Fresno Adventist Academy is on a Mission Trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia from March 16th through 28th 2016
(Seniors Returning March 31st)

School Website: www.FAA.org

Tom Krazan

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Wow ! Look at the Weather in Siem Reap - It is going to be a HOT week.


Almost to Cambodia



Half way there


The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.


Just talked to Mernie Johnson in Cambodia

They are excited about the arrival of the FAA group. They are still getting things ready. It is going to be a great visit.

Great Flying Weather



Airplane Facts


In Route - 915 miles



Departed the gate to Siem Reap International Airport - Taxiing (still on the ground)



On-time

Departure to Siem Reap International Airport at 5:50 pm our time (8:50 am their time).


On the Ground in China


Very Light Rain at Airport



An 1 hr 35 mins Layover

Expected Arrival Time 4:15 pm our time with plenty of time to transfer to the second plane.

Correction - arrive in 2 hrs 15 mins and they are behind schedule


Weather at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (Layover Airport) - Friday 4:00 am local time

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China - Light Drizzle
Expected arrival in about 1 hr 30 minutes.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (IATA: CAN, ICAO: ZGGG) is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, China. Both airport codes were inherited from the old airport, and the IATA code reflects Guangzhou's former romanization Canton. It is the main hub of China Southern Airlines, FedEx Express, 9 Air, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines and a focus city for Air China and China Eastern Airlines.

In 2014, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was China's second busiest and world's 13th busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 54,780,346 passengers handled. As for cargo traffic, the airport was the third busiest in China and the 19th busiest worldwide. Baiyun airport was also the second busiest airport in China in terms of aircraft movements.

from Heather Akins

Just wanted to say thank you to Tom for this amazing page and to let everyone know that we are praying for each and every one of you. Many blessings and safe travels.

1 pm (4 am there) - All is going well, flying near Beijing, China - weather is great !



Note from Mernie Johnson

I'm looking forward to the group's arrival tomorrow morning.  I arrived this morning and have been working with our hosts to have things ready. Weather isn't nearly as welcoming as the people!  It was 100 awhile ago!

8:10 am - Flying over Russia at 518 mph



6 am and over Alaska


5:45 am: Cruising over Alaska at 556 mph and flying at 36,000 feet atitude