The first aerial circumnavigation of the globe was completed in 1924 by the United States Army Air Service, marking a landmark achievement in aviation history. The mission lasted 175 days, from April to September 1924, and covered roughly 26,345 miles
Before you embark on this adventure, consider joining our official round the world flying club, The Explorers Guild to earn Aeroconomy dollars along the way!
This epic 80-leg round the world flight achievement will see you visit (land in, along the journey) 26 countries, these include and in order of which you will visit first:
The longest leg is: 908.39nm but the majority have been kept within suitable rang for most small aircraft/helicopters too, the average leg distance is: 271.79nm.
Flying around the world, even virtually is an amazing achievement and brings with it "bragging rights", we are pleased to provide you with a clear plan (airport to airport list) to help you reach this amazing achievement.
You can download the official LittleNavMap plan file here if you wish to visual and follow your journey using LittleNavMap.
We would personally like to thank Jack M for having curated this list of legs and Lithona for painstakenly adding each leg into the FsHub platform (and a few minor leg updates here and there, too).
Have fun out there and we'll see you back in Chicago, soon!
In order to obtain this multi-achievement you must complete each of the following achievements.
| Date | From To | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07MAR26 1502Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Evan |
|
-82 ft/m | 247 nm | 01:00 |
| 06MAR26 0228Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
NikkiFiz |
|
-180 ft/m | 252 nm | 00:58 |
| 03MAR26 0830Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Nexus 17 |
|
-220 ft/m | 242 nm | 00:37 |
| 28FEB26 0809Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Sleepy |
|
-52 ft/m | 287 nm | 00:53 |
| 27FEB26 2251Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
G Neild |
|
-112 ft/m | 277 nm | 00:51 |
| 27FEB26 2244Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Dave Torkington |
|
-74 ft/m | 275 nm | 00:45 |
| 24FEB26 2129Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Ace Mann |
|
-176 ft/m | 291 nm | 00:48 |
| 23FEB26 2325Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Alfman |
|
-64 ft/m | 308 nm | 01:11 |
| 22FEB26 1807Z |
EGHF
EGMD
|
Min Jeeta |
|
-86 ft/m | 103 nm | 00:30 |
| 22FEB26 1529Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Olivier Boigelot |
|
-85 ft/m | 264 nm | 01:05 |
| 21FEB26 2143Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Restoring 226 |
|
-694 ft/m | 408 nm | 01:31 |
| 20FEB26 1007Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
VAF118 Gennaro |
|
-178 ft/m | 278 nm | 00:29 |
| 20FEB26 0825Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
VAF253 Giuseppe |
|
-518 ft/m | 249 nm | 00:37 |
| 19FEB26 1931Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
XxGuI2eNxX |
|
-182 ft/m | 254 nm | 00:37 |
| 16FEB26 1222Z |
VNNG
VNLK
|
Logan McAir |
|
-107 ft/m | 289 nm | 01:04 |
| 14FEB26 1901Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
John Gould | Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) | -2 ft/m | 248 nm | 00:58 |
| 14FEB26 1706Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Goldrake |
|
-51 ft/m | 241 nm | 00:50 |
| 13FEB26 0002Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Róbert Bencsik |
|
-65 ft/m | 245 nm | 00:50 |
| 12FEB26 1754Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Layvelo | Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) | -54 ft/m | 267 nm | 00:57 |
| 11FEB26 1333Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
JuanKapilot57 | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -57 ft/m | 298 nm | 00:57 |