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Los Angles International Airport (KLAX)

Cargo Charter Flight Schedule

to and from

ZCMI (Sea Ice Runway at McMurdo Station, Antarctic)

 


Special Rules for Charter Flights to and from the Antarctic.
The FAA has chartered the Noble Air C-130H to fly some new, state of the art, navigational equipment to McMurdo Station in the Antarctic.
You are allowed to "overfly" any country enroute to the Antarctic.

As you can tell by the lack of restrictions, you can plan any route you wish.  You must plan your own route, and set your own departure times.  The attached flight schedule shows one possible route.  Planned stops for fuel are Hawaii, American Samoa, and Christchurch, New Zealand.  The estimated time for the entire flight is close to 27 hours, and will cover over 8,000 miles.  You MUST use the Noble Air C-130H since this is the only aircraft suitable for the Cargo required by the FAA.  You may, modify the fuel tank of the C-130H and add a center tank, not to exceed 3,000 gallons.  (If you need help in adding a center fuel tank, contact our Director of Operations,  Stan Fitzgerald for assistance.  Additional stops for fuel and adjustment of departure times are permitted.  



Available routes of travel to the Antarctic are:
Antarctic (ZCMI) via Kahului (PHOG) to Pago Pago (NSTU) to Christchurch (NZCH) 

All times are local times

Flight Number From To Departure Time Arrival Time Time Enroute Equip Type
On Ground Total ELAPSED Time
To and From McMurdo via PHOG-NSTU-NZCH Noble Air C-130H
LAX-CH10

LEG 1

KLAX PHOG     6+51  
    GMT-8hrs  GMT-10hrs   6hrs. 51min
LAX-CH10

LEG 2

PHOG NSTU     7+13  
    GMT-10hrs GMT-11hrs   14hrs 04min
LAX-CH10

LEG 3

NSTU NZCH     6+15 Cross the international dateline-add 1 day
    GMT-11hrs GMT+12hrs   20hrs 19min
LAX-CH10

LEG 4

NZCH ZCMI     6+33 Antarctic time is +12hrs GMT
    GMT+12hrs GMT+12hrs   26hrs 52min

Return Flight

Again you  plan your own route, and set your own departure times.  The attached flight schedule shows one possible route.  Planned stops for fuel are New Zealand, Tonga, and Hawaii.  You MUST use the Noble Air C-130H since that's the one you took down to the Antarctic.  Please return the aircraft, we don't have that many C130's to leave them laying around.  Additional stops for fuel and adjustment of departure times are permitted.  *The 3rd leg of the return flight is VERY long, and you may need to make one additional stop for fuel.  Pago Pago (NSTU) is on a direct route to Hawaii and would make a good fuel stop if needed. *Special Note* There is a special "Tonga" Scenery file that you can download if you would like to see what Paul hopes is our future Headquarters for vacationing pilots.  Just go to the Noble Gate Scenery page and look for "Tonga".



Available routes of travel to KLAX Los Angeles are:
Los Angeles (KLAX) via Christchurch (NZCH) to Tonga (NFTF) to Honolulu, HI. (PHNL)

 

Flight Number From To Departure Time Arrival Time Time Enroute Equip Type
On Ground Total ELAPSED Time
To and From Los Angeles via NZCH-NFTF-PHNL  
LAX-CH11

LEG 1

ZCMI NZCH     6+33 Noble Air C-130H
    GMT+12hrs GMT+12hrs   6hrs.33 min
LAX-CH11

LEG 2

NZCH NFTF     4+46 Cross the international dateline-subtract 1 day
    GMT+12hrs GMT+13hrs   11+19
LAX-CH11

LEG 3

NFTF PHNL     8+47  
    GMT+13hrs GMT-10hrs   20+06
LAX-CH11

LEG 4

PHNL KLAX     7+09  
    GMT-10hrs GMT-8hrs Long Rest 27+15

In flight meals served to flight crew


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Revised page layout 01/01/02      Last Updated on 08/16/2002.
By Stan Fitzgerald   (Email: stanf@callatg.com)

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