Single achievement

Mermaid City

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

Part of US Cities Volume 2

Briefing

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The city was incorporated in 1705 and is one of the oldest cities in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, and is considered to be the historic, urban, financial, and cultural center of the region. Norfolk is at the core of the metropolitan area, surrounding the Hampton Roads natural harbor at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It is one of nine cities and seven counties that constitute the Hampton Roads metro area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA. The city is bordered to the west by the Elizabeth River and to the north by the Chesapeake Bay. It also shares land borders with the independent cities of Chesapeake to its south and Virginia Beach to its east.

As the city is bordered by multiple bodies of water, Norfolk has many miles of riverfront and bayfront property, including beaches on the Chesapeake Bay. The coastal zones are important for the economy. The largest naval base in the world, Naval Station Norfolk, is located in Norfolk along with one of NATO's two Strategic Command headquarters. Additionally Norfolk is an important contributor to the Port of Virginia. It is home to Maersk Line, Limited, which manages the world's largest fleet of US-flag vessels. However, this low-lying coastal infrastructure is also very vulnerable to sea level rise, with water levels expected to rise by more than 5.5 feet by the end of the 21st century. The city has a long history as a strategic military and transportation point, where many railroad lines started. It is linked to its neighbors by an extensive network of interstate highways, bridges, tunnels, and three bridge-tunnel complexes.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at KORF, your flight distance must be further than 120 NM.

gorillaglue4

J_Thananrat

Michele Mariotti

D G

Chase648

Zeke125

Patoch974

ZandPilooT

Dancemad

AlukeB

Juan Joubert

Michael Mokrzycki

Oz Flyer_Nexus27

Alfredo Cortina

Capt TX

Alfman

ShavenWookee

FMAJO

GOLDBERGK

chrstphd

VAF215 Luca

Dredsen

Fly777

Oppenhaimer-71

Emman

A total of 493 pilots have completed this achievement, but we're only displaying the most recent, would you like to see the full list?

Date	From To	Pilot	Aircraft	Landing rate	Distance	Flight time
20JUN26 2315Z	KATL KORF	gorillaglue4	Boeing 737-800 B738	-121 ft/m	560 nm	01:21
17JUN26 1425Z	KCHO KORF	J_Thananrat	Airbus A320 neo A20N	-168 ft/m	149 nm	00:29
12JUN26 2213Z	KORD KORF	Michele Mariotti	`D@L` Airbus A350-900 A359	-271 ft/m	773 nm	01:47
09JUN26 1536Z	KBQK KORF	D G	Cessna Citation X C750	-301 ft/m	428 nm	01:02
08JUN26 2324Z	KDTW KORF	Chase648	Douglas DC-6 DC6	-153 ft/m	577 nm	02:26
03JUN26 0527Z	W45 KORF	Zeke125	Piper PA-24 Comanche PA24	-28 ft/m	165 nm	01:06
30MAY26 1220Z	KCLT KORF	Patoch974	Airbus A319 A319	-268 ft/m	294 nm	00:48
27MAY26 1409Z	KNKT KORF	ZandPilooT	Boeing 737-600 B736	-350 ft/m	206 nm	00:44
26MAY26 0318Z	KACY KORF	Dancemad	Airbus A320 neo A20N	-49 ft/m	172 nm	00:36
18MAY26 1535Z	KCHO KORF	AlukeB	Mitsubishi MU-2 MU2	-78 ft/m	136 nm	00:31
17MAY26 1309Z	KATL KORF	Juan Joubert	Boeing 737-900 B739	-368 ft/m	523 nm	01:16
16MAY26 0058Z	KMSY KORF	Michael Mokrzycki	`UAX` FSS Embraer E175 Breeze	-111 ft/m	821 nm	02:04
11MAY26 1142Z	KNKT KORF	Oz Flyer_Nexus27	Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 EC45	-3 ft/m	140 nm	01:20
11MAY26 0633Z	KPHL KORF	Alfredo Cortina	Boeing 737-700 B737	-149 ft/m	186 nm	00:36
10MAY26 1834Z	KDAL KORF	Capt TX	Boeing 737-800 B738	-224 ft/m	1111 nm	02:30
10MAY26 1459Z	KATL KORF	Alfman	Boeing 737-700 B737	-414 ft/m	500 nm	01:14
10MAY26 0253Z	W50 KORF	ShavenWookee	Cessna Caravan C208	-88 ft/m	166 nm	00:26
05MAY26 1913Z	KEWR KORF	FMAJO	Airbus A319 A319	-215 ft/m	253 nm	01:12
05MAY26 1451Z	KBOS KORF	GOLDBERGK	Embraer Phenom 100 E50P	-113 ft/m	442 nm	02:56
05MAY26 1422Z	KPHL KORF	chrstphd	Diamond DA-50 DA50	-69 ft/m	187 nm	01:26

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