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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
21FEB26 2255Z US KDCA US KLGA Jamestwo 207 nm 00:37
21FEB26 0220Z US KATL US KLGA Nate Reth 708 nm 01:28
14FEB26 1809Z US KDFW US KLGA Cszabo 1362 nm 03:01
08FEB26 1449Z CA CYUL US KLGA Delta Tango 387 nm 04:40
08FEB26 0238Z US KTPA US KLGA Dnvr18 914 nm 02:36
06FEB26 1721Z US KATL US KLGA WyvTracker 740 nm 01:40
06FEB26 1536Z US KBOS US KLGA Delly 209 nm 00:45
05FEB26 0156Z US KRDU US KLGA Diego Guanotuña 388 nm 01:00
02FEB26 1214Z US KDTW US KLGA Mike Papa 475 nm 01:19
02FEB26 0409Z US KCLT US KLGA Nickelesssss 499 nm 01:23
01FEB26 1219Z US KMSP US KLGA Oppenhaimer-71 924 nm 02:19
31JAN26 0440Z US KDCA US KLGA Voodoo1310 245 nm 00:48
31JAN26 0136Z US KBUF US KLGA CapChris 364 nm 01:02
30JAN26 1917Z CA CYYZ US KLGA rustmaster 398 nm 01:04
30JAN26 1405Z US KELM US KLGA Nbrich1 175 nm 00:39
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