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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
02OCT25 2144Z KMKE KLGA Philly27 Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -160 ft/m 695 nm 01:40 View
02OCT25 1823Z KDTW KLGA Captain Dingus Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -78 ft/m 452 nm 00:31 View
29SEP25 1917Z KJST KLGA NPS267/Jack Cessna Citation X (C750) -124 ft/m 256 nm 00:50 View
28SEP25 0100Z KROC KLGA Brian Ocque Embraer ERJ-145 (E145) -15 ft/m 1492 nm 00:48 View
27SEP25 0422Z KDCA KLGA JohnnyTheJaw Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -187 ft/m 211 nm 00:36 View
25SEP25 2018Z KBTV KLGA Dabullair Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -71 ft/m 237 nm 00:40 View
22SEP25 1634Z KADW KLGA Kdriver1721 Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -68 ft/m 225 nm 00:51 View
21SEP25 1603Z KILM KLGA Andrea Goldoni2 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -114 ft/m 444 nm 01:11 View
20SEP25 1633Z CYUL KLGA RoyU777 Boeing 737-600 (B736) -154 ft/m 382 nm 01:30 View
16SEP25 1727Z KORD KLGA Antonino 737NG_Series_U1_XP12 LU -186 ft/m 650 nm 01:41 View
14SEP25 1827Z KBOS KLGA Claude Pierre Embraer ERJ 175 (E75S) -191 ft/m 243 nm 00:51 View
08SEP25 2206Z KIAD KLGA Daniel Guzman Airbus A321 (A321) -41 ft/m 227 nm 00:40 View
08SEP25 0427Z KSYR KLGA Devonne Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-900 (CRJ9) -138 ft/m 290 nm 00:51 View
07SEP25 0916Z KBWI KLGA Xeromman Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -10 ft/m 332 nm 00:26 View
05SEP25 0925Z KMEM KLGA Enza Airbus A350-900 (A359) -161 ft/m 1100 nm 02:29 View
02SEP25 0600Z KMCO KLGA Bateleur McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (MD11) -30 ft/m 844 nm 02:14 View
28AUG25 0955Z KDCA KLGA VAF400 Eugenio Boeing 737-800 (B738) -188 ft/m 205 nm 00:42 View
23AUG25 1624Z TXKF KLGA Trebron (Https://boeingsimulator.info) Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -187 ft/m 752 nm 01:50 View
18AUG25 1426Z KBWI KLGA CaptnHook01 Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -35 ft/m 189 nm 00:34 View
17AUG25 0025Z CYOW KLGA LeetNeo Piaggio P.180 Avanti (P180) -85 ft/m 305 nm 01:09 View