Airways Time-Tables

Transpacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

(First and Toarlst Class available all Services.)

By Pan-American Airways

(With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths*) Sun., Tue., Thurs., Fri.: Dep. Melbourne for Sydney, Nadi, Canton Is., Honolulu, San Francisco or Los Angeles.

Sun.. Tue.: Dep. San Francisco for Hono lulu. Nadi, Sydney and Melbourne.

Wed., Fri.: Dep. Los Angeles for Melbourne (same route). • PAA Skymasters are used on a con necting service between Auckland and Nadi (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 Pn.; 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. li p.m.) Nadi Honolulu, Vancouver, Amsterdam Every Fn - 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.) for 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: -r Townsville. 1.50 a.m Townsville. 2.50 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.35 a.m Pt. Moresbv 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. . p t. 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.

Frl. . „ Cairns. 4.35 Cairns, 6 a.m. Pt. Moresby. 8.50 Ft. Moresby, 9.50 a.m. Lae, 11.15 Sun. (Thrift Class Service) Depart: Arrive; Sydney, 8 p.m. Brisbane, 10.40 Brisbane, 11.45 p.m.

Mon.

Pt. Moresby. 6.35 Pt. Moresby, 7.35 a.m. Lae, 9

Southwards

Mon. (Thrift Class Service) Depart: Arrive: Lae. 10 30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11 45 Pt. Moresby, 12.30 p.m. Brisbane, 7.5 Brisbane. 8.15 p.m. Sydney, 10.55 Tues.

Depart: Arrive:: Lae. 10.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11.45 i Pt. Moresby. 12.30 p.m. Townsville, 4.15 ] Townsville. 5 p m. Brisbane. 8.40 Brisbane, 9.50 p.m.

Wed.

Sydney, 12.30 i Wed., Sun.

Depart: Arrive:: Lae, 10.30 a.m. pt. Moresby, 11.45 t Pt. Moresby. 12.30 p.m. Brisbane, 7.5 !

Brisbane, 8.15 p m. Sydney. 10.55 i Frl.

Depart: Arrive:: Lae, 12.45 p.m. Pt. Moresby. 2 s Pt. Moresby, 2.45 p.m. Brisbane. 9.20 i Brisbane. 10.20 p.m. Sydney, 1 a (Sat.) Sat.

Depart: Arrive: : Lae, 10.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby. 11.45 a Pt. Moresby. 12.30 p.m. Cairns. 320 r Cairns, 4.05 p.m. Brisbane, 8.40 u Brisbane, 9.50 p.m.

Sun, Sydney, 12.30 a

3. P-NG Internal Services^

Operated by Qantas LAE-HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Golnesa

(Dcs)

Alt. Wed. (Sept. 17, Oct. 1. 15, 29, ett; Departs Lae 11.00 a.m., calls at Madft and Wewak, and arrives at Hollam 330 p.m. Every alternative Thrr (Sept. 18, Oct. 2, 16, 30, etc.) depat Hollandia at 9.30 a.m., and. with cio , ni^ ewa * c Madang, arrives Laea 3.20 p.m.

Port Moresby-Kikori (Dh Otten

Via Yule Is.. Kerema. Vaimuru: Alt ' returning same day (Sept. 26. Oct. -44, etc.).

Port Moresby-Daru (Dh Otter) (

Direct service each fourth Friday, retuu mg direct same day (Sept. 19, Oct. etc.).

Via Kerema, Kikori, once every M weeks, returning Port Moresby fn!

Daru direct (Oct. 3, 31, etc.). mor ESBY-SAMARAI (DH Ottes; Moresby. Abau, Samaral and retvJ; 1”" Tuesday and Saturday, departs Port Moresby 7.45 a.m. On Alt. S*'g returns via Esa’ala (Sept. 20. Oct. .3 10, etc.)*

lae-madang-wewak-manus

kavieng-rabaul service

(Dcs)

De P- L »e 6.30 a.m., Madang as am - Wewak, Manus, Kavleiei Rabaul. arr. 3.45 p.m.

Tues : Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., Kavieisi Manus. Wewak. Madang. arr. 2.15 p.q a® o : , Lae 6.30 a.m.. Madam: fZ ar ; Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabasc arr. 4.05 p.m.

Pri AT Dep Raba ul 6.30 am. Kavlere!

Manus Wewak, Madang. Lae. as j.oo p.m.

Central Highlands (Dcs)

Fridays: Lae (7.45 am.) 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, Arena. 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., t arr Bulolo 9.35 a.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Bulolo 10 05 a.m., arr.

I Pt. Moresby (direct) 11.15 a.m.

Madang-Goroka-Lae (Dcs)

Fri.: Dep. Madang 3.30 p.m., arr. Goroka 4.05 p.m., dep. Goroka 4.35 p.m,, arr. [ Lae 5.30 p.m.

I Pt. Moresby-Mt. Hagen-Madang

(Dcs)

Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m.. via f Goroka, Minj and Banz, arr. Mt. Hagen I 11.50 a.m.; dep. Mt. Hagen for Madang I (either direct or via airfields as re- K quired) 12.20 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 9.30 a.m., via I Goroka, Minj and Banz, arr. Mt. Hagen I 1.50 p.m.; dep. Mt. Hagen for Madang I (direct or via airfields as required) I 2.20 p.m.

Madang-Pt. Moresby (Dcs)

Mon.: Dep. Madang 7 a.m., via Mt. Hagen, l Banz and Goroka, arr. Port Moresby r 11.40 a.m.

Fri.: Dep. Madang 8 a.m., via Mt. Hagen, F Minj and Goroka, arr. Pt. Moresby 1.10 p.m.

Madang-Wabag (Dcs)

Wed.\ Dep. Madang 8.15 a.m. for Wabag, f via Goroka, Nondugl, Minj, Banz, Mt. f 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. laturdays: 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, I 1 p.m., Rabaul, arr 3.15 pm.

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. rues.; Depart Rabaul at 6.30 a.m. for Madang. Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Wed.: Depart Lae 7 a.m. for Madang.

Wewak. Momote, Kavieng. 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 Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, 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 am. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang.

Goroka, Lae.

4. Aust-Dutch N. Guinea

By KIM Royal Dutch Airlines (Super Constellation Service) A weekly service between Sydney and Amsterdam with a call at Blak (DNQ) 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 (BSI), 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 Aerlens Intercontinentaax.

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 Skymaster) Alt. Fri. (Sept. 26, Oct. 10, 24, etc.): Dep. Sydney midnight, arr. NI 6.45 a m.

Saturday; dep. NI 5.30 pm. 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) Wed.: 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 (N. Cal.) at 6 a.m., arrive Vila 8.20 a.m., dep.

Vila 8.50 a.m., arr. Santo 10.05 am., * dep 10.35 a.m., arr. Vila 11.55 a.m., % dep. 1.55 p.m., arr. Tontouta 4.55 K p.m.

11. New Caledonia-Fiji-

Wallis Is.

TAI with DCS Aircraft Service from Noumea to Nadi (Fiji) and Wallis Is. first Saturday in each month. Next flights: Sept. 6, Oct. 4. Dep.

Sept. 8, Oct. 6.

12. Norfolk Is.-Auckland

TEAL, by Qantas (charter) Alt. Sat. (Sept. 27, Oct. 11, 25, etc.); I Return flight Norfolk (dep. 8 a.m.) I Auckland (arr. 11.45 a.m.. dep. 1.15 I p.m.) Norfolk (arr. 4.15 p.m.). (See I Table 8 above).

13. Auckland-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

BTue,, 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.

ETue., Thur., Fri. Sun.: Dep. Sydney 3.00 p.m., arr. Auckland 10 p.m. jWed., sat.: Dep. Sydney 10 a.m., arr. ? Auckland 5 p.m.

14. Christchurch-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft. tues., Fri.: Dep. Christchurch 5 p.m., arr. Sydney 8.40 p.m, Tue.: Dep. Sydney 8 a.m., arr. Christ . church 3.10 p.m.

Bat.: Dep. Sydney 3.00 p.m., arr. Christ- F church 10.10 p.m.

ISA. Christchurch-Melbourne

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Bun.: Dep. Christchurch 11.30 a.m., arr ■ Melbourne 4.00 p.m.

Pri : Dep. Melbourne 7.30 a.m. arr I Christchurch 3.00 p.m.

158. Auckland-Melbourne

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 Aircraft. tfhurs.: 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.. Sun.: Dep. Auckland 4 p.m. i arr. Nadi 9 p.m.

Mon.. Wed.. Sat.: Dep. Nadi 10.30 a.m., I 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. 7 a.m., crosses Date- Line, arrives Satapuala (W. Samoa) Wed. noon.

Dep. Satapuala, Wed. 1 p.m., crosses Date-Line, arrives Suva, Thurs, 4 p.m. (ex-Suva Sept. 18, Oct. 2. 16, etc.). (Additional services ex-Suva on Sept. 25, Dec. 18, Feb. 2, Mar. 12.)

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 Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent Flying Boat Dep. Suva 9 a.m. alternate Thurs.. crosses International Date-Line, arr. Satapuala (W. Samoai 1.55 p.m. alternate Wed.; dep. Satapuala 2 a.m. alternate Thurs., arr. Aitutaki (Cook Is.) 7.30 a.m.; dep. Aitutaki 9.30 a.m. arr. Papeete (Tahiti) 2 p.m.

Services dep. Suva Sept. 18, Oct. 2, 16, Nov. 13, 27. Dec. 11, 25, etc.

Dep. Papeete 7.30 a.m. alt. Sun., arr.

Aitutaki 11 a.m.; dep. Aitutaki 12.30 p.m. arr. Satapuala 5 p.m.; dep. Sata puala 8 a.m. alt. Mon., crosses Inter national Date-Line, arr. Suva 10.55 a.m. alt. Tues. Services dep. Papeete Sept. 21, Oct. 5, 19, Nov. 16, 30, Dec. 14. 28, etc.

20. New Caledonia-Tahiti

TAI with DC6B Aircraft and Flying-boat Every Thurs.: Dep. Tontouta (N. Cal.) via Nadi (Fiji) to Bora-Bora. Transfer to flying-boat for flight Bora-Bora to Papeete.

Every Fri.: Dep. Papeete, for return by same route. (Crosses International Date-Line).

21. Fiji Internal Airways

Fiji Airways, Ltd., Drover Aircraft.

Suva-Nadi-Suva: Two flights dally except Sun., one flight.

Suva-Nadi-Suva: Wed. and Sat.

Suva-Nadi: Tues., Wed., Fri. (additional to the above return flights).

Nadi-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.

22. 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 (Tadlne), 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.

23. French Polynesia Inter-

Island Service

Regie Aerienne Interinsuiaire (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.

24. 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.