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The Southern Cross Odyssey, an extended round-the-world Fokker journey

A Michel Lagneau historic route presented as a clear cockpit briefing, ready to help you prepare the simulator, follow each stopover and enjoy the journey.

AuthorMichel LagneauReading5 min
81Waypoints~ 177 140 kmDistance6Segments

Interactive route, leg by leg, with animated playback.

Real route map

Approximate track based on the article waypoints and available aeronautical coordinates.

01Atlantic and Americas02Antarctica and Pacific03Alaska, Russia, Central Asia04China, Japan and Pacific05Oceania, Asia, Middle East06Africa and return to Europe
Coordinates: OurAirports + historical points
Pre-flight briefing

The Southern Cross Odyssey, an extended round-the-world Fokker journey

01

Understand the mission

Start with the historic context: it sets the atmosphere, aircraft choice and overall logic of the journey.

02

Prepare the simulator

Check scenery, recommended aircraft, fuel and weather before launching the first leg.

03

Follow the legs

Use the airport codes, flying times and route notes to build your navigation leg by leg.

04

Enjoy the journey

Let the route shape the experience: adjust lighting, document waypoints and take time to rediscover the story.

Historic flight plan

Michel Lagneau route notebook

Settle into the cockpit, prepare your aircraft and follow the journey as a proper historic crossing.

Michel Lagneau

A slow, demanding and beautiful round-the-world flight

This extended version adapts the Learjet 45 circumnavigation concept to the 1928 Fokker “Southern Cross”. The objective changes completely: you no longer cross the world quickly, you live it one stage at a time.

The route adds Hawaii, French Polynesia, Samoa, an Antarctic detour, Easter Island, Central Asia, China, the South Pacific, Africa and a Mediterranean return. It is a true long-form logbook.

ThemeExtended round-the-world flight
Suggested aircraftFokker “Southern Cross” scrss_20.zip
Stages81 major stages
NavigationGPS, real weather possible, fuel management essential

Flying rules

  • With heavy fuel loads, stay low at first: 4,000 to 7,500 ft is often more realistic than 10,000 ft.
  • Climbing toward 10,000 or 10,500 ft usually becomes easier once fuel falls below 50 %.
  • Direct distances do not replace waypoints: many stages require detours for weather, terrain or safety.
  • Make time for it: this is not a quick article, it is a long-haul adventure.

Suggested route

North Atlantic and the Americas

This chapter structures the North Atlantic and the Americas segment with regular legs and distances to monitor in the navigation block.

LFBR → BIKF → CYYR → KORD → MYSM → SOCA → SBEG → SBBR → SAEZ → SAWH

Antarctica, South Pacific and the US West Coast

This chapter structures the Antarctica, South Pacific and the US West Coast segment with regular legs and distances to monitor in the navigation block.

SAWH → NZIR → SAWB → SCTE → SCIR → SCIP → SCFA → SEQU → SEGU → MGGT → MMTP → KELP → KLAX → PHNL → KSFO → PAJN

Alaska, Russia and Central Asia

This chapter structures the Alaska, Russia and Central Asia segment with regular legs and distances to monitor in the navigation block.

PAJN → UHMA → USDD → ENGM → LIRA → UUEE → UIII → UHPP → UADD → UTDD → VIDP

China, Japan, Philippines and the Pacific

This chapter structures the China, Japan, Philippines and the Pacific segment with regular legs and distances to monitor in the navigation block.

VIDP → ZPPP → ZUCK → ZBAA → UEEE → UHPP → RJBB → RPLL → PTKK → NFFN → NTAA → NSFA → AGGH

Oceania, South Asia and Middle East

This chapter structures the Oceania, South Asia and Middle East segment with regular legs and distances to monitor in the navigation block.

AGGH → NZWN → YMHB → YAYE → WADD → WSSS → VTBD → VNKT → OP18 → OPRS → OAIX → VIDX → VAGO → OIIE → OIII → OKBK

Africa and return to Europe

This chapter structures the Africa and return to Europe segment with regular legs and distances to monitor in the navigation block.

OKBK → HSPN → HHAS → HDAM → HABD → HAGM → HTMW → FWKI → FSIA → FMMI → FXMM → FYWH → FOOL → GGOV → GQPP → LPMA → HLLT → OLBA → LTBA → LXGB → LPPD → LFBR

Navigation steps

  1. North Atlantic and the AmericasMuret LFBR → Keflavik BIKF → Goose Bay CYYR → Chicago KORD 1,476 NM, 1,315 NM then 1,291 NM
    Chicago KORD → San Salvador MYSM → Cayenne SOCA → Manaus SBEG 1,412 NM, 1,724 NM then 2,959 NM
    Manaus SBEG → Brasilia SBBR → Buenos Aires SAEZ → Ushuaia SAWH 1,052 NM, 1,273 NM then 1,679 NM
  2. Antarctica, South Pacific and the US West CoastUshuaia SAWH → McMurdo NZIR → Marambio SAWB → Puerto Montt SCTE 2,589 NM, 2,133 NM then 1,482 NM
    Puerto Montt SCTE → Robinson Crusoe SCIR → Easter Island SCIP → Antofagasta SCFA → Quito SEQU 630 NM, 1,616 NM, 2,276 NM then 1,475 NM
    Guayaquil SEGU → Guatemala MGGT → Tapachula MMTP → El Paso KELP → Los Angeles KLAX 2,217 NM, 108 NM, 2,398 NM then 619 NM
    Los Angeles KLAX → Honolulu PHNL → San Francisco KSFO → Juneau PAJN 2,218 NM, 2,081 NM then 1,332 NM
  3. Alaska, Russia and Central AsiaJuneau PAJN → Anadyr UHMA → Salekhard USDD → Oslo ENGM 1,634 NM, 2,427 NM then 1,767 NM
    Oslo ENGM → Rome LIRA → Moscow UUEE → Irkutsk UIII 1,885 NM, 1,995 NM then 2,300 NM
    Irkutsk UIII → Petropavlovsk UHPP or Taraz UADD → Dushanbe UTDD → Delhi VIDP 2,057 NM or 1,792 NM, then 282 NM and 1,720 NM
  4. China, Japan, Philippines and the PacificDelhi VIDP → Kunming ZPPP → Chongqing ZUCK → Beijing ZBAA → Yakutsk UEEE 1,388 NM, 350 NM, 790 NM then 1,405 NM
    Yakutsk UEEE → Petropavlovsk UHPP → Osaka RJBB → Manila RPLL 1,053 NM, 2,172 NM then 2,266 NM
    Manila RPLL → Chuuk PTKK → Nadi NFFN → Tahiti NTAA → Apia NSFA → Honiara AGGH 2,209 NM, 2,228 NM, 1,881 NM, 1,312 NM then 1,663 NM
  5. Oceania, South Asia and Middle EastHoniara AGGH → Wellington NZWN → Hobart YMHB → Ayers Rock YAYE → Bali WADD 2,192 NM, 1,460 NM, 1,884 NM then 1,732 NM
    Bali WADD → Singapore WSSS → Bangkok VTBD → Kathmandu VNKT → Kot Addu OP18 → Risalpur OPRS → Bagram OAIX 1,547 NM, 1,900 NM, 1,187 NM, 772 NM, 221 NM then 144 NM
    Bagram OAIX → Hindon VIDX → Goa VAGO → Tehran OIIE/OIII → Kuwait OKBK 743 NM, 1,778 NM, 2,003 NM then 770 NM
  6. Africa and return to EuropeKuwait OKBK → Port Sudan HSPN → Asmara HHAS → Djibouti HDAM → Bahir Dar HABD → Gambella HAGM 831 NM, 267 NM, 335 NM, 343 NM then 264 NM
    Gambella HAGM → Mwanza HTMW → Lilongwe FWKI → Seychelles FSIA → Antananarivo FMMI 642 NM, 1,212 NM, 1,494 NM then 1,549 NM
    Antananarivo FMMI → Maseru FXMM → Windhoek FYWH → Libreville FOOL → Bissau GGOV → Nouadhibou GQPP 1,463 NM, 1,280 NM, 1,455 NM, 1,643 NM then 1,071 NM
    Nouadhibou GQPP → Madeira LPMA → Tripoli HLLT → Beirut OLBA → Istanbul LTBA → Gibraltar LXGB → Ponta Delgada LPPD → Muret LFBR 1,625 NM, 1,632 NM, 1,341 NM, 795 NM, 2,100 NM, 979 NM then 1,243 NM

© Michel Lagneau 2018