On Thursday morning we received an email from Freeport’s travel department confirming and outlining our upcoming trip. It’s going to be a whirlwind of flights and layovers to get to Tembagapura, Indonesia, from Phoenix, Arizona, in three (very long and very grueling) days. Departing November 1st, and arriving November 4th, this is our 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