25/4/2022
If I miss the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 there may be an option more along the equator that might work outside of the middle of the year. This is an idea if I miss the June/July period by a few months.
The main change is to go via the Azores instead of Iceland. Otherwise I have to wait a year which might be longer than necessary for the first RTW trip. It would leave those ice fields which are on my to-do list for next time.
YMMB Start and finish
YCFS Coffs Harbour 608nm
YSNF Norfolk Island 779nm
NSTU Pago Pago International 1,478nm
PLCH Kiribati (Christmas Island) Cassidy Intl 1,258nm
PHTO Hilo Intl Hawaii 1,068nm
KHWD Haywood Executive 2026nm
KMRH Smith (Wades Home field) Beaufort, North Carolina
These next three stops are instead of the North Atlantic, there is one huge leg of 1,866nm
TXKF LF Wade International 617nm
LPLA Lajes Ab 1,866 nm
LEST Rosalia De Castro 884nm
LMML Malta (Luqa) 1197nm
HEGN Hurghada On the Red Sea as a resort, a part of Egypt 1,116nm
OOMS Muscat 1345nm
VABB Mumbai 860nm
VCBI Colombo Sri Lanka 822nm
WMKP Penang, Malaysia 1223nm
WADD Denpasar, Bali 1225nm
YPPD Port Headland, WA Australia 724nm
YMMB with stops on the way 1734nm
TOTAL 23,039nm 20 flights (minimum)
Here’s a screen grab in Skyvector
Here’s the big view in Garmin Pilot.
