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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
17JUN25 2145Z KDEN KLGA Simon Davison Boeing 737-800 (B738) -174 ft/m 1516 nm 04:05 View
11JUN25 1548Z KMYR KLGA Alejandro Airbus A319 (A319) -122 ft/m 536 nm 01:19 View
07JUN25 0442Z KBOS KLGA Tomas Pontetto Airbus A321 (A321) -165 ft/m 172 nm 00:34 View
07JUN25 0442Z KBOS KLGA CPT Jose Collado Boeing 737-800 (B738) -124 ft/m 170 nm 00:34 View
05JUN25 2104Z KBOS KLGA Charliemenem Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B789) -108 ft/m 246 nm 00:43 View
02JUN25 0017Z CYYZ KLGA Hebert Naranjo Raytheon Hawker 800 (H25B) -105 ft/m 359 nm 00:55 View
31MAY25 0412Z KHEF KLGA Kevin Bombardier Challenger 650 (CL60) -32 ft/m 303 nm 00:56 View
15MAY25 0236Z KMDW KLGA Nathan Boeing 737-800 (B738) -181 ft/m 648 nm 02:39 View
12MAY25 2002Z KBWI KLGA Edwin Albert Warren Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -188 ft/m 224 nm 00:53 View
03MAY25 1157Z KTEX KLGA DVA226 Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -111 ft/m 1623 nm 03:20 View
01MAY25 0724Z KCLT KLGA Jordisr Boeing 737-800 (B738) -151 ft/m 499 nm 01:17 View
29APR25 2222Z KLGA KLGA J.A. Supermarine Spitfire (SPIT) -16 ft/m 201 nm 00:38 View
28APR25 1409Z KDCA KLGA VAF215 Luca Boeing 737-600 (B736) -171 ft/m 226 nm 00:51 View
27APR25 0326Z KMSP KLGA Captain Rob Max Boeing 737-700 (B737) -153 ft/m 935 nm 02:13 View
21APR25 2259Z KCLE KLGA Colchix33 Learjet 35 (LJ35) -118 ft/m 486 nm 01:15 View
14APR25 1029Z KFLL KLGA KrAm Airbus A320 (A320) -156 ft/m 1045 nm 02:16 View
12APR25 1718Z KDCA KLGA Róbert Bencsik Boeing 737-800 (B738) -37 ft/m 211 nm 00:40 View
09APR25 2046Z KBOS KLGA Filipe Delgadinho Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -98 ft/m 187 nm 00:16 View
08APR25 0207Z KSEA KLGA Daniel Alejandro Cabana Boeing 737-800 (B738) -192 ft/m 2157 nm 04:35 View
06APR25 1834Z KGSP KLGA Ken Armer Airbus A319 (A319) -95 ft/m 590 nm 01:26 View