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.

Mbrg

VAF273 Giacomo

Adventure1

Tom Cas

Marek Michalak

mnrunner

Rogers

Takjira

Buzzluckyear

AlukeB

Bricktop

Roman3193

Joel Torres

Davidn555

Aliens X

Robert Grant

Damiendash

Jeka28

Howling Banshee

General James Longstreet

Predition

DaStinger

VictorEchoDelta

JoshDel99

Rick Pierce

A total of 842 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
24OCT26 1735Z	KATL KABQ	Mbrg	Airbus A321 A321	-221 ft/m	1163 nm	02:49
22OCT26 2034Z	KPHX KABQ	VAF273 Giacomo	Boeing 737-600 B736	-246 ft/m	308 nm	00:47
21OCT26 0132Z	KTCC KABQ	Adventure1	Cirrus SR22 Turbo S22T	-87 ft/m	161 nm	01:02
18OCT26 1611Z	KSTL KABQ	Tom Cas	Airbus A350-900 A359	-116 ft/m	1072 nm	00:49
18OCT26 1602Z	KLAS KABQ	Marek Michalak	Airbus A320 A320	-191 ft/m	499 nm	01:18
16OCT26 0115Z	KATL KABQ	mnrunner	Boeing 737-800 B738	-172 ft/m	1132 nm	02:47
13OCT26 2316Z	KSEA KABQ	Rogers	EMBRAER 175 (long wing) E75L	-247 ft/m	1050 nm	02:56
07OCT26 0206Z	KTCC KABQ	Takjira	Cessna 700 Citation Longitude C700	-312 ft/m	168 nm	00:29
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	General James Longstreet	`KAA` Embraer Phenom 300 E55P	-388 ft/m	1227 nm	03:03

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