Century Pacific Lines

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Century Pacific Lines

Century Pacific Lines were formed in July ’31 by Errett Lobban Cord, the owner of the Auburn Motor Company. The initial service was based in San Francisco and served routes to Southern California using three engine Stinsons. The fares were set lower than competing railway rates.

The routes were extended to Phoenix and were major competition to American Airlines at the time by offering cut-price air transport on competing routes.

However, they were unable to win a mail contract along these and the routes operated by the associated Century Air Lines. Cord offered the airlines to AVCO, the owners of American, in April ’32 in exchange for a directorship and stock in AVCO. Within a year Cord was in control of AVCO.

The flights below came from the November ’31 timetable from www.timetableimages.com .

San Francisco – Los Angeles via San Joaquin Valley (8/3)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	Distance
034	0	1300	San Francisco	KSFO	1300	-	9.6
099	9.6	1315	Oakland	KOAK	1250	214	132.3
		------	San Jose	KSJC	------
144	132.3	1445	Fresno	KFAT	1110	280	86.7
146	86.7	1540	Bakersfield	L45	1005	323	95.0
-	95.0	1645	Los Angeles	KLAX	0900	326	0

San Francisco – Los Angeles via San Joaquin Valley (12/7)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	Distance
110	0	1600	San Francisco	KSFO	1450	-	26.2
		------	Oakland	KOAK	------
092	26.2	1630	San Jose	KSJC	1425	290	111.5
144	111.5	1750	Fresno	KFAT	1310	273	86.7
146	86.7	1850	Bakersfield	L45	1205	323	95.0
-	95.0	1945	Los Angeles	KLAX	1100	326	0

San Francisco – Los Angeles – Los Angeles – Los Angeles via Coast Route (4/5-7)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	Distance
110	0	0815	San Francisco	KSFO	1605	-	26.2
144	26.2	0845	San Jose	KSJC	1535	290	44.7
137	44.7	0925	Salinas	KSNS	1500	324	119.7
105	119.7	1100	Santa Maria	KSMX	1330	317	116.5
106	116.5	1245	Los Angeles	KLAX	1200	285	14.8
130	14.8	1300	Long Beach	KLGB	1040	286	81.0
072	81.0	1400	San Diego	KSAN	0945	310	81.5
089	81.5	1500	El Centro	KIPL	0840	253	50.2
057	50.2	1635MT	Yuma	KYUM	0900MT	269	138.7
-	138.7	1750MT	Phoenix	KPHX	0715MT	238	0

San Francisco – Oakland – Sacramento (1/6)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	Distance
034	0	1100	San Francisco	KSFO	0950	-	9.6
019	9.6	1115	Oakland	KOAK	0940	214	58.5
-	58.5	1150	Sacramento	KLAX	0900	200	0

Flight Simulator Files

There are no Century Pacific Lines schemes available. A payware three engine Stinson model A, which flew later than these flights, is available.