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.

Maximus3791

Raptor15

gorillaglue4

Mr Sock

Continuous_Ignition

Boozysheep

Raven

Ted1019

Chase648

Alejandro

Kid Koko

Rudikson Crusoe

Kramden

Austin4050

TGM519

Evik03

Pilote45160

Dancemad

Maxlew

IanXternals

Brkn8r86

AustinAME

Vinsanity

Mechia

Djmarko413

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Date	From To	Pilot	Aircraft	Landing rate	Distance	Flight time
24JUN26 0313Z	KSAN KABQ	Maximus3791	Airbus A320 neo A20N	-574 ft/m	641 nm	01:27
13JUN26 1648Z	KFMN KABQ	Raptor15	Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing BE17	-294 ft/m	136 nm	00:56
13JUN26 0447Z	KDEN KABQ	gorillaglue4	Boeing 737-800 B738	-147 ft/m	358 nm	01:09
11JUN26 0727Z	KSAN KABQ	Mr Sock	McDonnell Douglas MD-83 MD83	-168 ft/m	579 nm	01:21
10JUN26 2028Z	KTUS KABQ	Continuous_Ignition	Airbus A320 neo A20N	-165 ft/m	344 nm	00:55
08JUN26 1726Z	KCOS KABQ	Boozysheep	C525	-93 ft/m	283 nm	01:00
07JUN26 0246Z	KSLC KABQ	Raven	Learjet 35 LJ35	-38 ft/m	498 nm	01:23
06JUN26 0614Z	KLAX KABQ	Ted1019	Boeing 737-800 B738	-2 ft/m	642 nm	01:32
06JUN26 0021Z	KLGB KABQ	Chase648	Beechcraft 2000 Starship STAR	-195 ft/m	597 nm	02:09
30MAY26 2314Z	KSFO KABQ	Alejandro	Airbus A319 A319	-205 ft/m	872 nm	02:10
30MAY26 2010Z	KDFW KABQ	Kid Koko	Transall C-160 C160	-290 ft/m	559 nm	01:58
30MAY26 1935Z	KDFW KABQ	Rudikson Crusoe	Airbus A320 neo A20N	-342 ft/m	507 nm	01:22
30MAY26 0532Z	SBGL KABQ	Kramden	Boeing 777-200 B772	-185 ft/m	6066 nm	12:54
29MAY26 0312Z	KTDW KABQ	Austin4050	Black Square Starship TF	-54 ft/m	273 nm	01:06
27MAY26 1411Z	KSKX KABQ	TGM519	Cessna 700 Citation Longitude C700	-428 ft/m	141 nm	00:27
26MAY26 1217Z	KTCC KABQ	Evik03	Cessna 408 SkyCourier C408	-106 ft/m	202 nm	01:01
25MAY26 1328Z	KTCC KABQ	Pilote45160	Cirrus Vision SF-50 SF50	-95 ft/m	193 nm	00:29
24MAY26 0059Z	KTEX KABQ	Dancemad	Cessna 408 SkyCourier C408	-45 ft/m	186 nm	00:54
23MAY26 1519Z	KLAX KABQ	Maxlew	Airbus A321 A321	-1043 ft/m	640 nm	01:39
20MAY26 2005Z	KDEN KABQ	IanXternals	Boeing 737-800 B738	-218 ft/m	316 nm	00:55

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