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Green City in the Sun

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The site of Nairobi was originally part of an uninhabited swamp.The name Nairobi itself comes from the Maasai expression meaning "cool waters", referring to the cold water stream which flowed through the area. With the arrival of the Uganda Railway, the site was identified by Sir George Whitehouse for a store depot, shunting ground and camping ground for the Indian labourers working on the railway. Whitehouse, chief engineer of the railway, favoured the site as an ideal resting place due to its high elevation, temperate climate, adequate water supply and being situated before the steep ascent of the Limuru escarpments. His choice was however criticised by officials within the Protectorate government who felt the site was too flat, poorly drained and relatively infertile.

Nairobi is situated between the cities of Kampala and Mombasa. As Nairobi is adjacent to the eastern edge of the Rift Valley, minor earthquakes and tremors occasionally occur. The Ngong Hills, located to the west of the city, are the most prominent geographical feature of the Nairobi area. Mount Kenya is situated north of Nairobi, and Mount Kilimanjaro is towards the south-east.

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Depart from HTKJ, fly to and land at HKNW (128 NM).
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
20JUL25 0612Z HTKJ HKNW ET3CH_305 Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -195 ft/m 150 nm 00:40 View
08JUL25 1529Z HTKJ HKNW Berry31 C-123 Provider - Air Ame -21 ft/m 261 nm 01:01 View
02JUL25 1548Z HTKJ HKNW ChaseButters Beechcraft 2000 Starship (STAR) -161 ft/m 180 nm 00:40 View
26JUN25 0453Z HTKJ HKNW Guido de Havilland Dash 8-400 (DH8D) -1821 ft/m 156 nm 00:38 View
13JUN25 0542Z HTKJ HKNW sunmoon2233 Cirrus SR22 Turbo (S22T) -246 ft/m 151 nm 00:51 View
10JUN25 0859Z HTKJ HKNW VAF159 Gigi Boeing 737-800 (B738) -348 ft/m 197 nm 00:38 View
09MAY25 1940Z HTKJ HKNW Raul Louro Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -206 ft/m 156 nm 00:40 View
17APR25 0102Z HTKJ HKNW PVPilot Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -27 ft/m 187 nm 00:23 View
14APR25 2140Z HTKJ HKNW J.A. Douglas DC-3 (DC3) -203 ft/m 660 nm 04:02 View
26MAR25 1649Z HTKJ HKNW IrishVirtual 01 Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G650 (GLF6) -453 ft/m 176 nm 00:24 View
22MAR25 1107Z HTKJ HKNW 0_Laujak Beechcraft Bonanza (36) Turbo (BT36) -98 ft/m 166 nm 00:20 View
20MAR25 1328Z HTKJ HKNW ZandPilooT Boeing 747-8 (B748) -845 ft/m 131 nm 00:32 View
13MAR25 0930Z HTKJ HKNW Oz Flyer/Nexus27 Boeing CH-47 Chinook (H47) -72 ft/m 129 nm 00:50 View
11MAR25 2118Z HTKJ HKNW Fire_Skull (NOR) General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (F16) -138 ft/m 2379 nm 00:26 View
10MAR25 0734Z HTKJ HKNW Staghound Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -38 ft/m 144 nm 00:39 View
06MAR25 1406Z HTKJ HKNW Unknown Airbus A320 (A320) -3469 ft/m 168 nm 00:29 View
01MAR25 0853Z HTKJ HKNW VAF278 Roberto Airbus A-400M (A400) -350 ft/m 198 nm 00:31 View
26FEB25 2228Z HTKJ HKNW Icarusgr Boeing 737-700 (B737) -433 ft/m 179 nm 00:37 View
24FEB25 1913Z HTKJ HKNW NPS177/Yves Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -4 ft/m 129 nm 01:08 View
15FEB25 1544Z HTKJ HKNW NPS001/Gégé Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -255 ft/m 202 nm 00:40 View