Single achievement

Operation Yellow Ribbon

This is a virtual airline achievement created by Fliggity Air.

On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners mid-flight while traveling from the northeastern U.S. to California. The events of this day are pretty well known and as things unfolded, the entirety of the North American airspace was closed by Transport Canada and the United States Federal Aviation Administration. This resulted in Operation Yellow Ribbon to handle the diversion of civilian airline flights. Canada's goal was to ensure that potentially destructive air traffic be removed from United States airspace as quickly as possible, and away from potential U.S. targets.

Gander's airport received 38 civilian and 4 military flights bound for the United States - more flights than any Canadian airport other than Halifax International. More than 6,600 passengers and airline crew members - equivalent to 66 percent of the local population at the time - were forced to stay in the Gander area for up to six days until airspace was reopened. Residents of Gander and surrounding communities volunteered to house, feed, and entertain the travellers as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon.

Note: This is a limited time achievement so get it while you can, otherwise you'll have to wait until next year.

Criteria

Depart from KJFK, fly to and land at CYQX (955 NM).
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Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
12SEP24 0441Z KJFK CYQX Tim Davern aka Mr Mix Tea Airbus A320 (A320) -408 ft/m 1014 nm 02:12 View
12SEP24 0319Z KJFK CYQX Aaron Priest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B789) -201 ft/m 981 nm 02:05 View
10SEP24 0737Z KJFK CYQX Icy Trinity Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -312 ft/m 954 nm 01:52 View
10SEP24 0600Z KJFK CYQX Lol_Cannonball Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -168 ft/m 967 nm 01:44 View
12SEP23 0459Z KJFK CYQX Nerd_Droid Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -131 ft/m 997 nm 02:10 View
11SEP23 1526Z KJFK CYQX Deranger Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -77 ft/m 990 nm 01:03 View
11SEP23 0701Z KJFK CYQX Max Roberts Boeing 737-800 (B738) -265 ft/m 1022 nm 02:29 View
12SEP22 0205Z KJFK CYQX DefiantPrawn Airbus A320 (A320) -28 ft/m 982 nm 01:38 View
11SEP22 1802Z KJFK CYQX RunningwithScissors Boeing 737-600 (B736) -265 ft/m 985 nm 02:25 View
11SEP22 1718Z KJFK CYQX Rooster Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -598 ft/m 969 nm 02:23 View
11SEP22 0915Z KJFK CYQX John McClane Airbus A320 (A320) -628 ft/m 3397 nm 07:07 View
11SEP22 0617Z KJFK CYQX Fliggity Boeing 737-700 (B737) -84 ft/m 976 nm 02:14 View
11SEP22 0616Z KJFK CYQX whiffy Boeing 737-800 (B738) -84 ft/m 976 nm 02:13 View
11SEP22 0613Z KJFK CYQX ResetXPDR Boeing 737-700 (B737) -441 ft/m 976 nm 02:10 View
11SEP22 0613Z KJFK CYQX DeviousFusion Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -291 ft/m 976 nm 01:58 View
11SEP22 0612Z KJFK CYQX Nathan Kirby Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-550/700 (CRJ7) -65 ft/m 987 nm 02:12 View
11SEP22 0552Z KJFK CYQX Saxmanjones Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -182 ft/m 969 nm 02:16 View
10SEP22 2335Z KJFK CYQX FingerGames Boeing 737-700 (B737) -375 ft/m 968 nm 02:17 View
10SEP22 2101Z KJFK CYQX Tweak O'pher Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -105 ft/m 963 nm 02:17 View
10SEP22 1940Z KJFK CYQX Wokninja Boeing 737-800 (B738) -64 ft/m 954 nm 02:20 View