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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
25APR26 1926Z CA CYHZ US KLGA Pol531 544 nm 01:25
25APR26 0350Z US KBWI US KLGA ShavenWookee 227 nm 00:53
24APR26 2324Z US KMIA US KLGA BertiGordon 1011 nm 02:18
24APR26 1832Z US KATL US KLGA Loberty123 708 nm 01:47
21APR26 2344Z US KCLT US KLGA Fly777 520 nm 01:24
21APR26 2241Z US KDTW US KLGA Anonymous 511 nm 01:16
20APR26 1751Z US KBED US KLGA Shiro 159 nm 01:01
19APR26 2206Z CA CYYZ US KLGA Matti8u 463 nm 01:26
19APR26 2108Z US KRDU US KLGA Neil Castle 376 nm 01:02
19APR26 1845Z US KBOS US KLGA Whip 202 nm 00:47
16APR26 2148Z US KMIA US KLGA Cptjohnkcle 1048 nm 02:30
15APR26 1722Z US KCAE US KLGA Skons 571 nm 01:26
07APR26 0755Z US KFMH US KLGA semtex 236 nm 00:40
06APR26 1936Z US KLAX US KLGA VAF610 Johnny 2236 nm 04:46
05APR26 0308Z US KIND US KLGA Lithona 623 nm 01:20
31MAR26 1343Z US KFMH US KLGA SuPrA 162 nm 00:10
29MAR26 2030Z CA CYUL US KLGA Preserved K 298 nm 00:50
28MAR26 2138Z US KNIP US KLGA Jagman138 817 nm 02:18
28MAR26 1502Z BM TXKF US KLGA CutRuNN 776 nm 00:44
26MAR26 2341Z US KIND US KLGA MikeyMetroNorth627 677 nm 01:30