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.

BlueKnight

Majortom

Jokke900

Plane_Junkie-NRT165

IMILLER95

Themsmyshoes

Dwolf

Geo Scully

Ramphog

krdnl

Odjitt

PJAROS70

Jean Marc Steux

Zoubix

Capt Yalen

Ensi Ferrum

LEOpoldo

DVC1827

WingNutRv7

Ethan Joe

Justin Worden

HotSouvlaki

Alexandr Ustinov

The Abyss Hunt

SpotJulien6931

A total of 815 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
22AUG26 1943Z	KDFW KABQ	BlueKnight	Airbus A320 neo A20N	-244 ft/m	527 nm	01:31
17AUG26 0300Z	KFMN KABQ	Majortom	Boeing 737-800 B738	-215 ft/m	262 nm	00:44
16AUG26 2105Z	KLAX KABQ	Jokke900	Boeing 737-800 B738	-220 ft/m	623 nm	01:23
16AUG26 0315Z	KDFW KABQ	Plane_Junkie-NRT165	Airbus A300-600R A306	-105 ft/m	510 nm	01:14
15AUG26 0335Z	KATL KABQ	IMILLER95	McDonnell Douglas MD-88 MD88	-284 ft/m	1252 nm	03:04
13AUG26 0543Z	KVNY KABQ	Themsmyshoes	Boeing 777-200LR/F B77L	-189 ft/m	628 nm	01:32
13AUG26 0230Z	KIWA KABQ	Dwolf	Boeing 737-800 B738	-230 ft/m	342 nm	00:58
12AUG26 0136Z	KFMN KABQ	Geo Scully	Cessna 700 Citation Longitude C700	-23 ft/m	142 nm	00:24
06AUG26 0735Z	KLAS KABQ	Ramphog	Airbus A319 A319	-445 ft/m	523 nm	01:06
31JUL26 2024Z	KALM KABQ	krdnl	Beechcraft 36 Bonanza (turbine) B36T	-117 ft/m	140 nm	00:44
31JUL26 1546Z	KSLC KABQ	Odjitt	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

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