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The Big Apple

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sportswriter for the New York Morning Telegraph. Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities.

New York is one of the world's most populous megacities. New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. It is the most photographed city in the world.

Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City is composed of five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a respective county of the state of New York. The five boroughs—Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens (Queens County), Manhattan (New York County), the Bronx (Bronx County), and Staten Island (Richmond County)—were created when local governments were consolidated into a single municipal entity in 1898.

New York City traces its origins to a trading post founded on the southern tip of Manhattan Island by Dutch colonists in approximately 1624. The settlement was named New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) in 1626 and was chartered as a city in 1653. The city came under English control in 1664 and was renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. The city was regained by the Dutch in July 1673 and was renamed New Orange for one year and three months; the city has been continuously named New York since November 1674. New York City was the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790, and has been the largest U.S. city since.

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Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at KLGA, your flight distance must be further than 150 NM. Your landing rate must not exceed 200 f/m.
Date From To Pilot
28JAN26 1805Z US KDCA US KLGA AmboMong 321 nm 01:10
27JAN26 2023Z CA CYWG US KLGA NPS156-Peter 1152 nm 02:38
27JAN26 0102Z US KMDW US KLGA Sierraalpha232 640 nm 01:22
26JAN26 2104Z US KBOS US KLGA AVG199 223 nm 00:44
26JAN26 1236Z US KBUF US KLGA HAPPILY RETIRED 367 nm 00:55
24JAN26 2233Z PM LFVP US KLGA GX61ALE 860 nm 00:43
23JAN26 2318Z US KTUL US KLGA Hitchlizer 1140 nm 02:13
20JAN26 0650Z US KATL US KLGA Dion Frey 766 nm 01:40
18JAN26 1750Z US KDCA US KLGA Jairo 226 nm 00:24
17JAN26 2020Z US KMIA US KLGA Rickypro 1040 nm 02:23
16JAN26 1802Z US KMVY US KLGA Ggjxnf 155 nm 00:49
16JAN26 0325Z US KDTW US KLGA AAFTERMATH_FS 488 nm 01:19
15JAN26 1320Z US KDCA US KLGA Thanachat 215 nm 00:36
15JAN26 0051Z US KBUF US KLGA Eilqar 342 nm 00:58
14JAN26 2059Z AN TNCC US KLGA Piero Alviarez 1964 nm 04:42
14JAN26 0016Z US KATL US KLGA Fyadjet 731 nm 01:44
13JAN26 1007Z US KMVY US KLGA VAF278 Roberto 153 nm 00:23
11JAN26 2215Z US KFLL US KLGA Jack M 1028 nm 02:24
11JAN26 1444Z US KORD US KLGA eSing 710 nm 01:35
10JAN26 1533Z US N96 US KLGA Richard E 192 nm 00:55