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 epic, only 8.5% of eligible pilots have completed this achievement.
| Date | From To | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19JUL26 2056Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Ryan R van der Wal |
|
-205 ft/m | 251 nm | 00:45 |
| 15JUL26 0148Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
SkyRover |
|
-24 ft/m | 246 nm | 01:15 |
| 14JUL26 0007Z |
RJFG
RJBD
|
tylerdog2k5 |
|
-514 ft/m | 305 nm | 00:23 |
| 13JUL26 1850Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
DefiantPrawn |
|
-93 ft/m | 264 nm | 01:47 |
| 13JUL26 1641Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Trexo31 |
|
-174 ft/m | 272 nm | 00:50 |
| 12JUL26 0457Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Fliggity |
|
-64 ft/m | 241 nm | 01:18 |
| 12JUL26 0436Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Tim Davern aka Mr Mix Tea |
|
-156 ft/m | 245 nm | 01:21 |
| 11JUL26 2031Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Clorix |
|
-65 ft/m | 252 nm | 00:57 |
| 10JUL26 2220Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
BlissFrags |
|
-128 ft/m | 243 nm | 00:43 |
| 10JUL26 1250Z |
KIRK
KORD
|
Ron Batchelor |
|
-108 ft/m | 279 nm | 00:48 |
| 08JUL26 0821Z |
KLBL
KICT
|
Jahdoh |
|
-90 ft/m | 195 nm | 00:42 |
| 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 |
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