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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
08OCT24 1044Z KDFW KLGA Ajax Boeing 737-800 (B738) -175 ft/m 1253 nm 02:45 View
06OCT24 2352Z KSYR KLGA Dexter Murray Embraer ERJ 175 (E75S) -135 ft/m 196 nm 00:45 View
06OCT24 0233Z CYUL KLGA Bwana Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -90 ft/m 349 nm 01:01 View
04OCT24 2243Z KPHL KLGA Carlo Embraer 170/175 (E170) -22 ft/m 150 nm 00:21 View
04OCT24 1409Z KDAL KLGA Labox Boeing 737-700 (B737) -200 ft/m 1248 nm 02:49 View
03OCT24 0347Z KNTU KLGA NeightWolf49 Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -33 ft/m 297 nm 01:00 View
01OCT24 1806Z KBOS KLGA Erv Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -127 ft/m 235 nm 00:42 View
29SEP24 2108Z KDCA KLGA Dante Jones Airbus A319 (A319) -154 ft/m 214 nm 00:41 View
28SEP24 2309Z KRVL KLGA RunkingRolf Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -141 ft/m 184 nm 00:43 View
26SEP24 2135Z KLAX KLGA Michael Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -81 ft/m 2239 nm 02:11 View
23SEP24 0141Z TXKF KLGA aldo63 Airbus A320 (A320) -200 ft/m 818 nm 01:58 View
22SEP24 1608Z 2NY9 KLGA Pabloleopard Socata TBM-850 (TBM8) -92 ft/m 179 nm 00:43 View
21SEP24 0241Z KIAD KLGA D'Vante Duncombe Boeing 737-800 (B738) -135 ft/m 226 nm 00:47 View
19SEP24 2223Z KBOS KLGA Av8rChris Airbus A319 (A319) -111 ft/m 234 nm 00:43 View
17SEP24 0846Z TXKF KLGA Alister Curnow Boeing 737-800 (B738) -143 ft/m 716 nm 01:47 View
10SEP24 2108Z KBOS KLGA Javeex Boeing 737-800 (B738) -93 ft/m 199 nm 00:36 View
08SEP24 2340Z KJFK KLGA Sam Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -136 ft/m 176 nm 00:41 View
08SEP24 1805Z KBOS KLGA derbroesel Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -41 ft/m 165 nm 00:37 View
05SEP24 1941Z KRVL KLGA Mike Hawk Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -68 ft/m 172 nm 00:33 View
03SEP24 2100Z KBOS KLGA Rafael Dias Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -124 ft/m 260 nm 00:44 View