All African Airways pilots are welcome and encouraged to explore the third rock from the sun, by embarking on our first long haul world tour.
This tour, which consists of 25 flight legs and which covers a total distance of 44 002 nM, must be completed with any available long haul jet.
The shortest leg is 409 nM, while the longest leg is 4 166 nM. The average distance per flight leg is 1 760 nM.
All destinations are large, International airports, fully equipped with appropriate navigation systems.
Why wait? Start flying today, and enjoy this beautiful planet which we call home.
Initial departure: Johannesburg (FAOR) | Final destination: Johannesburg (FAOR) |
Number of flight legs: 25 | Total distance: 44 002 nM |
Longest leg: 4 166 nM | Shortest leg: 409 nM |
NewSky Tour Information: | Click to open in a new window |
Leg | Departure | Arrival | Distance (nM) |
01 | Johannesburg (FAOR) | Addis Ababa (HAAB) | 2197 |
02 | Addis Ababa (HAAB) | Mattala Rajapaksa (VCRI) | 2523 |
03 | Mattala Rajapaksa (VCRI) | Soekarno-Hatta (WIII) | 1702 |
04 | Soekarno-Hatta (WIII) | Perth (YPPH) | 1636 |
05 | Perth (YPPH) | Sydney (YSSY) | 1770 |
06 | Sydney (YSSY) | Auckland (NZAA) | 1166 |
07 | Auckland (NZAA) | FAAA (NTAA) | 2211 |
08 | FAAA (NTAA) | Honolulu (PHNL) | 2385 |
09 | Honolulu (PHNL) | Narita (RJAA) | 3313 |
10 | Narita (RJAA) | Anchorage (PANC) | 2977 |
11 | Anchorage (PANC) | Vancouver (CYVR) | 1153 |
12 | Vancouver (CYVR) | San Fransisco (KSFO) | 696 |
13 | San Fransisco (KSFO) | Mexico City (MMMX) | 1635 |
14 | Mexico City (MMMX) | Mariscal Sucre (SEQM) | 1694 |
15 | Mariscal Sucre (SEQM) | Arturo Merino (SCEL) | 2043 |
16 | Arturo Merino (SCEL) | Ezeiza Ministro Benitex (SAEZ) | 615 |
17 | Ezeiza Ministro Benitex (SAEZ) | Galeao-Antonio (SBGL) | 1078 |
18 | Galeao-Antonio (SBGL) | Lisbon (LPPT) | 4166 |
19 | Lisbon (LPPT) | Houari Boumediene (DAAG) | 599 |
20 | Houari Boumediene (DAAG) | Antalya (LTAI) | 1322 |
21 | Antalya (LTAI) | Cairo (HECA) | 409 |
22 | Cairo (HECA) | King Abdulaziz (OEJN) | 657 |
23 | King Abdulaziz (OEJN) | Abidjan (DIAP) | 2689 |
24 | Abidjan (DIAP) | Cape Town (FACT) | 2680 |
25 | Cape Town (FACT) | Johannesburg (FAOR) | 686 |
For successful completion of this tour, and to be awarded with a tour badge for your pilot profile, you must adhere to the following criteria:
... Use any long haul aircraft on which you're rated.
... Complete all tour legs with normal simulator speed (accellerated flights are not allowed).
... Fly all legs as indicated above, in the correct sequence.
... Log all flight legs with NewSky.
... When you're done with all 25 legs, please contact our Events Manager, so that we can publish your award on our website.
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