Earhart departed
Oakland, California on May 20, 1937. She disappeared between Lae, New
Guinea and Howland Island on July 2, 1937. This is the route she flew*:
From |
Departure Date |
To |
Miles |
Oakland, California |
May 20 |
Burbank, California |
325 |
Burbank, California |
May 21 |
Tucson, Arizona |
450 |
Tucson, Arizona |
May 22 |
New
Orleans, Louisiana |
1250 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
May 23 |
Miami, Florida1 |
675 |
Miami, Florida |
June 1 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
1033 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
June 2 |
Caripito, Venezuela |
750 |
Caripito, Venezuela |
June 3 |
Paramaribo, Suriname (Dutch Guiana) |
667 |
Paramaribo, Suriname |
June 4 |
Fortaleza, Brazil2 |
1200 |
Fortaleza, Brazil |
June 6 |
Natal, Brazil |
268 |
Natal, Brazil |
June 7 |
Saint-Louis, Senegal (French West Africa)3 |
1961 |
Saint-Louis, Senegal |
June 8 |
Dakar, Senegal4 |
103 |
Dakar, Senegal |
June 10 |
Gao, Mali (French West Africa) |
1130 |
Gao, Mali |
June 11 |
Ndjamena, Chad (Fort Lamy, French Equatorial Africa) |
989 |
Ndjamena, Chad |
June 12 |
El Fasher, Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) |
700 |
El Fasher, Sudan |
June 13 |
Khartoum, Sudan5 |
501 |
Khartoum, Sudan |
June 13 |
Massawa, Ethiopia (Italian Eritrea) |
450 |
Massawa, Ethiopia |
June 14 |
Assab, Ethiopia |
300 |
Assab, Ethiopia |
June 15 |
Karachi, Pakistan (India)6 |
1600 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
June 17 |
Calcutta, India |
1390 |
Calcutta, India |
June 18 |
Sittwe, Myanmar (Akyab, Burma)7 |
335 |
Sittwe, Myanmar |
June 19 |
Rangoon, Myanmar8 |
306 |
Rangoon, Myanmar |
June 20 |
Bangkok, Thailand (Siam)9 |
300 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
June 20 |
Singapore, Malaysia (British Crown Colony) |
904 |
Singapore, Malaysia |
June 21 |
Bandoeng, Java, Indonesia (Dutch East Indies)10 |
560 |
Bandoeng, Java |
June 24 |
Soerabaja, Java, Indonesia11 |
355 |
Soerabaja, Java, Indonesia |
June 25 |
Bandoeng, Java, Indonesia12 |
355 |
Bandoeng, Java, Indonesia |
June 27 |
Koepang, Timor, Indonesia |
1165 |
Koepang, Timor, Indonesia |
June 28 |
Port Darwin, Australia |
500 |
Port Darwin, Australia |
June 29 |
Lae, Papua New Guinea (Territory of New Guinea)13
|
1207 |
Lae, Papau New Guinea |
July 2 |
Howland Island, U.S. Territory14 |
2556 |
Howland Island |
|
Honolulu,Oahu, Hawaii (Territory of Hawaii) |
1900 |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
|
Oakland, California |
2410 |
*Modern names for locations are used throughout. Former names are indicated in
parentheses.
1 |
8
days’ layover, maintenance. From Oakland to Miami AE and Fred were
accompanied by AE’s husband, George Palmer Putnam, and her mechanic
R.D. Bo McKneeley. Repairs following AE's aborted first
world flight attempt in March had been completed on May 18 and this
was a shakedown flight. It was not until they arived in Miami that
the announcement was made that the second world flight attempt had
actually begun. In Miami, Pan American Airways mechanics made necessary
adjustments, then AE and Fred continued on alone.Back. |
2 |
One day layover, crew rest.Back. |
3 |
Unscheduled; navigational error. Back. |
4 |
One day layover; maintenance. Back. |
5 |
Refuel only. Back. |
6 |
One day layover; maintenance. Back. |
7 |
For the first time in the flight, weather became a serious problem.
Originally intending only to refuel at Akyab, heavy rain forced
them to abort their attempt to continue. Another attempt to reach
Bangkok the next day was cut short by severe weather and a landing
was made at Rangoon. Back. |
8 |
Unscheduled; weather. Back. |
9 |
Refuel only. Back. |
10 |
Two days’ layover; maintenance. Instrument malfunctions were addressed
by mechanics of KLM East Indies Airlines. In a telephone conversation
with her husband, AE said she still hoped to be home by July 4th.
Back. |
11 |
Unscheduled; maintenance. Back. |
12 |
One day layover, unscheduled; maintenance. Back. |
13 |
Two days’ layover; weather, time check. Back. |
14 |
Failed to arrive. Back. |
Total miles planned: 28,595
Total miles flown (Oakland to vicinity of Howland Island): 24,285
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