Calendar entry for flights crossing time zones

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Calendar entry for flights crossing time zones

I'm struggling to find the correct method for entering a calendar event that begins in one time zone and ends in another. This is frequently the case for airline flights. Example: My departure is from New York (JFK) at 12:00 noon on Monday and my arrival in Seoul, Korea is at 4:24pm (local) on Tuesday. I cross the International Dateline enroute. With Time Zone Support turned "on," how can I enter those times so that they are accurate once I arrive in Seoul?

Even more challenging: Due to crossing the International Date Line on my return trip I arrive back in New York earlier than my departure time on the same day.

Any suggestions on how to address this would be appreciated!

Paul

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Dec 1, 2015 6:26 AM

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Answer 1

Riverguy

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Dec 1, 2015 7:08 AM in response to PaulM22

If you turn on Time Zone support, each entry includes time zone setting. Select correct time zone for each. For actual travel times, you you include an entry in the "travel Time" pull-down. Otherwise enter times manually and identify timezone in title.

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Answer 2

Riverguy

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Dec 1, 2015 2:06 PM in response to PaulM22

For two time zones, one option is to select "Floating" as the time zone entry. That will keep the times input without changing when the computer, or calendar's time zone changes.

P.S. I have an actual flight schedule in my calendar that has a start time as EST and an end time as GMT+1. It was generated via the flight schedule email sent to me by the airlines. I don't know how they set up the Flight.ics file.

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Answer 3

PaulM22 Author

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Dec 1, 2015 7:13 AM in response to Riverguy

Thanks Riverguy, but I do not seem to have the option for entering a separate time zone for the departure and arrival time, just a single field is provided.

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