Thai Airways ’52

 

Thai Airways

 

Thai Airways (TAC) was formed in 1951 with the merger of two airlines, Siamese Airways and Pacific Overseas Airlines. In 1952 TAC operated a mixture of aircraft including DC3s and DC4s. The following flights were most likely operated using the DC3 and DC4 fleet.

 

Unusually TAC kept afloat in part by trading aircraft bought from airlines switching to jet fleets, and then selling them on to other local airlines without ever operating them in TAC flights.

 

The flights below came from the October ’52 Thai Airways timetable from www.timetableimages.com .

 

Domestic Routes

 

Bangkok – PitsanulokeChiengmai

 

Heading

Distance

Down

City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

348

0

0700

Bangkok

VTBD

1700

-

083.7

359

083.7

0810

Nakorn Sawan

VTPI

1605

168

090.3

355

090.3

0915

Pitsanuloke

VTPP

1535

179

081.2

285

081.2

0950

Prae

VTPP

1430

177

038.6

314

038.6

1035

Lampang

VTCL

1355

103

043.0

-

043.0

1100

Chiengmai

VTCC

1300

134

0

 

Bangkok – Phuket – Songkhla

 

Heading

Distance

Down

City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

201

0

0800

Bangkok

VTBD

1735

-

373.5

113

373.5

1115

Phuket

VTSP

1450

022

147.9

-

147.9

1230

Songkhla

VTSH

1305

293

0

 

Bangkok – Ubol

 

Heading

Distance

Down

City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

058

0

0730

Bangkok

VTBD

1345

-

117.0

083

117.0

0845

Nakorn Rajsima

VTUQ

1245

238

149.3

-

149.3

1030

Ubol

VTUU

1045

263

0

 

Bangkok – UdornLoey

 

Heading

Distance

Down

City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

058

0

0730

Bangkok

VTBD

1705

-

117.0

011

117.0

0845

Nakorn Rajsima

VTUQ

1605

238

148.8

273

148.8

1020

Udorn

VTUD

1420

191

061.1

-

061.1

1125

Loey

VTUL

1155

094

0

 

PitsanulokeTak – Mae sod

 

Heading

Distance

Down

City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

291

0

1000

Pitsanuloke

VTPP

1430

-

075.5

222

075.5

1100

Tak

VTPY

1345

111

043.2

-

043.2

1130

Mae sod

VTPM

1300

042

0

 

International Routes

 

Bangkok – Penang – Singapore

 

Heading

Distance

Down

City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

201

0

0800

Bangkok

VTBD

1645

-

373.5

113

373.5

1115

Phuket

VTSP

1400

022

147.9

191

147.9

1300

Songkhla

VTSH

1215

293

115.0

137

115.0

1515

Penang

WMKP

1100

010

324.5

-

324.5

1745

Singapore

WSSS

0800

317

0

 

Bangkok – Rangoon – Calcutta

 

Heading

Distance

Down

City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

305

0

0900

Bangkok

VTBD

1835

-

314.8

311

314.8

1130

Rangoon

VYYY

1540

125

554.2

-

554.2

1440

Calcutta

VECC

1000

128

0

 

Bangkok – Hongkong – Tokyo

 

Heading

Distance

Down

City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

055

0

2330

Bangkok

VTBD

1615

-

924.0

067

924.0

0845

Hongkong

VHHX

1230

241

420.2

080

420.2

1215

Taipeh

RCTP

0800

251

359.5

049

359.5

1735

Okinawa

WMKP

0440

264

831.8

-

831.8

2235

Tokyo

WSSS

2130

238

0

 

Bangkok – Phnompenh – Saigon

 

Heading

Distance

Down

City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

119

0

0630

Bangkok

VTBD

1700

-

314.8

113

314.8

1045

Phnompenh

VDPP

1545

301

554.2

-

554.2

1145

Saigon

VVTS

1345

293

0

 

Flight Simulator Files

There is a FS2004 texture set on flightsim.com for the Thai airways DC-4 based on the FS Berlin DC-4. These are available in dc44tha.zip and dc44paa.zip.

Thai Airways Route Map