At 0915 zone time on 6 March you depart Sydney, LAT 33°51.5'S, LONG 151°13.0'E (ZD -10). You are bound for Kodiak, LAT 57°47.0'N, LONG 152°25.0'W, and you estimate your speed of advance at 21 knots. The distance is 6,222 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Kodiak?

Question

At 0915 zone time on 6 March you depart Sydney, LAT 33&deg;51.5'S, LONG 151&deg;13.0'E (ZD -10). You are bound for Kodiak, LAT 57&deg;47.0'N, LONG 152&deg;25.0'W, and you estimate your speed of advance at 21 knots. The distance is 6,222 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Kodiak?

Accepted Answer

Option B: 2132, 17 March. Transit time is 296.28 hours (12 days, 8 hours, 17 minutes). Adding this to the departure time of 0915 on 6 March, then adjusting for the zone time change from ZD -10 to ZD +9 (a 19-hour difference), results in an arrival time of 2132 on 17 March.

At 0915 zone time on 6 March you depart Sydney, LAT 33&deg;51.5'S, LONG 151&deg;13.0'E (ZD -10). You are bound for Kodiak, LAT 57&deg;47.0'N, LONG 152&deg;25.0'W, and you estimate your speed of advance at 21 knots. The distance is 6,222 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Kodiak?

At 0915 zone time on 6 March you depart Sydney, LAT 33°51.5'S, LONG 151°13.0'E (ZD -10). You are bound for Kodiak, LAT 57°47.0'N, LONG 152°25.0'W, and you estimate your speed of advance at 21 knots. The distance is 6,222 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Kodiak?