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Green City in the Sun

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The site of Nairobi was originally part of an uninhabited swamp.The name Nairobi itself comes from the Maasai expression meaning "cool waters", referring to the cold water stream which flowed through the area. With the arrival of the Uganda Railway, the site was identified by Sir George Whitehouse for a store depot, shunting ground and camping ground for the Indian labourers working on the railway. Whitehouse, chief engineer of the railway, favoured the site as an ideal resting place due to its high elevation, temperate climate, adequate water supply and being situated before the steep ascent of the Limuru escarpments. His choice was however criticised by officials within the Protectorate government who felt the site was too flat, poorly drained and relatively infertile.

Nairobi is situated between the cities of Kampala and Mombasa. As Nairobi is adjacent to the eastern edge of the Rift Valley, minor earthquakes and tremors occasionally occur. The Ngong Hills, located to the west of the city, are the most prominent geographical feature of the Nairobi area. Mount Kenya is situated north of Nairobi, and Mount Kilimanjaro is towards the south-east.

Criteria

Depart from HTKJ, fly to and land at HKNW (128 NM).
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
08DEC24 2218Z HTKJ HKNW dragon Boeing 737-900 (B739) -105 ft/m 152 nm 00:29 View
29NOV24 0938Z HTKJ HKNW VAF155 Alberto Boeing 737-700 (B737) -18 ft/m 145 nm 00:19 View
19NOV24 1754Z HTKJ HKNW Devildude1 Grumman F-14 Tomcat (F14) -34 ft/m 152 nm 00:15 View
18NOV24 1404Z HTKJ HKNW VAF261 Antonio Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -1 ft/m 137 nm 00:35 View
16NOV24 0325Z HTKJ HKNW Scotty Clifford Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -202 ft/m 140 nm 00:35 View
14NOV24 1836Z HTKJ HKNW PAPA974 ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -351 ft/m 163 nm 00:39 View
12NOV24 0657Z HTKJ HKNW Newhampshires Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -65 ft/m 143 nm 00:26 View
11NOV24 1608Z HTKJ HKNW Jason F/Petroho Socata TBM-850 (TBM8) -224 ft/m 168 nm 01:03 View
09NOV24 0148Z HTKJ HKNW Aaron Priest Cessna Caravan (C208) -153 ft/m 150 nm 00:52 View
08NOV24 0544Z HTKJ HKNW J_Thananrat Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (B78X) -950 ft/m 264 nm 00:47 View
07OCT24 1700Z HTKJ HKNW XxGuI2eNxX Cessna Caravan (C208) -241 ft/m 171 nm 01:01 View
14SEP24 0110Z HTKJ HKNW Rp De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mk1 Beaver (DHC2) -714 ft/m 130 nm 00:43 View
09SEP24 0113Z HTKJ HKNW Mike Hawk Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) 0 ft/m 131 nm 00:29 View
07SEP24 0945Z HTKJ HKNW Hugbald Beechcraft Duchess (BE76) -287 ft/m 142 nm 00:56 View
30JUL24 1757Z HTKJ HKNW Ron Batchelor Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -44 ft/m 130 nm 00:32 View
28JUL24 0330Z HTKJ HKNW Javier M. Beechcraft 58 Baron (BE58) -552 ft/m 136 nm 00:45 View
26JUL24 0608Z HTKJ HKNW Unknown Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -413 ft/m 170 nm 00:30 View
22JUL24 1523Z HTKJ HKNW Filipe Delgadinho Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -718 ft/m 179 nm 00:30 View
20JUL24 2111Z HTKJ HKNW Seasharks Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -189 ft/m 133 nm 01:03 View
18JUL24 1249Z HTKJ HKNW David Embraer 170/175 (E170) -150 ft/m 167 nm 00:32 View