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.
This achievement is considered legendary, only 7.7% of eligible pilots have completed this achievement.
| Date | From To | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03JUL26 0123Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Jeph 775 Heavy | ASV Beechcraft Super King Air 350 B350 | -212 ft/m | 262 nm | 00:53 |
| 30JUN26 1508Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Alex C |
|
-15 ft/m | 251 nm | 01:11 |
| 30JUN26 0615Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Tebi |
|
-288 ft/m | 246 nm | 00:38 |
| 25JUN26 0858Z |
EGPU
EGCK
|
Mico |
|
-59 ft/m | 256 nm | 01:13 |
| 25JUN26 0607Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Dancemad |
|
-78 ft/m | 239 nm | 00:50 |
| 22JUN26 1325Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Nfragkias | OLY Piper Malibu Meridian P46T | -145 ft/m | 242 nm | 01:13 |
| 22JUN26 0130Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Kalisperis |
|
-186 ft/m | 251 nm | 01:10 |
| 22JUN26 0008Z |
ZGOW
RCYU
|
Darryl Turner | Beechcraft Super King Air 350 B350 | -101 ft/m | 288 nm | 01:06 |
| 19JUN26 1318Z |
PAJN
PASI
|
VAF197 Giampiero |
|
-59 ft/m | 100 nm | 00:23 |
| 16JUN26 1954Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Artem Titov |
|
-105 ft/m | 389 nm | 01:18 |
| 09JUN26 0003Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Hot_Pants On-Fire |
|
-29 ft/m | 255 nm | 01:01 |
| 07JUN26 1920Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Niels1501 | Socata TBM-9X0 TBM9 | -100 ft/m | 244 nm | 00:52 |
| 05JUN26 1637Z |
RJAF
RJEC
|
PAPA974 |
|
-210 ft/m | 508 nm | 01:12 |
| 03JUN26 1243Z |
LTFK
LTFG
|
Griffin_91832 |
|
-76 ft/m | 386 nm | 00:09 |
| 30MAY26 1136Z |
PANI
PANC
|
Percell Perry |
|
-844 ft/m | 376 nm | 00:53 |
| 21MAY26 1505Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Happy One |
|
-62 ft/m | 320 nm | 00:47 |
| 09MAY26 1013Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
JDGriz |
|
-194 ft/m | 285 nm | 00:51 |
| 28APR26 1519Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
DeltaCharlie |
|
-101 ft/m | 299 nm | 00:14 |
| 18APR26 0944Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
FlyAJC |
|
-19 ft/m | 256 nm | 00:49 |
| 11APR26 2015Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
RonMont |
|
-138 ft/m | 276 nm | 00:45 |
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