Flying to Manila, Philippines

Here are the flight details for my flight to Manila in the Philippines. I start my taking off from Newcastle Airport (NCL) at 15:05 local time on 6th March 2010 and I land in Manila (MNL) at 18:50 local time on 7th March 2010.

I will be making a post for every flight I will be on, showing a google earth map of the location, so stay tuned on the 6th and 7th of March. I am very excited to be going to see my girlfriend. I am looking forward to the flight as I have always wanted to be a passenger on a British Airways flight, plus I have not yet flown on a Boeing 747-400. I am not keen on the Airbus A320, but I will only be on it from Newcastle to London.

The circumfrance of the earth at the equator is 40,075 km and I will be traveling 11,175 km from Newcatle to Manila. That’s 28% of the earth’s circumference that I will be travelling!

In the past I have been on many flights to Spain, Yugoslavia and many other European countries. I have never been on a long haul flight. The thought of over 12 hours without a cigarette scares the hell out of me. I may need some gum to take the edge off it like some heroin junkie!

Flight Stats:
Total Distance Travelled: 6,944 mi / 11,175 km
Total Duration (from first take off to final landing): 19hrs 45mins
Plane Models: Airbus A320 and Boeing 747-400

Estimated Flight Plans (using automated VOR to VOR)

Leg 1 – Newcastle to Heathrow

Leg 2 – Heathrow to Hong Kong

Leg 3 – Hong Kong to Manila

Here are the two planes I will be flying on:

Leg 1 – Newcastle to Heathrow – British Airways Airbus A320

Leg 2 – Heathrow to Hong Kong – British Airways Boeing 747-400
Leg 3 – Hong Kong to Manila – Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400