Single achievement

White Oak

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

Part of US Cities Volume 2

Briefing

The city of Albuquerque was founded in 1706 as a Spanish colonial outpost. It was named after the viceroy of Mexico at the time, the Duque de Alburquerque; the first was eventually lost due to confusion with Portuguese general Alfonso d'Albuquerque. Eventually, it doesn't matter, though, because both names come from a town on the border of Portugal and Spain called Alburquerque. That means "white oak". The city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.

The city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing from north-to-south. The city is a hub for technology and media companies, historic landmarks, University of New Mexico, also a diverse restaurant scene including New Mexican cuisine.

The city hosts the International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest gathering of hot-air balloons, taking place every October at Balloon Fiesta Park, with its 47-acre launch field. Another large venue is Expo New Mexico, where other annual events are held, such as North America's largest pow wow at the Gathering of Nations, as well as the New Mexico State Fair.

Sandia Peak Ski Area, adjacent to Albuquerque, provides both winter and summer recreation in the Sandia Mountains. It features Sandia Peak Tramway, the world's second-longest passenger aerial tramway, and the longest in the Americas. It stretches from the northeast edge of the city to Sandia Peak, the summit of the ski resort, and has the world's third-longest single span. Elevation at the summit is roughly 10,300 ft (3,100 m) above sea level.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at KABQ, your flight distance must be further than 120 NM.

Buzzluckyear

AlukeB

Bricktop

Roman3193

Joel Torres

Davidn555

Aliens X

Robert Grant

Damiendash

Jeka28

Howling Banshee

Marv Murchins

Predition

DaStinger

VictorEchoDelta

JoshDel99

Rick Pierce

TheCaptainPebble

Laserob

BlueKnight

Majortom

Jokke900

Plane_Junkie-NRT165

IMILLER95

Themsmyshoes

A total of 834 pilots have completed this achievement, but we're only displaying the most recent, would you like to see the full list?

Date	From To	Pilot	Aircraft	Landing rate	Distance	Flight time
04OCT26 1038Z	KPHX KABQ	Buzzluckyear	Boeing 737-800 B738	-162 ft/m	288 nm	00:46
04OCT26 0139Z	03AZ KABQ	AlukeB	Cessna Citation Mustang C510	-197 ft/m	281 nm	01:08
02OCT26 1413Z	MMPE KABQ	Bricktop	Airbus A220-300 BCS3	-101 ft/m	406 nm	01:14
27SEP26 1901Z	KLAS KABQ	Roman3193	Airbus A350-900 A359	-352 ft/m	461 nm	00:51
26SEP26 1721Z	KMSP KABQ	Joel Torres	Airbus A220-300 BCS3	-311 ft/m	883 nm	02:13
24SEP26 1507Z	KPHX KABQ	Davidn555	Boeing 737-700 B737	-790 ft/m	289 nm	00:48
23SEP26 1922Z	KLAX KABQ	Aliens X	Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M	-134 ft/m	640 nm	01:29
22SEP26 0947Z	KSBD KABQ	Robert Grant	Boeing 737-800 B738	-85 ft/m	570 nm	01:20
20SEP26 0153Z	KDFW KABQ	Damiendash	McDonnell Douglas MD-82 MD82	-366 ft/m	529 nm	01:25
13SEP26 1617Z	KDEN KABQ	Jeka28	Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M	-268 ft/m	317 nm	00:49
10SEP26 1632Z	KDEN KABQ	Howling Banshee	Boeing 737-800 B738	-168 ft/m	317 nm	00:49
09SEP26 1525Z	KPCW KABQ	Marv Murchins	`KAA` Embraer Phenom 300 E55P	-388 ft/m	1227 nm	03:03
07SEP26 1949Z	KOMA KABQ	Predition	Cessna Citation X C750	-421 ft/m	659 nm	01:33
07SEP26 1219Z	KIAH KABQ	DaStinger	Airbus A320 A320	-196 ft/m	708 nm	01:49
07SEP26 0759Z	KDFW KABQ	VictorEchoDelta	Boeing 707-300 B703	-88 ft/m	620 nm	01:32
29AUG26 2209Z	KLAS KABQ	JoshDel99	Cessna Citation Sovereign C680	-325 ft/m	460 nm	01:20
29AUG26 0052Z	KAUS KABQ	Rick Pierce	`ASV` Boeing 737-700 B737	-268 ft/m	780 nm	01:55
28AUG26 0217Z	KMEM KABQ	TheCaptainPebble	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 MD11	-208 ft/m	935 nm	02:09
26AUG26 1410Z	KCOS KABQ	Laserob	Airbus A220-300 BCS3	-267 ft/m	291 nm	00:54
22AUG26 1943Z	KDFW KABQ	BlueKnight	Airbus A320 neo A20N	-244 ft/m	527 nm	01:31

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