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750XLEurope

Delivery flight

From Hamilton to your hangar.

A new 750XL-II can fly itself from the NZAero factory in New Zealand to Europe. Choose your airfield and see how the trip unfolds.

Delivery planner

Plan the flight home.

Pick a destination and how many hours a day the crew flies. The route, the itinerary and the totals update as you go.

7h
4
Distance
11,400nm21,000 km
Flight time
82h
Legs
26
Days en route
19
Countries
16

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New Zealand · Norfolk Island · Australia · Indonesia · Malaysia · Thailand · Myanmar (Burma) · Bangladesh · India · Pakistan · Oman · Bahrain · Saudi Arabia · Egypt · Greece · Poland

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1 · 4.8 h

    • Hamilton – KerikeriNZKK171 nm
    • Kerikeri – Norfolk IslandYSNF481 nm

  2. Day 2 · 6.1 h

    • Norfolk Island – Lord Howe IslandYLHI483 nm
    • Lord Howe Island – Gold CoastYBCG354 nm

  3. Day 3 · 6.4 h

    • Gold Coast – LongreachYLRE574 nm
    • Longreach – Mount IsaYBMA314 nm

  4. Day 4

    Rest or weather day

  5. Day 5 · 5.7 h

    • Mount Isa – Tennant CreekYTNK305 nm
    • Tennant Creek – DarwinYPDN474 nm

  6. Day 6 · 6.9 h

    • Darwin – KupangWATT445 nm
    • Kupang – BaliWADD511 nm

  7. Day 7 · 5.5 h

    • Bali – Jakarta HalimWIHH515 nm
    • Jakarta Halim – PalembangWIPP241 nm

  8. Day 8

    Rest or weather day

  9. Day 9 · 5.9 h

    • Palembang – Kuala Lumpur SubangWMSA408 nm
    • Kuala Lumpur Subang – Ko SamuiVTSM395 nm

  10. Day 10 · 3.6 h

    • Ko Samui – YangonVYYY498 nm

  11. Day 11 · 6.8 h

    • Yangon – DhakaVGHS527 nm
    • Dhaka – VaranasiVEBN422 nm

  12. Day 12

    Rest or weather day

  13. Day 13 · 6.3 h

    • Varanasi – JaipurVIJP389 nm
    • Jaipur – KarachiOPKC481 nm

  14. Day 14 · 6.8 h

    • Karachi – MuscatOOMS492 nm
    • Muscat – BahrainOBBI446 nm

  15. Day 15 · 3.5 h

    • Bahrain – Ha'ilOEHL484 nm

  16. Day 16

    Rest or weather day

  17. Day 17 · 4.0 h

    • Ha'il – CairoHECA564 nm

  18. Day 18 · 5.6 h

    • Cairo – HeraklionLGIR444 nm
    • Heraklion – ThessalonikiLGTS328 nm

  19. Day 19 · 4.3 h

    • Thessaloniki – GliwiceEPGL613 nm

Indicative planning: 150 kt in still air, plus 15 minutes per leg for taxi, climb and approach; legs under 650 nm and at most 3 legs a day. Real routing depends on permits, weather and airspace, and is planned with the crew.

What it takes

Four stages, one long trip.

  1. 01

    Acceptance in Hamilton

    The aircraft is accepted at the NZAero factory, test-flown and prepared for the trip, and the export paperwork is completed before it leaves New Zealand.

  2. 02

    Permits for every country

    Overflight and landing permits are requested for each country along the way. Many are valid for only a few days, so the schedule keeps room for weather and paperwork.

  3. 03

    Island-hopping to Europe

    Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island break up the Tasman Sea. After Australia the route follows the coast of Asia to the Gulf, Egypt and Crete.

  4. 04

    Handover at your airfield

    The final legs cross Europe to your airfield, where the aircraft is handed over to you.

Flown before

Hamilton to Nowy Targ, 2023.

In spring 2023 two Polish pilots, Gabriel Batkiewicz and Tomasz Wróbel, ferried a PAC 750XL, the predecessor of the 750XL-II, from Hamilton to the drop zone in Nowy Targ. They covered about 12,000 nautical miles and spent some 90 hours in the cockpit, on a route planned along much the same corridor as this planner. They described the trip in a five-part series for dlapilota.pl.

Read the report on dlapilota.pl(in Polish) (opens in a new tab)

An independent report, not affiliated with 750XL Europe.

Delivery flight questions

How long does a 750XL-II delivery flight from New Zealand to Europe take?

On our indicative route from Hamilton to Gliwice in Poland it is 26 legs, about 11,400 nautical miles (21,000 km) and around 82 hours in the air. Flying about seven hours a day with a few days for rest and weather, that is roughly 19 days en route, plus time beforehand for permits and paperwork.

Does the 750XL-II need ferry tanks for the trip?

Not on this route. The longest leg is about 610 nautical miles, while NZAero publishes a range of 1,179 nm (2,183 km) at 16,000 ft. Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island break up the Tasman Sea. Over-water legs still call for survival equipment and careful weather planning.

Which countries does the route cross?

From New Zealand by way of Norfolk Island to Australia, then Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and on via Greece to your destination. The actual routing depends on permits, weather and the situation in each airspace at the time.

Is ZK-EPO coming to Europe the same way?

Yes. Our demonstrator ZK-EPO is coming to Poland by ferry flight along this corridor. Her final routing is planned with the crew and depends on permits and weather.

Can a 750XL-II be delivered to my airfield?

The planner shows an indicative routing to more than 50 European airfields. If you are considering a 750XL-II, get in touch and we will talk you through delivery to your own field.

Touch & fly

Fly it before you decide.

Book a demonstration flight, a drop-zone visit or an operator briefing with our 750XL-II demonstrator ZK-EPO.

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