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.

Ian Edwards

Brkn8r86

AustinAME

Vinsanity

Mechia

Djmarko413

Nick3

19mw84

Oz Flyer_Nexus27

Alfredo Cortina

David W. [NRT412]

ShavenWookee

Alfman

Zivardi

Daniele

VAF215 Luca

DrSoftware

Iskip

Yuan Xu

Gregor

Oppenhaimer-71

A320TA

Captain Cocktail

CmdBalosh2

Nismu

A total of 772 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
20MAY26 2005Z	KDEN KABQ	Ian Edwards	Boeing 737-800 B738	-218 ft/m	316 nm	00:55
20MAY26 1756Z	KHOB KABQ	Brkn8r86	Honda HA-420 HondaJet HDJT	-205 ft/m	326 nm	00:56
17MAY26 0302Z	KASE KABQ	AustinAME	Boeing 737-700 B737	-348 ft/m	309 nm	00:49
16MAY26 0152Z	KDAL KABQ	Vinsanity	Airbus A320 A320	-260 ft/m	594 nm	01:36
16MAY26 0101Z	KDFW KABQ	Mechia	Airbus A330-300 A333	-308 ft/m	558 nm	01:34
12MAY26 1857Z	KCVN KABQ	Djmarko413	Cessna 700 Citation Longitude C700	-45 ft/m	205 nm	00:31
11MAY26 2003Z	KTCC KABQ	Nick3	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon F16	-258 ft/m	164 nm	00:18
11MAY26 1739Z	KTCC KABQ	19mw84	Piper PA-24 Comanche PA24	-77 ft/m	156 nm	01:09
11MAY26 0908Z	KHMN KABQ	Oz Flyer_Nexus27	Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 EC45	-20 ft/m	135 nm	01:17
10MAY26 1654Z	KRTN KABQ	Alfredo Cortina	Boeing 737-700 B737	-38 ft/m	167 nm	00:29
10MAY26 0459Z	KICT KABQ	David W. [NRT412]	Boeing 777-200 B772	-179 ft/m	503 nm	01:21
02MAY26 0257Z	KAXX KABQ	ShavenWookee	Cessna Caravan C208	-33 ft/m	128 nm	00:47
01MAY26 2212Z	KDEN KABQ	Alfman	Cessna 700 Citation Longitude C700	-179 ft/m	379 nm	01:11
30APR26 0533Z	KDEN KABQ	Zivardi	Boeing 777-200LR/F B77L	-433 ft/m	352 nm	01:02
28APR26 2008Z	MMTJ KABQ	Daniele	Airbus A320 A320	-594 ft/m	574 nm	01:11
28APR26 1631Z	KSFO KABQ	VAF215 Luca	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 MD11	-271 ft/m	823 nm	01:43
27APR26 0029Z	KSLC KABQ	DrSoftware	EMBRAER 175 (long wing) E75L	-1035 ft/m	498 nm	00:32
25APR26 1807Z	KOAK KABQ	Iskip	Airbus A330-200 A332	-337 ft/m	797 nm	00:55
25APR26 0556Z	KMAF KABQ	Yuan Xu	Airbus A320 neo A20N	-488 ft/m	367 nm	01:07
21APR26 2200Z	KRTN KABQ	Gregor	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon F16	-92 ft/m	185 nm	00:19

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