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Earth Day

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. The goal was to set aside one day to look at the environment we live in, promote ecology, and bolster awareness of global air, water, and soil pollution. Today over 140 countries participate in Earth Day.

US Senator Gaylord Nelson was the driving force behind this day after seeing the ravages of a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, CA, in 1969. Nelson was born in 1916 in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, the son of Mary (Bradt), a nurse, and Anton Nelson, a country doctor. He had Norwegian and Irish ancestry Inspired by the teach-ins dealing with the Vietnam War, the first Earth Day drew 20 million participants. The American Heritage Magazine called it “one of the most remarkable happenings in the history of democracy.”

On April 22, fairs and outdoor events are held to encourage people to help our planet thrive. Individuals make special efforts to conserve water, paper, and electricity. Take time this day to learn what you can do to conserve energy and reduce, reuse, and recycle products in your neighbourhood.

Although Earth Day is celebrated once a year, we encourage you to celebrate the gifts our planet has to offer every day from the little wildflower growing outside your home to the black sand beaches of Hawaii and the majesty of the giant sequoia and redwood trees.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at KEAU, your flight distance must be further than 80 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
16JUL25 0155Z KMKE KEAU Ruger45 Cessna 408 SkyCourier (C408) -201 ft/m 215 nm 01:09 View
13JUL25 0358Z KMKE KEAU Nuts Lange Cessna Centurion (C210) -230 ft/m 194 nm 01:30 View
09JUL25 1649Z KFCM KEAU PAPA974 Supermarine Spitfire (SPIT) -41 ft/m 86 nm 00:23 View
06JUL25 0911Z KMSP KEAU Xeromman Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -118 ft/m 107 nm 00:30 View
28MAY25 2154Z KMSP KEAU Bat24SS Grumman F-14 Tomcat (F14) -106 ft/m 83 nm 00:06 View
19MAY25 1849Z KMSP KEAU Edwin Albert Warren Airbus A320 (A320) -188 ft/m 167 nm 00:24 View
07MAY25 1725Z KGRB KEAU Dabullair Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -25 ft/m 173 nm 00:44 View
24APR25 0100Z KDPA KEAU Lesco_Jones Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -52 ft/m 252 nm 00:56 View
20APR25 1551Z KSTP KEAU NPS021/Maverick Cirrus SR22 Turbo (S22T) -8 ft/m 96 nm 00:39 View
13APR25 2055Z KROS KEAU PVPilot Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -100 ft/m 82 nm 00:12 View
12APR25 1335Z KMKT KEAU Raul Louro Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -148 ft/m 134 nm 00:36 View
12APR25 0824Z KMKT KEAU Pierre Dequack Airbus A320 (A320) -75 ft/m 121 nm 00:32 View
02APR25 0001Z KLGA KEAU Daniel Alejandro Cabana Boeing 737-800 (B738) -263 ft/m 851 nm 02:25 View
01APR25 1737Z KFCM KEAU Hugbald Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft (ULAC) -278 ft/m 85 nm 00:51 View
20MAR25 0133Z KSZL KEAU Staghound Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (F22) -61 ft/m 387 nm 00:30 View
12MAR25 1918Z KMSN KEAU VAF278 Roberto Airbus A-400M (A400) -596 ft/m 175 nm 00:27 View
24FEB25 1506Z WI31 KEAU NPS177/Yves Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -66 ft/m 130 nm 01:04 View
20FEB25 1435Z KIAD KEAU Trebron (Https://boeingsimulator.info) Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -235 ft/m 751 nm 01:53 View
09FEB25 0807Z KSTE KEAU Oz Flyer/Nexus27 Boeing CH-47 Chinook (H47) -78 ft/m 87 nm 00:35 View
02FEB25 1946Z KFCM KEAU IrishVirtual 01 Embraer Phenom 300 (E55P) -272 ft/m 115 nm 00:32 View