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.

AlukeB

Juan Joubert

Michael Mokrzycki

Oz Flyer_Nexus27

Alfredo Cortina

Capt TX

Alfman

ShavenWookee

FMAJO

GOLDBERGK

chrstphd

VAF215 Luca

Dredsen

Fly777

Oppenhaimer-71

Emman

FLY-JLO13

Djmarko413

Lithona

Wingman

Jorge Torres

SeanBBeats

Matt Hurst

Soaring Eagle

Preserved K

A total of 484 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
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	__type_DA50	-69 ft/m	187 nm	01:26
28APR26 2041Z	KJFK KORF	VAF215 Luca	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 MD11	-253 ft/m	309 nm	00:50
22APR26 2248Z	KBOS KORF	Dredsen	Airbus A320 A320	-288 ft/m	481 nm	01:46
22APR26 1849Z	KLGA KORF	Fly777	Airbus A320 A320	-229 ft/m	266 nm	00:43
19APR26 0919Z	KORD KORF	Oppenhaimer-71	Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M	-83 ft/m	685 nm	01:34
16APR26 2244Z	KFRG KORF	Emman	Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 C25C	-153 ft/m	329 nm	01:00
10APR26 1423Z	KDAY KORF	Anonymous	Cessna Citation X C750	-655 ft/m	447 nm	01:02
08APR26 2234Z	KISP KORF	Djmarko413	Cessna 700 Citation Longitude C700	-92 ft/m	5864 nm	00:46
03APR26 1844Z	KJFK KORF	Lithona	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 MD11	-250 ft/m	279 nm	00:48
02APR26 2049Z	KAVL KORF	Wingman	Cessna Citation X C750	-166 ft/m	444 nm	01:31

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