California, Airplane Passenger Lists from Honolulu, Hawaii - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Passenger Lists of Airplanes Departing from Honolulu, Hawaii, and Arriving at San Pedro and Los Angeles, California, compiled 7 March 1946 to 30 June 1948. The passenger lists are arranged chronologically by date of arrival. They primarily consist of Pan American Airways Passenger Manifest and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forms. Most of the passengers were U.S. citizens, but there are also Japanese citizens and people from other nations. This collection corresponds with NARA publication A3374 and is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.


 * Roll 1: March 7, 1946-December 23, 1947
 * Roll 2: December 23, 1947-June 24, 1948
 * Roll 2: June 23, 1948-June 30, 1948

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Information found in this collection may include:


 * Name
 * Age
 * Nationality
 * Significant remarks
 * Name of vessel
 * Port of departure
 * Date of departure
 * Port of arrival
 * Date of arrival

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The age or date/port of arrival

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the NARA Roll Number to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference; see the section Citing this Collection for assistance. Save or print a copy of the image
 * Use the information found in the record to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests
 * Use the record to learn your ancestor’s foreign and “Americanized” names, if they were different
 * Use the record to learn the place of origin and find their church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records
 * Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records
 * Use the record to see if other family members who may have immigrated with the person you are looking for are listed and have additional information or leads; you may also find additional information on new family members in censuses
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
 * Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process
 * Check other possible ports of entry

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"California, Airplane Passenger Lists from Honolulu, Hawaii, 1947-1948." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3374. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003.
 * Collection Citation:

Top of Page