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.

krdnl

DarkLink661

PJAROS70

Jean Marc Steux

Zoubix

Capt Yalen

Ensi Ferrum

LEOpoldo

DVC1827

WingNutRv7

Ethan Joe

Justin Worden

HotSouvlaki

Alexandr Ustinov

The Abyss Hunt

SpotJulien6931

Maximus3791

Raptor15

gorillaglue4

Mr Sock

Continuous_Ignition

Boozysheep

Raven

Ted1019

Chase648

A total of 806 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
31JUL26 2024Z	KALM KABQ	krdnl	Beechcraft 36 Bonanza (turbine) B36T	-117 ft/m	140 nm	00:44
31JUL26 1546Z	KSLC KABQ	DarkLink661	Airbus A320 A320	-272 ft/m	519 nm	01:15
30JUL26 2350Z	KTCC KABQ	PJAROS70	Douglas DC-3 DC3	-138 ft/m	162 nm	01:02
29JUL26 1314Z	KTCC KABQ	Jean Marc Steux	Boeing 737-800 B738	-164 ft/m	201 nm	00:39
29JUL26 1305Z	KTCC KABQ	Zoubix	Boeing 737-700 B737	-429 ft/m	173 nm	00:31
28JUL26 1157Z	KLGA KABQ	Capt Yalen	Airbus A320 neo A20N	-335 ft/m	1665 nm	04:17
26JUL26 1339Z	KTCC KABQ	Ensi Ferrum	Cessna Caravan C208	-12 ft/m	162 nm	00:56
26JUL26 0006Z	KIWA KABQ	LEOpoldo	`PIL` Airbus A320 A320	-340 ft/m	280 nm	00:48
24JUL26 1414Z	KDLH KABQ	DVC1827	Douglas DC-6 DC6	-40 ft/m	982 nm	03:58
18JUL26 2355Z	KMEM KABQ	WingNutRv7	Cessna Citation Sovereign C680	-110 ft/m	842 nm	01:58
05JUL26 0540Z	KLAX KABQ	Ethan Joe	Boeing 737-700 B737	-337 ft/m	635 nm	01:27
05JUL26 0105Z	KPHX KABQ	Justin Worden	Cessna 700 Citation Longitude C700	-219 ft/m	323 nm	00:50
02JUL26 1930Z	KSAT KABQ	HotSouvlaki	Boeing 727-200 B722	-97 ft/m	566 nm	01:32
28JUN26 1946Z	KIWA KABQ	Anonymous	Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M	-425 ft/m	286 nm	00:44
28JUN26 1919Z	KLAX KABQ	The Abyss Hunt	Boeing 757-200 B752	-189 ft/m	588 nm	01:23
26JUN26 1810Z	KLAS KABQ	SpotJulien6931	Boeing 737-800 B738	-334 ft/m	445 nm	01:07
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

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