Source: Based on historic timetables available at www.airchive.com.
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Selected Transcontinental DC-3 Routes, Late 1930s

The Douglas DC-3 was the fruit of specifications laid down by American Airlines for an airliner that could offer coast-to-coast "sleeper" overnight service. When configured for such operations the aircraft had a capacity of 14 passengers; but in a normal seating configuration, it held 21. As the map above indicates, the DC-3 could cross the continent in as few as 15 hours, with three stops along the way.

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