Airways Time-Tables

Transpacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

(First and Tourist Class available all Services)

By Pan-American Airways

(With Super 7 Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths*) Sun., Tues., Thurs., Fri.: Dep. Melbourne for Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San Francisco or Los Angeles.

Sun. —Departs San Francisco for Hono lulu, Nadi, Sydney and Melbourne.

Wed., Fri.: Dep. Los Angeles for Melbourne (same route).

Mon.: Dep. Seattle for Melbourne via Portland (same route). • PAA Skymasters are used on a con necting service between Auckland and Nadi (see table 18); and also twice monthly between Nadi and Tafuna, American Samoa (see table 20).

By Qantas Empire Airways

(Super Constellation Service)

Northwards

Tues. and Sat.: Melbourne, Sydney, Nadi (Fiji), Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, London.

Wed.: Melbourne, Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San Francisco.

Fri.: Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San Fran cisco extending to Vancouver.

Sun.; Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu. San Francisco.

Southwards

Tues. and Fri.: London. New York. San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney, Mel bourne (Tues. service only).

Thurs.: San Francisco. Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney.

Sun : San Francisco, Honolulu Nadi.

Sydney, Melbourne (commencing at Vancouver on Saturdays).

Mon.: San Francisco, Honolulu. Nadi.

Sydney. (Note: International Dateline crossed be tween Nadi and Honolulu).

Qantas Super-Constellation aircraft, under charter to TEAL, from Melbourne and Auckland connect at Nadi on Sundays with Qantas northbound flights, and on Mondays with southbound flights (see table 17).

TEAL Super DC6 aircraft from Auck land, NZ, connect with the Qantas bound flights at Nadi on Tues. and Frl and on Sat. and Wed. at Nadi for the southbound flights.

Oantfts Wed. and Fri. services ex- Sydney connect with BOAC L i£jJon services at San Francisco (dep. Thurs. and Sat.).

BOAC services ex-London Mon. and Sat connect at San Francisco Wed. and Mon. with southbound Qantas ser vices.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Every Fri.; Sydney (dep. 7.50 p.m.), Nadi.

Honolulu, Vancouver.

Every Fri.: Dep. Auckland 9.45 p.m. for Nadi. Honolulu. Vancouver (then on to Amsterdam).

Every Sat.; Dep. Amsterdam at 11 pm.

for Vancouver (dep. 1.30 p.m. Sun.), Honolulu. Nadi and Melbourne.

Every Fri.: Dep. Vancouver 9 p.m. for Honolulu, Nadi and Sydney. (Note Crosses International Dateline en route.)

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways (Super-Constellations)

Northbound

First Class Tues. & Sat.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney, 9.30 p.m. Brisbane, 11.45 p.m.

Wed. & Sun.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane. 12.45 a.m. Ft. Moresby, 6 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Ft. Moresby*, 7 a.m. Lae. 8.20 a.m.

First & Tourist Class Mon.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney. 9.30 p.m. Brisbane, 11.45 p.m.

Tues.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane, 12.45 a.m. Ft. Moresby. 6 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Ft. Moresby*, 7 a.m. Lae, 8.20 a.m.

First & Tourist Class Thurs.

Dep. Arr.

Sydney. 8 p.m. Brisbane, 10.15 p.m.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane. 11.15 a.m. Townsville, 2.15 a.m.

Dep. Arr - Townsville, 3.15 a.m. Ft. Moresby. 6a m Dep. Arr.

Ft. Moresby*, 7 a.m. Lae, 8.20 a.m.

Southbound

First & Tourist Fri.

Dep Arr.

Lae*. 9.10 a.m. Ft. Moresby, 10.30 a m.

Dep. Arr.

Ft. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. T’vllle. 2.10 p.m.

Dep. Arr.

Townsville. 3.10 p.m. Brisbane, 6 p.m.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane, 7 p.m. Sydney. 9 p.m.

First Class Wed. & Sun.

Deo Arr.

Lae*. 9 10 a.m. Ft. Moresby, 10.30 a.m.

Den Arr.

Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. Brisbane. 4.45 p m Deo Arr.

Brisbane, 5.45 p.m. Sydney. 7.45 p.m First & Tourist Class Tues. Arr Lae* De 9TO a.m. Ft. Moresby. 10.30 a m DeD Arr.

Pt. Moresby. 11.30 a.m. Brisbane. AA^p.m.

Brisbane, 5.45 p.m. Sydney, 7.45 pm. •Between Lae and Port Moresby pas sengers are carried in DC4 aircraft

Pt Moresby-Cairns-Townsville

Pt. Moresby

Douglas DC4. Dep. Port Moresby Sun 12.15 p.m.. arr. Cairns 3.05 P m , d fP Cairns 3.50 p.m., arr. Townsville 5 P m dep. Townsville Mon. 9.15 a.m., arr Cairns 10.25 a.m.. dep. Cairns 11.15 a.m arr.

Port Moresby 2.05 p m.

I. P-NG Internal Services

Operated by Qantas E-HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)

(Dcs)

Wed. (June 10, 24, July 8, 22. etc.), irts Lae 11 a.m., calls at Madang nd Wewak. and arrives at Hollandia 30 p.m. Every alternative Thurs.

June 11, 25, July 9. 23, etc.) dep. hllandia at 10 a.m., and, with calls t Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at 50 p.m.

Ort Moresby-Kikori-Baimuru

(DH Otter) STule Island, Kerema, Baimuru. Kikori, ,t. Tues., returning same day via aimuru, Kerema, Yule Is. (June 2, 16, ), July 14, 28. etc.).

Irt Moresby-Kikori (Dh Otter)

Yule Is., Baimuru: Alt. Tues. return ig same day (June 9. 23. July 7, 21, c.).

Kerema, Baimuru, Kikori, Baimuru. t. Thurs. (June 4, 18, July 2, 16. 30. c.), returning via Baimuru, Kikori, erema the following day (June 5, 19, ily 3, 17, etc.).

Port Moresby-Daru (Dcs)

Baimuru: Alt. Thurs, returning same ly via Balimo (June 4, 18, July 2, , 30. etc.).

Kerama, Baimuru: Alt. Weds. (June . 24, July 8. 22, etc.), returning alt. •i. (June 12, 26, July 10, 24, etc.).

It Moresby-Samarai (Dh Otter)

Moresby, Abau, Samarai each Mon., parting Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., re rning same day.

Ved.: Port Moresby, Samarai. depart g Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., returning me day (June 3, 17, July 1, 15, 29. i.).

Sat.; Port Moresby, Samarai, depart g Port Moresby 8.15 a.m.. returning me day (June 13, 27, July 11, 25. :.). 3at.; Port Moresby. Samarai, Esa’ala. parting Port Moresby 8 15 a.m., re rning same day (June 6, 20, July 4, etc.).

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(Dcs)

Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr. 35 a.m. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, .haul, arr. 3.45 p.m. ; Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., Kavieng. inus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. >5 p.m. i.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang, rar. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, r. 4.05 p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. Kavieng, inus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. >5 p.m.

Central Highlands (Dcs)

Lae (7.45 a.m.) to Baiyer River, lling at any of: Goroka, Nondugl. nj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., Kainantu. rival back at Lae dependent on stops de.

Lower Highlands

(DH Otter) Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, calling any of Nadzab, Gusap, Aiyura, Rln e, Kainantu, Goroka, Arena. Arrival :k at Lae depends on stops made.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau

(DH Otter) Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m., arr. Wau 8.10 i.

Dep. Wau 8.25 a.m., via Bulolo, arr. e 9.25 a.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Lae 8.45 a.m.. arr. Wau 9.25 a.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Wau 9.40 am via Bulolo, arr. Lae 10.45 a.m.

Pt. Moresby-Wau-Bulolo (Dcs)

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Ft. Moresby 7.35 am arr. Bulolo 8.45 a.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Bulolo 9.05 a.m., arr Wau 9.20 a.m., dep. Wau 9.40 a.m., arr. Pt. Moresby 10.45 a.m.

Madang-Goroka-Madang (Dcs)

Thurs., Mon.: Dep. Madang 10 a.m., via Mt. Hagen and Minj, arr. Goroka 12 30 p.m., dep. Goroka 12.50 p.m., arr Madang 1.25 p.m.

Madang-Lae (Dcs)

Sun.: Dep. Madang 7 a.m., arr. Lae 805 a.m.

Pt. Moresby-Mt, Hagen-Madang

(Dcs)

Mon. and Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m., via Goroka, Minj. arr. Mt. Hagen 11.10 a.m.; dep. Mt. Hagen for Madang (either direct or via airfields as re quired) 11.40 a.m.

Madang-Pt. Moresby (Dcs)

Tues. and Fri.: Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m., via Goroka, arr. Port Moresby 10.20 a.m.

New Guinea-New Britain

(Dcs)

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m., direct to Lae, arr. 8.15 a.m.

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Lae 10.30 a.m., Finsch hafen 11.30 a.m., Rabaul 1.45 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m., Finsch hafen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.m.

Tues.: Dep. Lae 10.30 a.m., Finschhafen 11.30 a.m., Rabaul arr. 1.45 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m., Finschhafen, Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Fri.: Depart Lae 10.30 a.m., Finschhafen 11.30 a.m., arrive Rabaul 1.45 p.m.

Rabaul-Buin-Rabaul (Dcs)

Alt. Thurs.: Dep. Rabaul 9 a.m., arr. Buka 10.20 a.m., dep. Buka 10.50 a.m., arr.

Buin 11.45 a.m., dep. Buin 12.15 p.m., arr. Buka 1.10 p.m., dep. Buka 1.40 p.m.. arr. Rabaul 3 p.m. (June 11, 25, July 9, 23, etc.).

Rabaul-Hoskins-Rabaul (Dcs)

Alt. Thur.: Dep. Rabaul 9 a.m., via Jacquinot Bay, arr. Hoskins 10.55 a.m., dep. Hoskins 11.15 a.m., arr. Rabaul 12.20 p.m. (June 4, 18, July 2, 16, 30, etc.).

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 7 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—re maining 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.-Netherlands N.G.

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Super Constellation Service) A weekly service between Sydney dep.

Fri. 3.45 p.m. and Amsterdam with a call

at Biak iNNGI and Manilla (Philippines).

DC3 aircraft link Biak with Hollandla, Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah. Manok wari, Niemfoer and Ransiki; Beaver to Kokonao; and Twin Pioneer to Seroei.

DC7C aircraft dep. Biak Tues. and Sat. at 2.45 a.m. for Japan, Alaska and Amster dam.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DC3 Aircraft Every Monday depart Lae 6 a.m.: Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Yandina, Honiara (BSI), arriving 5 p.m.

Every Tuesday depart Honiara 7 a.m.: Yandina. Munda, Buka, Rabaul. Lae. arriving 3.45 p.m.

6. Paris-Saigon-Brisbane-

Noumea-NZ-Fiji-Papeete

By Transports Aeriens Intercontinental*!

DC6B aircraft depart Paris every Sun. for Athens, Cairo, Karachi, Saigon, Djakarta, Darwin, Brisbane, Noumea, thence Auckland, Noumea, Nadi, Bora Bora.

Transfer to flying-boat for flight to Papeete. Dep. Papeete on return flight (omitting Auckland) every Thurs.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Ansett Flying Boat Services Pty. Ltd. with Sandringham Flying-boats Return flight usually each Tuesday and Saturday.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters Alt. Fri. (June 5, 19, July 3. 17, 31, etc.).

Dep. Sydney midnight, arr. NI 6.45 a.m. Sat.; 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 Dep. Sydney alt. Wed. 11.45 p.m., arr.

Noumea 7 a.m. Thurs. Dep. Noumea 8.30 a.m. same day arr. Sydney 2 p.m.

Service operates from Sydney on June 10, 24, July 8, 22. departing from NC the following day in each case.

10. New Caledonia-New

Hebrides

TAI with DCS Aircraft Tues. and Fri.: Dep. Tontouta (N. Cal.) at 7 a.m.. arr. Vila 9.15 a.m., dep.

Vila 9.45 a.m . arr. Santo 11 a.m., dep. 12.30 p.m., arr. Vila 1.45 p.m., dep. 2.15 p.m., arr. Tontouta 4.30 p.m.

11. New Caledonia-Fiji-

Wallis Is.

TAI with DCS Aircraft Dep. Noumea 6 a.m. second Sat. each month (June 13, 27. July 11. 25. etc.), arr. Wallis Is. (via Nadi. Fiji) at 3.45 p.m., dep. Wallis 7 a.m. following Mon. (June 15. 29, July 13. 27. etc.), arr.

Noumea 2.45 p.m. same day.

12. Norfolk Is. Auckland

TEAL, by Qantas (Charter) Alt Sat. (June 6. 20. July 4, 18, etc.).

Return flight Norfolk (dep. 8 a.m.)

Auckland (arr. 11.45 am., dep. 1.15 p.m.) Norfolk (arr. 4.15 p.m.). (See Table 8 above).

13. Auckland-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Daily Service: Dep. Auckland 9.30 a.m., arr. Sydney 1.15 p.m.

Mon., Sun.: Dep. Auckland 6 p.m., arr.

Sydney 9.45 p.m.

Daily Service: Dep. Sydney 3 p.m.. arr.

Auckland 9.55 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Sydney 7 a.m., arr. Auckland 1.50 p.m.

Wed., Fri., Sun.; Dep. Sydney 11.30 p.m., arr. Auckland 6.20 a.m. following day- Sat,: Dep. Sydney 10 a.m., arr. Auckland 4.55 p.m.

14. Christchurch-Sydney

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Tues., Thur.: Dep. Christchurch 7.45 p.m.. arr. Sydney 11.20 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Christchurch 5 p.m., arr. Sydney 8.35 p.m.

Mon., Wed., Fri.; Dep. Sydney 8 a.m., arr.

Christchurch 3.05 p.m.

15. Christchurch-Melbourne

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Wed.: Dep. Christchurch 5 p.m.. arr. Mel bourne 9.35 p.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Melbourne 10.15 a.m., arr.

Christchurch 5.50 p.m.

16. Auckland-Melbourne

Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Thurs.: Dep. Auckland 8 a.m., arr. Mel bourne 1 p.m.

Thur.: Dep. Melbourne 2.30 p.m., arr.

Auckland 10.15 p.m.

17. Melbourne-Auckland-

Nadi (Fiji)

By Tasman Empire Airways, with Super Constellation aircraft chartered from Qantas Sun.: Dep. Melbourne 7.30 a.m., arr.

Auckland 3 p.m., dep. Auckland 4 p.m., arr. Nadi 9 p.m. Return, same route, following day. (Note; This service connects with Qantas Super Constellation service from Sydney to US.)

18. New Zealand-Fiji

Tasman Empire Airways, with Super DC6 aircraft and Qantas Super Constellations Tues., Fri., Sun.: Dep. Auckland 4 p.m., arr. Nadi 9 p.m.

Mon., Wed., Sat.: Dep. Nadi 10.30 a.m , arr. Auckland 3.30 p.m.

Sunday flights ex-Auckland, and Monday flights ex-Nadi are operated by Qantas under charter to TEAL and arrive Nadi 9.15 p.m. and Auckland 3.45 p.m.

Pan-American Airways, with Skymasters Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Auckland 10.50 p.m., arr. Nadi 5.55 a.m.

Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Nadi. 5.30 a.m., arr. Auckland 12.50 p.m.

19. Fiji-W. Samoa

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent Flying-boats Dep. Suva Thurs., 9 a.m., crosses Date line, arr. Satapuala (Western Samoa) Wed. 1.55 p.m.

Dep. Satapuala Mon. at 8 a.m., crosses Dateline, arr. Suva Tues. 10.55 a.m. (Dep. Suva June 11, 18, 25, July 2. 9, 16, 23. 30; dep. Apia June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20. 27.)

20. 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 1.30 p.m., arr.

Nadi 5.05 p.m. (Fri.). (Note: This service crosses International Dateline —the two-way flight Is actually made on the one day.)

21. Fiji-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent Flying-boats Dep. Suva 9 a.m. Thurs., crosses Inter national Dateline, arr. Satapuala (W.

Samoa) 1.55 p.m. Wed.; dep. Satapuala 2 a.m. Thurs.. arr. Aitutakl (Cook Is.) 7.30 a.m.; dep. Aitutaki 9.30 a.m. arr.

Papeete (Tahiti) 2 p.m. Services dep.

Suva June 11. 18. 25, July 2. 9, 16. 23. 30, etc.

Dep. Papeete 7.30 a.m. Sun., arr. Aitutaki 11 a.m.; dep. Aitutaki 12.30 p.m., arr.

Satapuala 5 p.m.; dep. Satapuala 8 a.m.

Mon., crosses International Dateline, arr Suva 10.55 a.m. Tues. Services dep.

Papeete June 14, 21. 28, July 5, 12, 19, 26. etc.

22. Fiji Internal Airways

Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron and Drover Aircraft Suva-Nadi-Suva: Two flights daily— morning and afternoon.

Suva-Labasa-Suva: One flight daily.

Suva-Labasa-Suva (via Savusavu): One flight—Mon., Wed., Thurs., Sat., Sun.

Suva-Taveuni-Suva (via Labasa): One flight Mon., Wed., Sat.

Suva-Savusavu-Taveuni-Suva: One flight— Tues.

Suva-Taveuni-Savusavu-Suva: One flight— Fri.

23. N. Caledonia-Loyalty Is.

Internal Service

Societe Caledonienne de Transports Aerlens (TRANSPAC), with Heron and Rapide aircraft.

Noumea-Mare: Tues. (dep. Noumea 2 p.m., Mare 4 p.m.) and Thurs. (dep.

Noumea 8 a.m., dep Mare 10 a.m.).

Noumea-Ouvea: Wed., Thurs. and Sat. (dep. Noumea 8 a.m., dep. Ouvea 10.30 a.m.).

Noumea-Lifou: Tues., Wed., Sat., (dep.

Noumea 8 a.m., dep. Lifou 10 a.m.), Thurs. (dep. Noumea 11 a.m., dep. Lifou 1 p.m.).

Noumea-Kounle (Isle of Pines): Mon., Sat. (dep. Noumea 10.30 am., dep.

Kounie, noon).

Noumea-Koumac: Mon., Sat. (dep. Noumea 1 p.m., dep. Koumac 4 p.m.); Wed. (dep. Noumea 2 p.m.. dep. Koumac 5

p.m.). Note: On this flight a call wl be made at Plaine des Gaiacs if re quired.

24. French Polynesia Inter-

Island Service

Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire with 1 flying-boats Twice weekly service to the Leewais Group.

Wed.; Papeete, Huahine, Raiatea, Boio Bora, Raiatea, Papeete.

Thurs.: Papeete, Bora Bora, Papeete. 1 Booking agents in Tahiti: Messagerir Maritimes, Quai Bir Hackeim, Papeete*

25. Hawaii-American Samoa?

Trans Ocean Airways Every second Wednesday, a Boeiai Stratocruiser operated by Trans Oce«: Airways, of Honolulu, Hawaii, makesl return flight from Honolulu to Pago Pa§- (American Samoa).

26. Micronesia

Trans Ocean Airways Using Grumman Albatross twin-motorli amphibious flying-boats, TOA operates I i service throughout the Trust Territory I Micronesia on behalf of the US Govern ment. Details from Trans Ocean Airwajs Agana, Guam.