My campaign is based in San Francisco, a place which allows adventurers
to reach the Far East relatively fast. Long range planes were able to cover
the distance between San Francisco and Hong Kong in a few days. Later
(around 1936) Pan Am launched a regular service with the so-called China
Clippers. The times in the table are based on a flying speed around 180 km/h.
The theoretical minimum for the voyage is around 80 hours, but in practice
each stop would probably require some extra hours for refueling, and it
would be advisable to spend some hours resting (think of the climate and
time lag). Each of the listed stops had facilities for travelers and plenty
of fuel, even Wake Island, which was little more than a landing strip.
| From | To | Flight Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | Hawaii | 21 h. | Time Difference from S.F.:-2h In the '30s Pearl Harbor already hosted the Pacific Fleet. |
| Hawaii | Midway | 12 h. | Time Difference from S.F.:-3h |
| Midway | Wake | 12 h. | Time Difference from S.F.:-4h 1 hour after leaving Midway, more or less, the plane will cross the date change line: everybody on board should adjust the current date by adding one day. Crossing it back will have the reverse effect. |
| Wake | Guam | 14 h. | Time Difference from S.F.:-7h |
| Guam | Manila | 15 h. | Time Difference from S.F.:-8h |
| Manila | Hong Kong | 6 h. | Time Difference from S.F.:-8h |