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) 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11FEB26 0633Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Oz Flyer_Nexus27 |
|
-9 ft/m | 239 nm | 09:37 |
| 09FEB26 2117Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Vincenzo VPS64 |
|
-270 ft/m | 321 nm | 00:56 |
| 08FEB26 0631Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Nexus 19 |
|
-125 ft/m | 246 nm | 00:41 |
| 06FEB26 0451Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Nexus 04 |
|
-34 ft/m | 282 nm | 01:06 |
| 06FEB26 0007Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Killraven |
|
-149 ft/m | 300 nm | 00:51 |
| 05FEB26 2248Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Djmarko413 |
|
-233 ft/m | 243 nm | 00:39 |
| 05FEB26 1336Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
JimG008 |
|
-127 ft/m | 253 nm | 00:50 |
| 04FEB26 2217Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Sven Lenkewitz |
|
-18 ft/m | 346 nm | 01:29 |
| 03FEB26 2034Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
VAF957 Paolo |
|
-290 ft/m | 282 nm | 00:49 |
| 03FEB26 2030Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
VAF273 Giacomo |
|
-151 ft/m | 267 nm | 00:47 |
| 02FEB26 0251Z |
LSGL
LOWI
|
Lou De Asis |
|
-117 ft/m | 224 nm | 00:50 |
| 01FEB26 0837Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Evik03 |
|
-2 ft/m | 284 nm | 01:28 |
| 28JAN26 2359Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Nexus 15 |
|
0 ft/m | 249 nm | 01:25 |
| 28JAN26 0732Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Roger Abram |
|
-198 ft/m | 240 nm | 00:36 |
| 23JAN26 2319Z |
CYVP
CYFB
|
Rp | Cessna Skywagon (C185) | -201 ft/m | 351 nm | 00:18 |
| 20JAN26 0058Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Fly777 |
|
-106 ft/m | 305 nm | 01:05 |
| 16JAN26 2127Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Pierustom |
|
-113 ft/m | 300 nm | 00:53 |