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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.

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 Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
18JAN25 2240Z KCMH KLGA Carcarah Zero Uno Embraer 170/175 (E170) -75 ft/m 539 nm 01:23 View
18JAN25 2049Z KCOS KLGA TA69 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -155 ft/m 1497 nm 01:57 View
13JAN25 1834Z KBOS KLGA Sebastian Embraer ERJ-190 (E190) -91 ft/m 221 nm 00:49 View
13JAN25 0700Z KICT KLGA Zeke125 Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -135 ft/m 1178 nm 02:15 View
08JAN25 1952Z KESN KLGA Jose Luis G. Pilatus PC-24 (PC24) -131 ft/m 181 nm 00:41 View
08JAN25 0858Z KDCA KLGA Vincenzo Airbus A319 (A319) -151 ft/m 223 nm 00:41 View
29DEC24 1431Z KDCA KLGA VAF273 Giacomo Boeing 737-700 (B737) -88 ft/m 222 nm 00:39 View
28DEC24 0824Z KMKE KLGA AndyAnt Boeing 777-200LR/F (B77L) -111 ft/m 764 nm 01:41 View
27DEC24 0232Z 4B1 KLGA Dylan14 Piper PA-24 Comanche (PA24) -77 ft/m 157 nm 01:18 View
26DEC24 2106Z KDTW KLGA LightningSub Airbus A321 (A321) -146 ft/m 488 nm 01:15 View
25DEC24 1939Z KATL KLGA SuperAmadeus Airbus A320 (A320) -163 ft/m 701 nm 01:42 View
24DEC24 2044Z KPHX KLGA bejox Airbus A320 (A320) -165 ft/m 1940 nm 04:26 View
15DEC24 2249Z CYYZ KLGA VAF253 Giuseppe Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -184 ft/m 340 nm 01:01 View
15DEC24 2024Z KMVY KLGA Danny Horne Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -65 ft/m 156 nm 00:50 View
06DEC24 2115Z CYYZ KLGA Ottakringer EMBRAER 175 (long wing) (E75L) -141 ft/m 343 nm 00:56 View
25NOV24 0605Z CYUL KLGA Caylen Knowles Boeing 737-800 (B738) -188 ft/m 328 nm 00:58 View
22NOV24 1531Z KPIT KLGA IKOSAEDER Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -95 ft/m 347 nm 00:58 View
16NOV24 0753Z KMVY KLGA Scotty Clifford Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -10 ft/m 179 nm 00:49 View
13NOV24 1800Z KATL KLGA TheDeltaFlyer Airbus A321 (A321) -195 ft/m 761 nm 01:47 View
09NOV24 0444Z KMEM KLGA Liondrummer96 Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -57 ft/m 987 nm 02:44 View