Airways Time-Tables
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Transpacific Services
1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-
Hawaii-N. America
(First and Tourist Class available all Services.)
By Pan-American Airways
(With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths*) Bun., Tues., Thur.: Sydney, Nadi, Canton f: Is., Honolulu, San Francisco or Los . Angeles.
Mon.. Thurs., Sat.: San Francisco or Los Angeles to Sydney (same route). * PAA Skymasters are used on a con necting service between Auckland and " adl (see table 16); and also twice
monthly between Nadi and Tafuna, American Samoa (see table 18).
By Qantas Empire Airways
(Super Constellation Service)
Northwards
Tues. and Sat.: Melbourne, Sydney, Nadi (Fiji), Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, London.
Wed., Thurs.: Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San Francisco.
Fri: Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San Fran cisco, Vancouver.
Southwards
Tues. and Fri.: London, New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney, Mel bourne.
Thurs., Fri.: San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney.
Sun: Vancouver, San Francisco, Hono lulu, Nadi, Sydney. (Note: International dateline crossed between Nadi and Honolulu).
TEAL super DC6 aircraft from Auck
land, NZ, connect with the Qantas north bound flights at Nadi on Tues. and Fri.; and on Sat. and Wed. at Nadi for the southbound flights.
Qantas Wed. and Fri. services ex.
Sydney connect with BOAC London services at San Francisco (dep. Thurs. and Sat.).
BOAC services ex. London Tues. and Thurs. connect at San Francisco Thurs. and Sat. with southbound Qantas ser vices.
By Canadian Pacific Airlines
(With Super DC-6B Aircraft—Britannia on Vancouver-Amsterdam Service) Every Wed.: Sydney (dep. 11 p.m.) Nadi, Honolulu, Vancouver, Amsterdam.
Every Fri.; Dep. Auckland 10.45 p.m. for Nadi, Honolulu. Vancouver. Amsterdam.
Every Sat.: Dep. Amsterdam at 11.15 p.m. for Vancouver (dep. 10.30 a.m. Sun.), Honolulu, Fiji and Sydney.
Every Mon.: Dep. Amsterdam at 11.15 p.m.
for Vancouver (dep. 10.30 a.m. Tues.), Honolulu, Fiji and Auckland. (Note: Crosses date-line en route),
Sectional Services In
Pacific
2. Sydney-New Guinea
Service by Qantas Empire Airways (Skymasters)
Northwards
Mon.
Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 6.30 p.m. Brisbane, 9.10 p.m Brisbane, 10.10 p.m.
Tues.
Depart: Arrive: Townsville, 1.50 a.m.
Townsville. 2.50 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.35 a.m.
Pt. Moresby 7.35 a.m. Lae, 9 a.m Tues., Fri., Sat.
Depart: Arrive: Sydney. 8 p.m. Brisbane. 10.40 p.m.
Brisbane, 11.45 p.m.
Wed., Sat., Sun.
Pt. Moresby, 6.35 a.m.
Pt. Moresby, 7.35 a.m. Lae, 9 a.m.
Thurs.
Depart: Arrive; Sydney, 8 p.m. Brisbane, 10.40 p.m.
Brisbane, 11.59 p.m.
Fri.
Cairns, 4.35 a.m.
Cairns, 6 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 8.50 a.m.
Pt. Moresby, 9.50 a.m. Lae, 11.15 a.m.
Sun. (Thrift Class Service) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 8 p.m. Brisbane, 10.40 p.m.
Brisbane, 11.45 p.m.
Mon.
Pt. Moresby. 6.35 a.m.
Pt. Moresby, 7.35 a.m. Lae, 9 a.m.
Southwards
Mon, (Thrift Class Service) Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11.45 a.m.
Pt. Moresby, 12.30 p.m. Brisbane, 7.5 p.m.
Brisbane. 8.15 p.m. Sydney, 10.55 p.m.
Tues.
Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11.45 a.m.
Pt. Moresby. 12.30 p.m. Townsville, 4.15 p.m.
Townsville, 5 p.m. Brisbane, 8.40 p.m.
Brisbane, 9.50 p.m.
Wed.
Sydney, 12.30 a.m.
Wed., Sun.
Depart: Arrive; Lae, 10.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11.45 a.m.
Pt. Moresby. 12.30 p.m. Brisbane, 7.5 p.m.
Brisbane, 8.15 p.m. Sydney, 10.55 p.m.
Fri.
Depart: Arrive: Lae, 12.45 p.m. Pt. Moresby, 2 p.m.
Pt. Moresby. 2.45 p.m. Brisbane, 9.20 p.m.
Brisbane, 10.20 p.m. Sydney, lam. (Sat.) Sat.
Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11.45 a.m Pt. Moresby, 12.30 p.m. Cairns, 3.20 p.m.
Cairns, 4.05 p.m. Brisbane, 8.40 p.m.
Brisbane, 9.50 p.m.
Sun.
Sydney, 12.30 a.m.
3. P-NG Internal Services
Operated by Qantas LAE-HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)
(Dcs)
Alt. Wed. (Aug. 6, 20. Sept. 3, 17, etc.).
Departs Lae 11.00 a.m., calls at Madang and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandla 3.30 p.m. Every alternative Thurs. (Aug. 7, 21, Sept. 4, 18, etc.) departs Hollandia at 9.30 a.m., and. with calls at Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at 3.20 p.m.
Port Moresby-Kikori (Dh Otter)
Via Yule Is., Kerema, Vaimuru: Alt. Fri,
returning same day (Aug. 1, 15, 29, Sept. 12, etc.).
Port Moresby-Daru <Dh Otter)
Direct service each fourth Friday, return ing direct same day (Aug. 22, Sept. 19, Oct. 10, etc.).
Via Kerema, Kikori, once every four weeks, returning Port Moresby from Daru direct (Aug. 8, Sept. 5. Oct. 3, etc.).
Port Moresby-Samarai (Dh Otter)
Port Moresby, Abau, Samarai and return each Tuesday and Saturday, departing Port Moresby 7.45 a.m. On Alt. Sats. returns via Esa’ala (Aug. 9, 23, Sept. 9, etc.).
Lae-Madang-We W Ak-Manus
Kavieng-Raball Service
(Dcs)
Mon.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr. 7.35 a.m. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. 3.45 p.m.
Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m.. Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, Madang, arr. 2.15 p.m.
Thurs.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m.. Madang.
Awar. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. 4.05 p.m.
Fri.; Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. Kavleng.
Manus. Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr 3.55 p.m.
Central Highlands (Dcs)
Fridays: Lae (7.45 a m.) to Baiyer River, calling at any of: Goroka, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., Kainantu. Arrival back at Lae de pendent on stops.
Lower Highlands
(DH Otter) Fridays: Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, call ing at any of Nabzab, Kaiapit, Gusap, Aiyura, Rintebe, Bena Bena, Kainantu, Goroka, Arona. Arrival back at Lae depends on stops made.
Lae-Bulolo-Wau
(DH Otter) Mon.: Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m., via Bulolo, arr.
Wau 8.35 a.m.
Mon.: Dep. Wau 8.55 a.m., arr Lae (direct) 9.25 a.m.
Wed.. Sat.; Dep. Lae 9 a.m., via Bulolo. arr. Wau 10.15 a.m.
Wed., Sat.: Dep. Wau 10.45 a.m., arr.
Lae (direct) 11.15 a.m.
Pt. Moresby-Wau-Bulolo (Dcs)
Wed., Sat.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.45 a.m., arr. Wau 8.50 a.m., dep. Wau 9.20 a.m., arr Bulolo 9.35 a.m.
Wed., Sat.; Dep. Bulolo 10.05 a.m., arr.
Pt. Moresby (direct) 11.15 a.m.
Madang-Goroka (Dcs)
Fri.: Dep. Madang 3.30 p.m., arr. Goroka 4.05 p.m., returning same day; dep.
Goroka 4.35 p.m., arr. Madang 5.10 p.m.
Pt. Moresby-Mt. Hagen-Madang
(Dcs)
Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m.. via Goroka, Minj and Banz, arr. Mt. Hagen 11.50 a.m.; dep. Mt. Hagen for Madang (either direct or via airfields as re quired) 12.20 p.m.
Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 9.30 a.m.. via Goroka, Minj and Banz, arr. Mt. Hagen 1.50 p.m.; dep. Mt. Hagen for Madang (direct or via airfields as required) 2.20 p.m.
Madang-Pt. Moresby (Dcs)
Mon.: Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m., via Banz and Goroka, arr. Pt. Moresby 11.40 a.m.
Fri.: Dep. Madang 8 a.m., via Mt. Hagen, Minj and Goroka, arr. Pt. Moresby 1.10 p.m.
Madang-Wabag (Dcs)
Wed.: Dep. Madang 8.15 a.m. for Wabag, via Goroka, Nondugl, Minj, Banz, Mt.
Hagen, Baiyer River, and Wapena munda, returning to Madang same day.
New Guinea-New' Britain
(Dcs)
Fridays; Depart Lae 1.30 p.m., Finsch
hafen 2.20 p.m., arrive Rabaul 4.30 p.m.
Saturdays; Depart Rabaul 5.45 a.m., direct to Lae, arr. 8.25 a.m.
Sundays: Depart Lae 11 a.m., Finschhafen noon, Rabaul 2.10 p.m.
Mondays: Depart Rabaul 5.45 a.m., Finsch hafen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.m.
Wed.: Dep. Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen, 1 p.m., Rabaul, arr 3.15 p.m.
Fri.: Dep. Rabaul 7 a.m., Madang, Lae, arr. 11.35 a.m-
Services 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 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby.
Wau, Goroka, Lae.
Tues.; Depart Rabaul at 6.30 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.
Wed.: Depart Lae 7 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavleng, Rabaul.
Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau. Goroka. Lae.
Optional call at Goroka on this flight.
Thurs.: Depart Rabaul 7 a.m. for Kavleng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.
Fri.; Depart Lae at 7 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavleng. 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 Kavleng, 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 Blak (DNG) and Manila (Philippines).
DCS aircraft link Biak with Hollandla, Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah, Manok wari, Niemfoer, Ransiki, Genjem, and Kokonao.
5. N. Guinea-Solomons
By Qantas with DCS Aircraft Every Monday depart Lae 6 a.m.: Finsch hafen, Rabaul. Buka. Munda, Yandina, Honiara (BSD, arriving 5.30 p.m.
Every Tuesday depart Honiara 7 a.m.: Yandina, Munda, Buka, Rabaul, Lae, arriving 3.45 p.m.
6. Paris-Saigon-Noumea-
Auckland
By Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux, DC6B aircraft depart Paris every Sunday for Athens, Karachi. Saigon, Djakarta, Darwin, Brisbane, Noumea. Auckland.
Leaves Auckland every Thursday on return.
7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.
By Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd., with Sandringham Flying-boats.
Return flight usually each Tuesday and Saturday.
8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.
(By Qantas, with Sbymaster) Alt. Fri. (Aug. 1, 15, 29, Sept. 12, 26, etc.): Dep. Sydney midnight, arr. NI 6.45 a.m.
Saturday; dep. NI 5.30 p.m. same day for Sydney, arr. 9.30 p.m. (Flight ex tends NI-Auckland-NI. See table 12 below).
9. Sydney-Noumea
By Qantas, with Skymasters (Weekly) PWed.; Sydney dep. 11.45 p.m., arriving Tontouta, 7 a.m. Thurs. [Thurs.: Tontouta dep. 8.30 a.m., arriving ' Sydney, 2 p.m. same day.
10. New Caledonia-New
Hebrides
TAI with DCS Aircraft. [Tues. and Fri.: Dep. Tontouta iN. Cal,) at 6 a.m., arrive Vila 8.20 a.m., dep.
I Vila 8.50 a.m., arr. Santo 10.05 am., I dep 10.35 a.m., arr. Vila 11.55 a.m., [ dep. 1.55 p.m., arr. Tontouta 4.55 [ p.m.
11. New Caledonia-Fiji-
Wallis Is.
TAI with DCS Aircraft I Service from Noumea to Nadi (Fiji) [and Wallis Is. first Saturday in each .month. Next flights: Sept. 6, Oct. 4. Dep. [Wallis Sept. 8, Oct. 6.
12. Norfolk Is.-Auckland
TEAL, by Qantas (charter) [Alt. Sat. (Aug. 2, 16, 30. Sept. 13, 27, etc.); [ Return flight Norfolk (dep. 8 a.m.) ' Auckland (arr. 11.45 a.m., dep. 1.15 p.m.) Norfolk (arr. 4.15 p.m.). (See f Table 8 above).
13. Auckland-Sydney
I Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft. pie., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.: Dep. Auck- I land 9.30 a.m., arr. Sydney 1.00 p.m. ;Mon.: Departs Auckland 11.30 a.m., arr.
Sydney 3 p.m.
Tue., Thur., Fri. Sun.: Dep. Sydney 3.00 i p.m., arr. Auckland 10 p.m. iWed.. Sat.: Dep. Sydney 10 a.m., arr.
I Auckland 5 p.m.
14. Christchurch-Sydney
Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.
ITues., Fri.: Dep. Christchurch 5 p.m., \ arr. Sydney 8.40 p.m. [Tue.; Dep. Sydney 8 a.m., arr. Christ ie church 3.10 p.m. ‘Sat.; Dep. Sydney 3.00 p.m., arr. Christ -- church 10.10 p.m.
15A. Christchurch-Melbourne
Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.
Sun.: Dep. Christchurch 11.30 a.m., arr. t Melbourne 4.00 p.m.
Pri : Dep. Melbourne 7.30 a.m., arr. * Christchurch 3.00 p.m.
158. Auckland-Melbourne
Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 Aircraft.
Thurs.: Dep. Auckland 11.30 a.m., arr.
Melbourne 4.15 p.m.
Mon.; Dep. Melbourne 7.30 a.m., arr.
Auckland 3.45 p.m.
16. New Zealand-Fiji
Tasman Empire Airways, with Super DC6 aircraft. |Tues., Fri.; Dep. Auckland 4 p.m., arr.
Nadi 9 p.m.
Wed., Sat.: Dep. Nadi 10.30 am., arr Auckland 3.30 p.m.
Pan-American Airways, with Skymasters Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Auckland 3.30 p.m., arr. Nadi 10.35 p.m.
Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Nadi, 12.30 a.m., arr. Auckland 7.50 a.m.
17. Fiji-W. Samoa
Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft. (Service Fortnightly) Dep. Suva Thurs., crosses Date-line, arrives Satapuala (W. Samoai Wed. 11.05 a.m.
Dep. Satapuala. Wed. 1.30 p.m., crosses Date-line, arrives Suva, Thurs. 4.35 p.m. (ex-Suva Sept. 4. 18, etc.).
18. Fiji-American Samoa
Pan American Airways with DC4 Aircraft.
Alt. Fri. dep. Nadi 7 a.m., arr. Tafuna 12.30 p.m. (Thurs.).
Alt. Thurs. dep. Tafuna 2.30 p.m., arr.
Nadi 8.5 p.m. (Friday). (Note: This service crosses International Date Line—the two-way flight is actually made on the one day.)
19. Fiji Internal Airways
Fiji Airways, Ltd., Drover Aircraft.
Suva-Nadi-Suva: Two flights daily except Sun., one flight.
Suva-Nadi-Suva: Wed. and Sat.
Suva-Nadi: Tues., Wed., Fri. (additional to the above return flights).
Nadl-Suva; Wed., Thurs., Sat.
Suva-Labasa-Suva: Daily except Sun.
Suva-Labasa-Suva: Sun.
Suva-Taveuni-Suva; Fri., Sun.
Suva-Taveuni-Savusavu-Suva: Wed.
Suva-Savusavu-Taveuni-Suva: Thurs.
Suva - Labasa - Savusavu - Labasa - Suva; Tues., Thurs.
Suva-Labasa-Taveunl-Labasa-Suva: Fri.
Suva-Savusavu-Suva: Mon., Tues.
Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu - Suva: Sat., Sun.
Suva-Taveuni-Labasa-Taveuni-Suva: Mon.
20. N. Caledonia-Loyalty Is.
Internal Service
Societe Caledonienne de Transports Aeriens (TRANSPAC), with Heron and Rapide aircraft.
Noumea (Magenta), Lifou (Chepenehe).
Noumea; Tues. a.m., Wed. and Thurs. p.m.
Noumea, Mare (Tadine), Noumea; Tues, p.m.
Noumea, Mare, Lifou, Noumea, or Noumea, Lifou, Mare, Noumea, alternatively: Thurs. a.m.
Noumea, Koumac, Noumea (with con ditional call at Plaine des Gaiacs): Fri. a.m.
Noumea, Lifou, Ouvea Is.; Wed. mornings.
Noumea, He des Pins, Noumea; Saturday and Monday afternoons.
21. French Polynesia Inter-
Island Service
Regie Aerienne Interinsulaire (RAI) with flying-boats.
Twice weekly service to the Leeward Group.
Wednesday; Papeete, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Papeete.
Friday: Papeete, Huahine. Raiatea, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Papeete.
Booking agents in Papeete: Messagerles Maritimes.
22. Micronesia
Trans Ocean Airlines.
Using Grumman Albatross twin-motored amphibious flying boats, TOA operates a service throughout the Trust Territory of Micronesia on behalf of the US Govern ment. Details from Trans Ocean Airlines.
Agana, Guam.