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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
18APR24 1846Z KBID KLGA Zach B Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -8 ft/m 157 nm 00:44 View
18APR24 1559Z KDTW KLGA Daniele Secci Boeing 737-900 (B739) -177 ft/m 472 nm 01:09 View
18APR24 0218Z KPBI KLGA Nieko Rodriguez Airbus A320 (A320) -153 ft/m 931 nm 01:24 View
17APR24 0318Z KSYR KLGA Neil Zaken Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-550/700 (CRJ7) -141 ft/m 213 nm 00:36 View
13APR24 0319Z KBWI KLGA Oskvaz Socata TBM-850 (TBM8) -51 ft/m 211 nm 00:58 View
08APR24 2049Z KATL KLGA PyrrHaX16 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -176 ft/m 715 nm 01:46 View
04APR24 2234Z KORF KLGA Liam Jones 752 Delta Air Lines (N6 -141 ft/m 351 nm 00:56 View
04APR24 2224Z KORF KLGA PVPilot Airbus A319 (A319) -147 ft/m 332 nm 00:52 View
03APR24 2335Z KBOS KLGA Nexus 19 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -38 ft/m 172 nm 00:23 View
02APR24 1624Z CYMX KLGA BalOu Nopold TBM930 FNOVM -33 ft/m 300 nm 01:06 View
31MAR24 2203Z KPNS KLGA Bruce1295 Boeing 737-700 (B737) -92 ft/m 942 nm 02:15 View
31MAR24 0022Z CYYZ KLGA BobbyM Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-550/700 (CRJ7) -195 ft/m 350 nm 01:04 View
29MAR24 0817Z CYYT KLGA Tristan Airbus A300-600R (A306) -175 ft/m 1053 nm 02:43 View
29MAR24 0622Z KMEM KLGA Philippe Damerval Airbus A310 (A310) -156 ft/m 945 nm 05:12 View
29MAR24 0601Z KMEM KLGA DawnOfAscension Airbus A320 (A320) -151 ft/m 928 nm 02:04 View
29MAR24 0556Z KMEM KLGA Nwolfie5 Airbus A300-600R (A306) -162 ft/m 930 nm 02:03 View
25MAR24 0058Z KDCA KLGA Anesh Sagram Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -195 ft/m 222 nm 00:49 View
24MAR24 2042Z KATL KLGA Juan Carlos Boeing 737-800 (B738) -154 ft/m 685 nm 01:39 View
24MAR24 0311Z CYYZ KLGA Isac Johnson Air Canada CFM (C-FMSX) -192 ft/m 411 nm 01:04 View
21MAR24 1515Z KBOS KLGA VAF771 Seby Airbus A320 (A320) -119 ft/m 184 nm 00:37 View