| Date: 04-08-2025 | |
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My route for this first Round the World flight keeps changing as the world situation does. I’m also getting great information from three ferry pilots in particular and internet searches on fuel availability, airport charges and places with ‘customs’ or ‘ports of entry’ for international flights. This update has valuable suggestions from ‘Ross E’. Thanks!!
Here’s a flat earth overview. Each ‘kink’ is a single flight, 21 in all.
If the earth is round after all, the lines don’t look too straight. This view shows the ICAO airport names that I’m currently planning on.
That does look all over the place! Here are some rough numbers (that I will be adjusting later) based on a conservative 170kts and 35lts per hour and nominal winds which will change. I do hope to get much better numbers which I will know after more flight testing.
Flights
YMMB YSNF
Moorabbin to Norfolk Island 1,303nm, 7hrs 30mts, 339lts,
YSNF NSTU
Norfolk Island to Pago Pago, American Samoa. 1,320nm, 10hrs 8mts, 254lts
NSTU PLCH
Samoa to Kiribati, Christmas Island 1,265nm, 7hrs 34mts, 312lts
PLCH PHKO
Kiribati to Hawaii, 1,063nm, 7hrs 51mts, 199lts
PHKO KHWD
Hawaii to Haywood Executive, California, 2,069nm, 11hrs 47mts, 483lts
KHWD KSAF
California to Santa Fe, New Mexico, 938nm, 5hrs 39mts, 206lts
KSAF KMKL
New Mexico to Tennessee, 857nm, 4hrs 51mts, 206lts
KMKL KMRH
Tennessee to North Carolina, 607nm, 3hrs 23mts, 148lts
KMRH TXKF
North Carolina to Bermuda, 618nm, 4hrs 10mts, 110lts
TXKF LPAZ
Bermuda to Santa Maria, Azores, 2,039nm, 11hrs 13mts, 398lts
LPAZ LEST
Azores to Santiagio, Spain, 849nm, 6hrs 4mts, 248lts
LEST LMML
Spain to Malta, 1,225nm, 6hrs, 25mts, 248lts
LMML HEGN
Malta to Hurghada, Egypt, 1,332, 7hrs 48mts, 324lts
HEGN OMAL
Egypt to UAE, 1,193nm, 6hrs 41mts, 243lts
OMAL VANPI
UAE to Nagur, India, 1,313nm, 7hrs, 58mts, 364lts
VANPI VCBI
India to Colombo, Sri Lanka, 833nm, 4hrs, 45mts, 174lts
VCBI WMKL
Sri Lanka to Malaysia 1,186nm 7hrs, 255L
WMKL YPXM Christmas Island (Australia), 1,064nm, 6hrs, 36mts 255lts
YPXM YPPD
Christmas Island to Port Hedland (Aust. Mainland), 955nm, 6hrs, 218lts
YPPD YNUB
Port Hedland, WA to Nullarbor Roadhouse, SA, 936nm, 5hrs 22mts, 196lts
YNUB YMMB
Nullarbor to Moorabbin, VIC 820nm, 4hrs 31mts, 193lts
21 Flights of about 26,000nm (48,000km) and about 5,400lts of fuel