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Bastia, Corsica

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

Floating between the west coast of Italy and the north coast of Sardinia, Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Known as the ‘Island of Beauty’, it’s a European holiday hotspot thanks to its glittering beaches, wild hinterland and lively towns.

Did you know that Corsica invented the original Coca Cola? - A Corsican inspired the making of Coca Cola. In 1863, Angelo Mariani, a local pharmacist combined Peruvian coca leaves with Corsican white wine to create a liquid infused with cocaine. People went wild for it. Soon, doctors were recommending three glasses of Vin Mirani a day to cure everything, from amenia to melancholy. Adverts claimed it was more delicious than a dessert wine too.

Whilst French is Corsica’s official language, but most people also speak Corsu. This Corsican dialect, which is similar to Tuscan, is most commonly heard in more rural areas. Many schools still teach Corsu too.

Records of Corsica date back over 2,000-years. Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian and philosopher, mentioned it as early as the 6th century BCE. After the Etruscans and Carthaginians expelled the Phoenicians, the Romans occupied the island until 430 CE. A brief 100-year spell under the Byzantine Empire followed until Charlemagne conquered Corsica in 774 CE under the Holy Roman Empire. Anarchy followed, which resulted in Pisa and Genoa gaining control. They ruled for over five centuries.

Corsica boasts around 1,000-km (622 miles) of coastline dotted with almost 200 beaches. These range from windswept cliffs plunging into the sea to snow-white stretches of sand. Compared with most Meditteranean countries, Corsica has fewer lidos and private beaches, ideal for those who prefer secluded, wild spots. Palombaggia Beach is one of the most beautiful sandy stretches on the island, located in the south.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at LFKB, your flight distance must be further than 250 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
08JAN26 1508Z LFLL LFKB Capfred Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-550/700 (CRJ7) -523 ft/m 319 nm 00:58 View
07JAN26 1413Z LFRS LFKB LCA_OOHML Boeing 737-800 (B738) -219 ft/m 600 nm 01:28 View
06JAN26 1712Z LFPO LFKB ET3CH_305 Cessna Citation X (C750) -151 ft/m 538 nm 01:15 View
27DEC25 2116Z LIPQ LFKB Wakkie Cessna Caravan (C208) -98 ft/m 264 nm 01:32 View
27DEC25 1414Z LIRN LFKB Christophe Popof Boeing 737-600 (B736) -677 ft/m 317 nm 00:56 View
26DEC25 0953Z EDDV LFKB Stinsi02 Airbus A321 (A321) -123 ft/m 671 nm 01:46 View
20DEC25 1754Z LFLL LFKB Trexo31 Airbus A320 (A320) -235 ft/m 323 nm 00:57 View
18DEC25 2316Z LFPO LFKB Georges-Guy LOUVET A320-111 Air Inter -149 ft/m 579 nm 01:12 View
13DEC25 1110Z LFLL LFKB Nps323/Adrien Airbus A320 (A320) -276 ft/m 323 nm 00:52 View
11DEC25 1317Z LFBD LFKB Bbi Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -312 ft/m 498 nm 01:14 View
08DEC25 1430Z LFLP LFKB Misomex Unknown/Generic Undesignated (ZZZZ) -152 ft/m 302 nm 00:49 View
06DEC25 2123Z LHDC LFKB Róbert Bencsik Boeing 737-800 (B738) -28 ft/m 640 nm 01:43 View
06DEC25 1534Z LFPO LFKB Kiki953 Airbus A320 (A320) -42 ft/m 530 nm 01:13 View
30NOV25 0037Z LHBP LFKB VAF605 Alex Airbus A319 (A319) -501 ft/m 518 nm 01:17 View
27NOV25 0752Z VIDP LFKB MrBurns971 Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -174 ft/m 3390 nm 07:28 View
25NOV25 1010Z LEPA LFKB Jose Ramon Ortega Airbus A318 (A318) -48 ft/m 366 nm 00:46 View
25NOV25 0623Z LDDU LFKB PJAROS70 Airbus A-400M (A400) -159 ft/m 434 nm 01:29 View
24NOV25 1141Z LFMT LFKB krdnl Beechcraft 58 Baron (BE58) -35 ft/m 283 nm 01:20 View
23NOV25 1412Z ESSA LFKB Aculeus Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -203 ft/m 1120 nm 02:42 View
20NOV25 1833Z LFKB LFKB Jinx-Fous Volants- Velocity XL (VELO) -977 ft/m 2606 nm 00:01 View