Airways Time-Tables
pp. 11-15 · Read in the full issue
Trans Pacific Services
1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-
Hawaii-N. America
NOTE: Nadi Airport closed on August 1; for a fortnight for runway reconstructior —Qantas, PAA, CPAL and TEAL mad. adjustments to their flight schedules foi this period. (See article elsewhere in thL
issue.) (Over^
(First and Tourist Class available all Services.)
By Pan-American Airways
(With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths*) Mon., Fri.: Sydney, Nadi, Canton Is., Honolulu, San Francisco, Seattle, Port
land.
Wed., Sat.; Sydney, Nadi, Canton Is., Honolulu, Los Angeles.
Tues., Fri.: San Francisco to Sydney (same route).
Sun., Wed.: Los Angeles to Sydney (same route).
* DC4 from Auckland connects, arrlt Nadi Mon., Wed., Fri., departing I Tues., Tliur., Sun. DC4 shuttle sen once monthly connects Nadi and Tal. (American Samoa).
By Qantas Empire Airways
(Super Constellation Service)
Northwards
Tues.*, Thurs.*, Fri.*’ and Sat.*: SydL Nadi (Fiji), Canton Is., Honolulu, Francisco—with Sat. service extent to Vancouver.
Southwards
Thur.*, Fri.*, Sat.*, Mon.*; San Franc: Honolulu, Nadi (Fiji). Sydney. M day’s service begins at Vancouver!
Sunday. Note: Crosses date-line; routei. * TEAL DC6 services between Auck: and Nadi connect at Nadi Tues. and northwards; Wed. and Sun. southward
By Canadian Pacific Airline:!
(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Every Wed.: Sydney, Nadi, Honoc Vancouver, Amsterdam.
Every Sun. leaves Vancouver for Syr by same route.
Every Fri.; Auckland, Nadi, Honoc Vancouver. Amsterdam.
Every Tues., leave Vancouver for Aucto by same route. (Note: Crosses date: en route).
Sectional Services Ii
Pacific
2. Sydney-New Guineai
Service by Qantas Empire Airway* (Skymasters)
Northwards
Mon., Tues., Sat., Sun.
Depart: Arrive; Sydney, 8.00 p.m. Brisbane, 10.45 Brisbane. 11.45 p.m. Moresby, 6.35 (Tues., Wed., Sun..V Moresby, 7.35 a.m. Lae, 9.00
Thors.
Depart: Arrive: pdney, 8 p.m. Brisbane, 10.45 p.m. risbane, 11.45 p.m. Townsville, 3.30 a.m (Friday) >wnsville, 4.15 a.m. Cairns, 5.30 a.m. lirns, 6.30 a.m. Moresby, 9.20 a.m.
I. Moresby, 10.20 a.m. Lae, 11.45 a.m.
Southwards
Toes., Wed., Sun., Mon.
Depart: Arrive: ,e. 10.30 a.m. Moresby, 12.00 noon jresby, 1.00 p.m. Brisbane, 7.35 p.m. isbane, 9.00 p.m. Sydney, 11.45 p.m.
Sat.
Depart: Arrive: e, 7.00 a.m. Moresby, 8.30 a.m. jresby, 9.30 a.m. Cairns, 12.20 p.m. ilrns. 2.35 p.m. Townsville, 3.45 p.m. wnsville, 4.30 p.m. Brisbane, 8.15 p.m. isbane, 9.00 p.m. Sydney, 11.45 p.m.
3. P-NG Internal Services
Operated by Qantas AE-HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)
(Dcs)
j. Wed. (Aug. 22, Sept. 5, 19, etc.), parts Lae 11.00 a.m., calls at Madang and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia 3.30 p.m. Every alternate Thursday (Aug. 23, Sept. 6, 20, etc.), departs Hollandia at 9.30 a.m., and, with calls at Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at 3.20 p.m.
Lae-Manus (Dcs)
u Wed. (Aug. 22, Sept. 5, 19, etc.).
E>. Lae, 8.00 a.m.: Finschhafen, Rabaul, Kavieng, arr. Manus 3.00 p.m. jry alt. Sat. (Aug. 25, Sept. 8, 22, etc.) departs Manus 8 a.m. and with calls at Kavieng, Rabaul and Finschhafen, arrives Lae at 2.55 p.m.
MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) I Yule Is.. Kerema, Kikori, L. Kutubu: Alt. Fri. returning same day (Aug. 31, Sept. 14, 28, etc.).
Port Moresby-Rabaul
(Catalina) k Tues. (Aug. 21, Sept. 4, 18, etc.) Pt Moresby, Samarai, Esa’ala, Losuia, Moewe Hbr., Talasea, Jacquinot Bay, Rabaul. Returning via same ports (ex cept Losuia and Esa’ala optional) alt.
Thurs. (Aug. 23, Sept. 6, 20, etc.).
New Britain-Bougainville
(Catalina) . Wed.: Rabaul, Buka, Teopasino, Cieta, Buin (Aug. 22. Sept. 5, 19. etc.).
Returning same day.
Lae-Mad Ang-We Wak-Manus
Kavieng-Rabaul Service
(Dcs)
n.; Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr. 7.35 a.m. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul. arr. 3.40 p.m. ss.: Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., direct to Madang, arr. 9.10 a.m. irs.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang, Iwar, Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. 4.05 p.m.
Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 3.55 p.m.
Central Highlands
(Dcs)
lays: Lae (8.30 a.m.) to Wapenamunda, calling at any of: Goroka, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., Kainantu, Wapenamunda. Return to Lae arriving 6 p.m.
Lower Highlands
(Beaver) lays: Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, call us at any of Nadzab, Kaiapit, Gusap, (Uyura, Finintegu, Rintebe. Kainantu, joroka, Arena. Arrival back at Lae iepends on stops made.
Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Dcs)
k Lae: Mon. 7.30 a.m., Tues, 2 p.m., Ved. 11.30 a.m., Fri. 2.00 p.m.
'• Wau.: Mon. 9 a.m., Tues. 3.30 p.m.,
Wed. 1 p.m., Fri. 3.30 p.m. Bulolo is omitted on these flights which take 35 minutes, Wau-Lae.
Madang-Goroka (Dcs)
Tuesdays: Depart Madang 10 a.m.. arrive Goroka 10.35 a.m., returning same day; depart Goroka 11 a.m., arr. Madang 11.35 a.m.
Alt. Fridays (Aug. 24, Sept. 7, 21, etc.).
Dep. Madang 8.00 a.m. arrive Goroka 8.35 a.m., returning same day; depart Goroka 9 a.m., arrive Madang 9.35 a.m.
New Guinea-New Britain
Bougainville
(Dcs)
Fridays: Depart Lae 12.55 p.m., Finsch hafen 1.45 p.m., arrive Rabaul 3.55 p.m.
Saturdays: Depart Rabaul 10 a.m., direct to Lae, arr. 12.40 p.m.
Sundays: Depart Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen 1 p.m., Rabaul 3.10 p.m.
Tuesdays; Depart Rabaul 5.45 a.m.. Finsch hafen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.m.
Alt. Thursdays (Aug. 30, Sept. 13, 27 etc.): Dep. Lae 8 a.m., Finschhafen, Rabaul, Buka, Rabaul, arr. 2.55 p.m.
Alt. Fridays (Aug. 31, Sept. 14, 28, etc.); Dep. Rabaul 8 a.m., Madang, Goroka, Lae, arr. 1.10 p.m.
Service By Mandated Airlines
Scheduled Flights with DCS Aircraft Mon.: Depart Lae at 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaul— remaining overnight. Depart Lae 8 a.m. for Goroka. Wau, Port Moresby.
Wau, Goroka, Lae.
Tues.: Depart Rabaul at 6.30 am. for Madang, Wewak. Madang, Goroka. Lae.
Wed.: Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby. Wau, Goroka, Lae.
Fri.: Depart Lae at 7 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul remaining overnight. Depart Lae 7.30
a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.
Sat.; Depart Rabaul at 7 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.
4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea
By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. (Super Constellation Service) A weekly service between Sydney and Amsterdam with a call at Biak (DNG) and Manila (Philippines).
DC3 aircraft link Biak with Hollandia, Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah, Manok wari, Noemfoer, Ransiki, Genjem, and Kokonao.
5. N. Guinea-Solomons
By Qantas with DCS Aircraft. (Three flights every four weeks) Mon. (Aug. 27, Sept. 10, 17, 24) Lae dep. 6 a.m.; Finschhafen, Rabaul, Buka, Vella Lavella, Yandina, Honiara (BSI), arriving 5.25 p.m.
Tues. (Aug. 28, Sept. 11, 18, 25) Honiara dep. 7 a.m.: Yandina, Vella Lavella, Buka, Rabaul, Lae, arriving 3.35 p.D'.
6. Paris-Saigon-Noumea
By Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux.
DC6B aircraft depart Paris every 2 weeks (Aug. 28, Sept. 11, 25, etc.) for Cairo Karachi, Saigon, Darwin, Noumea.
Leave Noumea on return Sept. 1, 15, 29, etc.
7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.
By Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd-, With Sandringham Flying-boats.
Return flight each Tuesday and Thursday.
8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.
By Qantas, with Skymasters Every Sat.; Dep. Sydney 11.30 p.m., NI 6.15 a.m. Sunday; dep. NI p.m. same day for Sydney, arr. p.m. Alt. weeks makes NI-AucklJ NI flight. (See table 11 below).
9. Sydney-New Hebrides
By Qantas, with Skymasters Plying - boats were replaced by S masters in 1955. Service now terrain at Tontouta (New Caledonia) until T Santo (New Hebrides) airfields re 1 (See table below).
10. Sydney-Noumea
By Qantas, with Skymasters (Three flights every four weeksX Wed. (Aug. 22), then Thur. (Sept. 69 20). Sydney dep. 11.30 p.m., am Tontouta, 7 a.m. Thurs. Aug. 23, tic after 7 a.m. Fri., Sept. 7, 14, 21J Thurs. (Aug. 23), then Fri. Sept. 7T 21, Tontouta dep. 9.30 a.m., arn Sydney 3.20 p.m.
11. Norfolk Is.-Aucklair
TEAL, by Qantas (charter) Alt. Sun.: Return flight Norfolk (dep.. a.m.) Auckland (arr. 11.30 a.m., , 1.15 p.m.) Norfolk (arr. 4 p.m.).
Table 8 above).
12. Auckland-Sydney
Tasman Empire Airways, wlthi DC6 aircraft.
Sun., Fri., Sat.; Dep. Auckland 9.30 arr. Sydney 1.00 p.m.
Wed.: Dep. Auckland 4.15 p.m., Sydney 7.45 p.m.
Sun. only: Dep. Auckland 6.15 p.m..
Sydney 9.45 p.m.
s.. Sat.: Dep. Sydney 10.00 a.m., irr Auckland 5.00 p.m. .. Fri., Sat.: Dep. Sydney 3.00 p.m., irr. Auckland 10.00 p.m.
13. Christchurch-Sydney
Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft. Fri.: Dep. Christchurch 5.00 p.m., rr. Sydney 8.40 p.m.
L Thurs.; Dep. Sydney 8.00 a.m., rr Christchurch 3.10 p.m.
j. Christchurch-Melbourne
Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft. •s : Dep. Christchurch 5.00 p.m., arr. felbourne 9.30 p.m. f Dep. Melbourne 7.30 a.m., arr. (iristchurch 3.00 p.m.
15. New Zealand-Fiji
Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.
I Sat.: Dep. Auckland 1.15 a.m., arr. idi 6.15 p.m. ) Sun,: Dep. Nadi 10.30 a.m., arr. |ckland 3.30 p.m.
16. Fiji-Tahiti
Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft, ce normally fortnightly, with extra fhts as required. rts Suva Friday 9 a.m., crosses date ie. arrives Satapuala (W. Samoa) lur. 2 p.m., departs Fri. 2 a.m, fives Aitutakl (Cook Is.) 7.30 a.m., parts 9.30 a.m., arrives Papeete Sahitl) 2 p.m. Departs Papeete Sun. 30 a.m., arrives Aitutaki 11 a.m., |>arts 1 p.m., arrives Satapuala 5.30
p.m., departs Mon. 8 a.m., crosses date line, arrives Suva Tues., 10.55 a m Leaves Suva Sept. 6. 20, Oct. 4, 19 26 Nov. 2, 9. Leaves Papeete Sept. 9 23 Oct. 7, 21, 28, Nov. 4. 11.
17. Fiji-Tonga
Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.
Irregular Service.
Dep. Suva 6.30 a.m.. arr Nukualofa 9 50 a.m., dep Nukualofa 9.50 a.m., arr.
Suva 4.55 p.m.
Next flights: Sept. 5, Oct. 1, Nov. 1, 28.
18. Fiji Internal Airways
Fiji Airways, Ltd. Drover and Rapide Aircraft.
Suva. Nadi, Suva: Two flights daily except Sun.. Mon., Wed., one flight.
Suva, Nadi: Tues., Sun. (additional to the above return flights).
Nadi, Suva; Mon., Wed.
Suva, Labasa, Suva: Daily except Sun.
Suva, Taveuni, Suva: Mon., Wed., Frl Suva, Savusavu, Taveuni, Savusavu, Suva; Mon.
Suva, Savusavu, Labasa, Savusavu, Suva' Tues., Thurs., Sat., Sun.
19. French Oceania Inter-
Island Service
Regie Aerienne Interinsulair (RAI), With Amphibious Catalina Twice weekly service to the Leeward Group.
Wednesday: Papeete, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Papeete.
Friday: Papeete, Huahine, Raiatea.
Papeete.
Booking agents in Papeete: Messageries Maritimes.
20. N. Caledonia-Loyalty Is
Internal Service
Societe Caledonienne de Transuort Aeriens (TRANSPAC), with Rapide aircraft, Nomnea (Magenta), Lifou (Chepenehe) Noumea: Tues. am penene^ Noumoa. Mare (Tadine), Noumea: Tues N °Ufo« M^ 6 ’ LlfOU ’ Noumea - or Noumea
t£S. Umea '
Noumea. Koumac, Noumea (with con- FH°a a m. Call at Plalne des ° aI S: Noumea, Lifou, Ouvea Is.: Wed mornlm?« Noumea. Polndimle, Noumea (wlth? n ; ditional call at Houallou): Pri n m Noumea, lie des Pins, Noumea: Saturday and Sunday afternoons.