Flying the Hump

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This virtual event based on REAL flight event in 2016, here is what they have finished extraordinary flight!

It is a commemorative Flight from Australia through Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar across the Himalayas to China

Background History

Aircraft

Route

leg Departure Arrival Distance Note
1 Bathurst Airport (New South Wales) (YBTH) Longreach Airport (YLRE) 661nm 5h04m
2 Longreach Airport (YLRE) Darwin International Airport (YPDN) 1009nm 6h21m, YPDN is covered by terrain, scenery bug!
3 Darwin International Airport (YPDN) Ngurah Rai International Airport (WADD) 953nm 5h51m
4 Ngurah Rai International Airport (WADD) Juanda International Airport (WARR) 164nm 1h46m
5 Juanda International Airport (WARR) Seletar Airport (WSSL) 750nm 5h
6 Seletar Airport (WSSL) U-Tapao International Airport (VTBU) 694nm 5h04m, VTBU is covered by terrain, scenery bug!
7 U-Tapao International Airport (VTBU) Mandalay International Airport (VYMD) 611nm
8 Mandalay International Airport (VYMD) Kunming Wujiaba International Airport (ZPPP) 435nm This would be over the hump! Note that Wujiaba airport was closed in reality and replaced by ChangShui airport, however FG only have Wujiaba and using same ICAO code
9 Kunming Wujiaba International Airport (ZPPP) GuiLin Liangjiang Airport (ZGKL) 386nm

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