On Thursday morning we received an email from Freeport’s travel department confirming and detailing our upcoming move. It’s going to be a whirlwind of flights and extended layovers to get to Tembagapura, Indonesia, from Phoenix, Arizona. Departing November 1st, and arriving November 4th, this is our crazy itinerary:

US AIRWAYS – Flight Number 0695
Departure: PHOENIX, AZ (PHX)
5:00pm
Arrival: LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX)
6:26pm
Duration: 1hour and 26 minutes
Distance (in miles): 370

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS – Flight Number 0883
Departure: LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX)
11:20pm
Arrival: HONG KONG, HONG KONG S A R (HKG)
6:00am (next day arrival)
Duration: 15hours and 40minutes
Distance (in miles): 7249

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS – Flight Number 0785
Departure: HONG KONG, HONG KONG S A R (HKG)
10:10am
Arrival: DENPASAR BALI, INDONESIA (DPS)
2:55pm
Duration: 4hours and 45minutes
Distance (in miles): 2148

LAYOVER (in a hotel for showers, dinner and a little nap)
PATRA JASA in KUTA, BALI
2:55pm to 12:00am

GARUDA INDONESIA – Flight Number 0652
Departure: DENPASAR BALI, INDONESIA (DPS)
1:50am
ARRIVAL: TIMIKA, INDONESIA (TIM)
6:30am
Duration: 3hours and 40minutes
Distance (in miles): 1493

AIRFAST HELICOPTER
Departure: TIMIKA, INDONESIA (TIM)
(no set time)
ARRIVAL: Tembagapura, INDONESIA
(no set time)
Duration: 20 minutes