DISTANCES IN NAUTICAL AND STATUTE MILES AND HOURS ON CLAIMED ROUTES

 

ICAO – ICAO                RANGE (NAUTICAL)                  RANGE (STATUTE)                   TRAVEL TIME               PT TO PT DESTINATIONS

 

PCS FROM MATHER AFB TO UTAPAO RTNAB             OCTOBER 7, 1971

KSUU – PWAK             3832 NAUTICAL MILES              4410 STATUTE MILES               7:55 HRS                      TRAVIS TO WAKE ISLAND (DC-8)

PWAK - VTBU               3786 NAUTICAL MILES              4358 STATUTE MILES               7:49 HRS                      WAKE ISLAND TO UTAPAO (DC-8)

 

PCS FROM UTAPAO RTNAB TO KORAT RTNAB (COT) OCTOBER 15, 1972

 

EMERGENCY LEAVE FROM KORAT RTNAB TO AUGUSTA, GA DECEMBER 8, 1972

 

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES (ENDORSED MTA) FROM TRAVIS AFB TO AUGUSTA, GA AND RETURN TO TRAVIS AFB, CA

 

VTUN – VTBD               105 NAUTICAL MILES                121 STATUTE MILES                 28 MINS                        KORAT TO DON MUANG (C-130)

VTBD – VVTS               400 NAUTICAL MILES                460 STATUTE MILES                 1:03 HRS                      DON MUANG TO TAN SON NHUT

VVTS – RPLC               854 NAUTICAL MILES                983 STATUTE MILES                 1:57 HRS                      TAN SON NHUT TO CLARK (C-141)

RPLC – RJTY                1593 NAUTICAL MILES              1834 STATUTE MILES               3:26 HRS                      CLARK TO YOKOTA (C-141)

RJTY – PHIK                 3362 NAUTICAL MILES              3869 STATUTE MILES               6:39 HRS                      YOKOTA TO HICKAM (C-5)

KSUU – PHIK                2114 NAUTICAL MILES              2433 STATUTE MILES               4:29 HRS                      HICKAM TO TRAVIS (C-5)

 

RETURN FROM TRAVIS AFB TO KORAT RTNAB                                                          OOA JANUARY 3, 1973

KSUU – PMDY              2806 NAUTICAL MILES              3229 STATUTE MILES               5:52 HRS                      TRAVIS TO MIDWAY (C-141)

PMDY – PGUA              2275 NAUTICAL MILES              2619 STATUTE MILES               4:48 HRS                      MIDWAY TO GUAM (C-141)

PGUA – VTBU               2564 NAUTICAL MILES              2951 STATUTE MILES               5:23 HRS                      GUAM TO UTAPAO (C-141)

 

LEAVE TO THAILAND               OOA APRIL 7, 1975 – MAY 5, 1975

RODN – VTBU               1716 NAUTICAL MILES              1975 STATUTE MILES               3:41 HRS                      KADENA TO UTAPAO (KC-135)

 

PURCHASED TICKET FROM BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL TO TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL TO NAHA INTERNATIONAL BUT HAD TO DELAY DUE TO THE FALL OF VIETNAM. EVENT MEANT FLIGHT ROUTE REQUIRED CIRCUMVENTION OF VIETNAMESE AIRSPACE AND DELAY OF ARRIVAL IN TAIPEI WHICH WOULD REQUIRE 24 HOUR DELAY (DID NOT HAVE ENTRY VISA). REROUTE WAS VIA HONG KONG TO TOKYO INTERNATIONAL TO NAHA INTERNATIONAL.

 

PCS FROM KORAT RTNAB TO KADENA AB, OKINAWA (COT)  NOVEMBER 27, 1973

VTBU – VTSS               350 NAUTICAL MILES                403 STATUTE MILES                 57 MINS                        UTAPAO TO TAN SON NHUT (DC-8)

VTBU – RODN               1716 NAUTICAL MILES              1975 STATUTE MILES               3:41 HRS                      UTAPAO TO KADENA (DC-8)

 

PCS FROM KADENA AB, OKINAWA TO CASTLE AFB, CA        MAY 23, 1976

RODN – PGUA              1232 NAUTICAL MILES 1418 STATUTE MILES               2:43 HRS                      KADENA TO GUAM (C-141)

PGUA – PMDY              2275 NAUTICAL MILES              2619 STATUTE MILES               4:48 HRS                      GUAM TO MIDWAY (C-141)

PMDY - KSUU               2806 NAUTICAL MILES              3229 STATUTE MILES               5:52 HRS                      MIDWAY TO TRAVIS (C-141)

OR

MILITARY CONTRACTED OR COMMERCIAL FLIGHT FROM NAHA INTERNATIONAL TO SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CA

 

 

ICAO IDENTIFIERS

 

Travis AFB, California – KSUU                            Hickam AFB, Hawaii – PHIK                                Midway Atoll (Henderson Field) – PMDY

Wake Island AB – PWAK                                  Anderson AFB, Guam – PGUA                            Kadena AFB, Okinawa – RODN

Yokota AB, Japan – RJTY                                  Tokyo International Airport – RJTT                        Kimpo International Airport – RKSS

Clark AFB, Philippines – RPLC                           Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam – VVTS                     Don Muang RTNAB, Thailand – VTBD

U-Tapao RTNAB, Thailand – VTBU                      Korat RTNAB, Thailand - VTUN

 

AIRCRAFT CIRCA 1971 – 1977

 

AIRCRAFT                    RANGE (NAUTICAL)                  RANGE (STATUTE)                   AIRSPEED        REMARKS

 

BOEING 707                 3680 NAUTICAL MILES              4232 STATUTE  MILES              585 KTS

DC-8                             4005 NAUTICAL MILES              4605 STATUTE MILES               588 MPH

DC-10                           4000 NAUTICAL MILES              4600 STATUTE MILES               534 KTS

C-130H                         2174 NAUTICAL MILES              2500 STATUTE MILES               374 MPH

C-141A STARLIFTER     2174 NAUTICAL MILES 2500 STATUTE MILES               500 MPH

KC-135A                       3000 NAUTICAL MILES              3450 STATUTE MILES               580 MPH          

C-5A GALAXY               5165 NAUTICAL MILES              5940 STATUTE MILES               541 MPH          

 

POSSIBLE ROUTING FROM POINT TO POINT

 

NORTHERN ROUTE:

 

TRAVIS AFB OR FAIRCHILD AFB TO ELMENDORF AFB TO YOKOTA AB TO OSAN AB (OR KIMPO);

TRAVIS AFB OR FAIRCHILD AFB TO ELMENDORF AFB TO YOKOTA AB TO CLARK AB OR KADENA AB TO SEA (VIETNAM/THAILAND)

FAIRCHILD AFB TO TOKYO INTERNATIONAL TO KIMPO INTERNATIONAL (MILITARY CONTRACTED COMMERCIAL FLIGHT)

 

SOUTHERN ROUTE:

 

TRAVIS AFB TO MIDWAY ATOLL TO CLARK AB (OR KADENA AB) TO (VIETNAM/THAILAND); 3229 MILES, 3044 MILES, (3440 MILES),

TRAVIS AFB TO WAKE ISLAND TO CLARK AB (OR KADENA AB) TO (VIETNAM/THAILAND);

TRAVIS AFB TO ANDERSON AFB TO CLARK AB (OR KADENA AB) TO (VIETNAM/THAILAND);

ALTERNATE ROUTE OF A MILITARY CONTRACTED COMMERCIAL FLIGHT

 

 

INFORMATION ON DISTANCES IN NAUTICAL AND STATUTE MILES AND HOURS

ICAO – ICAO                RANGE (NAUTICAL)                  RANGE (STATUTE)                   TRAVEL TIME               PT TO PT DESTINATIONS

 

KSUU – PMDY              2806 NAUTICAL MILES              3229 STATUTE MILES               5:52 HRS                      TRAVIS TO MIDWAY

KSUU – PGUA              5043 NAUTICAL MILES              5805 STATUTE MILES               9:01 HRS                      TRAVIS TO GUAM

KSUU – RODN              5294 NAUTICAL MILES              6094 STATUTE MILES               10:50 HRS                    TRAVIS TO KADENA

KSUU – RPLC               6050 NAUTICAL MILES              6963 STATUTE MILES               12:21 HRS                    TRAVIS TO CLARK

KSUU – VVTS               6792 NAUTICAL MILES              7818 STATUTE MILES               13:50 HRS                    TRAVIS TO TAN SON NHUT

KSUU – VTBD               6863 NAUTICAL MILES              7899 STATUTE MILES               13.59 HRS                    TRAVIS TO DON MUANG

KSUU – VTBU               6909 NAUTICAL MILES              7952 STATUTE MILES               14:04 HRS                    TRAVIS TO UTAPAO

 

PHIK – PMDY               1136 NAUTICAL MILES              1307 STATUTE MILES               2:31 HRS                      HICKAM TO MIDWAY

PHIK – PWAK               1994 NAUTICAL MILES              2295 STATUTE MILES               4:14 HRS                     HICKAM TO WAKE ISLAND

PHIK – PGUA                3287 NAUTICAL MILES              3783 STATUTE MILES               6:49 HRS                      HICKAM TO GUAM

PHIK – RODN                4033 NAUTICAL MILES              4642 STATUTE MILES               8:19HRS                       HICKAM TO KADENA

PHIK – RPLC                4609 NAUTICAL MILES              5306 STATUTE MILES               9:28 HRS                      HICKAM TO CLARK

PHIK – VVTS                5663 NAUTICAL MILES              6288 STATUTE MILES               11:11 HRS                    HICKAM TO TON SON NHUT

PHIK – VTBU                5726 NAUTICAL MILES              6591 STATUTE MILES               11:42 HRS                    HICKAM TO UTAPAO

 

VTUN – VTBU                149 NAUTICAL MILES                172 STATUTE MILES                 39 MINS                       KORAT TO DON MUANG (C-130)

VTBU – RPLC               1148 NAUTICAL MILES              1322 STATUTE MILES               2:33 HRS                      UTAPAO TO CLARK

VTBU – RODN               1716 NAUTICAL MILES              1975 STATUTE MILES               3:41 HRS                      UTAPAO TO KADENA

VTBU – PGUA               2564 NAUTICAL MILES              2951 STATUTE MILES               5:23 HRS                      UTAPAO TO GUAM

VTBU – PMDY              4605 NAUTICAL MILES              5301 STATUTE MILES               9:28 HRS                      UTAPAO TO MIDWAY

 

RPLC – PGUA               1419 NAUTICAL MILES              1633 STATUTE MILES               3:05 HRS                      CLARK TO GUAM

RPLC – PWAK              2645 NAUTICAL MILES              3044 STATUTE MILES               5:32 HRS                      CLARK TO WAKE ISLAND

RPLC – PMDY              3511 NAUTICAL MILES              4041 STATUTE MILES               7:16 HRS                      CLARK TO MIDWAY

 

RODN – PGUA              1232 NAUTICAL MILES 1418 STATUTE MILES               2:43 HRS                      KADENA TO GUAM

RODN – PWAK             2183 NAUTICAL MILES              2512 STATUTE MILES               4:37 HRS                      KADENA TO WAKE ISLAND

RODN – PMDY              2902 NAUTICAL MILES              3340 STATUTE MILES               6:03 HRS                      KADENA TO MIDWAY

 

ASSUMPTIONS:

 

1.   AIR REFUELING OF CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL TRANSPORT CARRIERS IS NOT ROUTINELY IF EVER DONE.

2.   DEPENDENT OF CERTAIN FACTORS SUCH AS PAYLOAD, PREVAILING WINDS AT FLIGHT ALTITUDE, AND FUEL CAPACITY RANGE OF FLIGHT MAY BE EXTENDED OR CURTAILED.

3.   FLIGHTS ARE LIMITED BY RANGE AND CREW DUTY DAYS.