, Sept. 12, Oct. 10. .0 Depart Arrive Auck., 9.30 am Sat. Suva, 4.45 pm Sat. 1 Suva, 6.00 am Sun. Apia, 11.05 am Sat 1 Apia, 1.30 pm Sat. Suva 4.35 pm Sun..: Suva, 9.00 am Mon. Auck., 4.15 pm Mon..::

17. New Zealand-Chatham Is.

In the 1953-54 season, Solents will make nights to the Chatham Is. as follows -•- November 5, December 3, 14, January 27, S March 11, April 8. Departure from m Auckland 3.30 am, dep. Wellington 5.30 0< am, arr. Chathams 10.30 am. Dep. 230 0< pm, same day for Auckland.

18. New Zealand-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents ..^ A , L Service, Auckland-Suva-Apia- - Aitutaki-Papeete, is operated with Solent h Flying-Boats once every two weeks. Dep Auckland, Tuesday, 9.30 am. Arr. Suva « 4.00 pm. Dep. Suva (Wednesday) 900 0< am, cross International Date Line: Arr. ,i Apia 1.55 pm Tuesday. Dep. Apia 200 CM am Wednesday. Arr. Aitutaki 7.30 am.

Dep. Aitutaki 9.30 am. Arr. Papeete 1,30 0* pm. Return by same route every alt. 3 Friday, leaving Papeete 7.30 am.

The next flights leave Auckland b August 18, September 1, 15, 29, October i 13, 27, etc.

19. Fiji-Tonga

Tasman E. Airways with Solents.

Dep. Suva Aug. 12, 26, Oct. 7, 21, return n from Nukualofa same day.

Depart Arrive Suva, 7.00 am Nukualofa, 10.20 am tr (Wednesday! (Wednesday) Nukualofa, 2.00 pm Suva. 4.10 pm cr (Wednesday) (Wednesday) Suva. 9.00 am Auckland, 4.15 pm r (Thursday) (Thursday)

20. Micronesia

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

21. Fiji Internal Airways

By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides Suva-Nadi & Lautoka* and return: Mornings—Daily except Tuesday. After- -7 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. * No call on Sundays.