The Route as flown
|
Total 'Great Circle'
distance
|
25,442 miles
|
40,936 km
|
| Total actual
distance flown |
27,056 miles
|
43,533 km
|
| Total Flying
Hours |
|
165h 19'
|
| Average
distance per flying day |
1,272
miles
|
2,046
km
|
| Longest
Leg |
2,385
miles
|
3,837
km
|
| Chasing the Morning
Sun - The Route |
| Leg |
Start |
Destination |
Distance in miles
|
Distance in km
|
Flying hours
|
| 1 |
Gloucestershire, UK
|
Luqa, Malta |
1,375
|
2,213
|
7h 59'
|
| 2 |
Malta |
Luxor, Egypt |
1,286
|
2,070
|
7h.40'
|
| 3 |
Luxor |
Muscat, Oman |
1,609
|
2,589
|
9h 23'
|
| 4 |
Muscat |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
1,826
|
2,939
|
11h 52'
|
| 5 |
Sri Lanka |
Penang, Malaysia |
1,405
|
2,261
|
10h 10'
|
| 6 |
Penang |
Manilla, Philippines
|
1,546
|
2,487
|
10h 27'
|
| 7 |
Manilla |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1,594
|
2,565
|
10h 06'
|
| 8 |
Guam |
Bonriki, Kiribati |
2,109
|
3,394
|
14h 21'
|
| 9 |
Kiribati |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
2,385
|
3,837
|
16h 18'
|
| 10 |
Honolulu |
Hilo, Hawaii |
216
|
348
|
1h 40'
|
| 11 |
Hilo |
San Jose, California |
2,330
|
3,750
|
15h 28'
|
| 12 |
San Jose |
Apple Valley, California |
328
|
528
|
2h 12'
|
| 13 |
Apple Valley |
Abilene, Texas |
1,018
|
1,637
|
6h 27'
|
| 14 |
Abilene |
Savannah, Georgia |
1,077
|
1,733
|
6h 18'
|
| 15 |
Savannah |
Bangor, Maine |
1,099
|
1,769
|
7h 06'
|
| 16 |
Bangor |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
260
|
419
|
1h 41'
|
| 17 |
Halifax |
St Maria, Azores |
2052
|
3,302
|
12h 46'
|
| 18 |
St Maria |
Cascais, Portugal |
869
|
1,398
|
5h 49'
|
| 19 |
Cascais |
La Rochelle, France |
661
|
1,063
|
4h 46'
|
| 20 |
La Rochelle |
Gloucestershire, UK |
397
|
639
|
2h 50'
|
| |
|
Totals |
25,442
|
40,936
|
165h 19'
|

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