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The first
circumnavigation of the world was done by the USAAC in 1924. A full
chronicle of the flight is found on the Air
Force Museum's site.
The flight converted to FS2000:
| Leg |
Start |
Finish |
Distance |
| 1st Test |
Santa Monica, Ca. (KSMO) |
Sacramento (KSMF) |
319nm |
| 2 |
Sacramento (KSMF) |
Eugene, OR (KEUG) |
334nm |
| 3 |
Eugene, OR (KEUG) |
Seattle,WA (KSEA) |
203nm |
| 4 Start |
Seattle (KSEA) |
Prince Rupert Canada (CYPR) |
512nm |
| 5 |
Prince Rupert (CYPR) |
Sitka, Alaska (PASD) |
235nm |
| 6 |
Sitka, Alaska (PASD) |
Seward, Alaska (SWD) |
475nm |
| 7 |
Seward, Alaska (SWD) |
Chignik, Alaska (PAJC) |
364nm |
| 8 |
Chignik, Alaska (PAJC) |
Dutch Harbor, Alaska (PADU) |
315nm |
| 9 |
Dutch Harbor, Alaska (PADU) |
Atka Island, Alaska (40A) |
294nm |
| 10 |
Atka Island, Alaska (40A) |
Attu Island, Alaska (ATU) |
461nm |
| 11 |
Attu Island, Alaska (ATU) |
Komandorski Island (no airport in FS, go to NDB Nikolskoye (NK)
N55*11.00', E165*59.00' |
350 miles?
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| 12 |
Komandorski Island |
Paramushiru (no airport in FS) approx N50*30.00',
E156*.00.00' |
585 miles? |
| 13 |
Paramushiru, Kurile Islands |
Yetorofu, Kurile Islands (approx N46*00.00, E150*00.00') |
595 miles? |
| 14 |
Yetorofu, Kurile Islands |
Aomori, Japan (RJSA) in lieu of Minato |
485 miles? |
| 15 |
Aomori, Japan (RJSA) |
Kasumigaura, Japan (RJAK) |
283nm |
| 16 |
Kasumigaura, Japan (RJAK) |
Nanki-Shirahama (RJBD) in lieu of Kushimoto |
277nm |
| 17 |
Nanki-Khirahama (RJBD) |
Kagoshima, Japan (RJFK) |
259nm |
| 18 |
Kagoshima, Japan (RJFK) |
Shanghai, China (ZSSS) |
481nm |
| 19 |
Shanghai, China (ZSSS) |
Fuzhou, China (ZSFZ) in lieu of Amoy, China |
230nm |
| 20 |
Fuzhou, China (ZSFZ) |
Hong Kong (VHHH) |
383nm |
| 21 |
Hong Kong (VHHH) |
Hai Phong, Vietnam (VVCD) |
411nm |
| 22 |
Hai Phong, Vietnam (VVCD) |
Danang, Vietnam (VVDN) |
298nm |
| 23 |
Danang, Vietnam (VVDN) |
Hochiminh, Vietnam (VVTS) |
327nm |
| 24 |
Hochiminh, Vietnam (VVTS) |
Bangkok, Thailand (VTBD) |
399nm |
| 25 |
Bangkok, Thailand (VTBD) |
Yangon, Myanmar (VYYY) |
315nm |
| 26 |
Yangon, Myanmar (VYYY) |
Sittwe, Myanmar (VYSW) |
269nm |
| 27 |
Sittwe, Myanmar (VYSW) |
Calcutta, India (VECC) |
289nm |
| 28 |
Calcutta, India (VECC) |
Allahabad, India (VIAL) |
405nm |
| 29 |
Allahabad, India (VIAL) |
Multan, Pakistan (OPMT) |
617nm |
| 30 |
Multan, Pakistan (OPMT) |
Karachi, Pakistan (OPKC) |
392nm |
| 31 |
Karachi, Pakistan (OPKC) |
Bandar Abbass, Iran (OIKB) |
597nm |
| 32 |
Bandar Abbass, Iran (OIKB) |
Baghdad, Iraq (ORBS) |
726nm |
| 33 |
Baghdad, Iraq (ORBS) |
Aleppo, Syria (OSAP) |
388nm |
| 34 |
Aleppo, Syria (OSAP) |
Istanbul, Turkey (LTBA) |
488nm |
| 35 |
Istanbul, Turkey (LTBA) |
Bucharest, Romania (LRBS) |
242nm |
| 36 |
Bucharest, Romania (LRBS) |
Budapest, Hungary (LHBP) |
335nm |
| 37 |
Budapest, Hungary (LHBP) |
Vienna, Austria (LOWW) |
115nm |
| 38 |
Vienna, Austria (LOWW) |
Strassburg, France (LFST) |
358nm |
| 39 |
Strassburg, France (LFST) |
Paris, France (LFRB) |
207nm |
| 40 |
Paris, France (LFRB) |
London (EGKK) |
166nm |
| 41 |
London (EGKK) |
Brough (EGNB) |
155nm |
| 42 |
Brough (EGNB) |
Kirkwall (EGPA) |
324nm |
| 43 |
Kirkwall (EGPA) |
Hornafjord, Iceland (BIHN) |
474nm |
| 44 |
Hornafjord, Iceland (BIHN) |
Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK) |
175nm |
| 45 |
Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK) |
Fredricksdal, Greenland (BGBW) |
377nm |
| 46 |
Fredricksdal, Greenland (BGBW) |
Nain, Labrador (CYDP) |
573nm |
| 47 |
Nain, Labrador (CYDP) |
St. Anthony, Newfoundland (CYAY) |
367nm |
| 48 |
St. Anthony (CYAY) |
Halifax, Nova Scotia (CYHZ) |
491nm |
| 49 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia (CYHZ) |
Portland, Maine (KPWM) |
301nm |
| 50 |
Portland, Maine (KPWM) |
Boston, Ma.(KBOS) |
82nm |
| 51 |
Boston (KBOS) |
New York (KLGA) |
161nm |
| 52 |
New York (KLGA) |
Washington (3VA5) |
233nm |
| 53 |
Washington (3VA5) |
Dayton, OH (KFFO) |
287nm |
| 54 |
Dayton, OH (KFFO) |
Chicago, IL (KGCX) |
202nm |
| 55 |
Chicago (KGCX) |
Omaha, NE (KOFF) |
376nm |
| 56 |
Omaha, NE (KOFF) |
Muskogee, OK (KMKO) |
177nm |
| 57 |
Muskogee, OK (KMKO) |
Dallas, TX (KDAL) |
184nm |
| 58 |
Dallas, TX (KDAL) |
El Paso, TX (KBIF) |
487nm |
| 59 |
El Paso, TX (KBIF) |
Tucson, AZ (KDMA) |
230nm |
| 60 |
Tucson, AZ (KDMA) |
San Diego (KNZY) |
321nm |
| 61 |
San Diego (KNZY) |
Santa Monica (KSMO) |
100nm |
| 62 |
Santa Monica (KSMO) |
San Francisco (KSFO) |
289nm |
| 63 |
San Francisco (KSFO) |
Eugene, OR (KEUG) |
392nm |
| 64 |
Eugene, OR (KEUG) |
Seattle, WA (KSEA) |
203nm |
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