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Iguazu Falls

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

An incredible South American attraction is located at the point where Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina meet. Here, ten miles before joining the Parana River, the Iguazu River flows over the rough ground within the forest, before dramatically hurling itself into a semicircular chain of 247 irregular waterfalls that thunder down into the gorge below. Just above the falls, the river is bottlenecked to a quarter of its usual breadth, making the force of the water even stronger. Some of the cascades are more than 330 feet high and they extend nearly 1.85 miles, so you’ll never see all of them at once. The power, noise, and presence of the Iguazu falls can be felt from both the Argentinean and Brazilian sides. The two sides offer different perspectives and views, so it’s a good idea to plan to see both.

Taller and wider than Niagara Falls, the South American spectacle—surrounded by the area's characteristic tropical vegetation—is the result of a volcanic eruption. It's named after the Guaraní word for "great water." Some of the most famous include San Martin, Bossetti, Bernabe Mendez, and Devil's Throat (Gargantua del Diablo), with its perpetual spray high over the falls. The attraction is just 16 miles outside of Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, and 18 miles from Foz de Iguaçu, Brazil, and can be viewed from either country.

Criteria

Depart from SSGY, fly to and land at SBFI (93 NM). Your landing rate must not exceed 200 f/m.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
11DEC24 2331Z SSGY SBFI Jose Luis G. Cessna 404 Titan (C404) -36 ft/m 103 nm 00:34 View
21NOV24 0030Z SSGY SBFI Fly777 Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -100 ft/m 99 nm 00:23 View
15NOV24 0617Z SSGY SBFI Scotty Clifford Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -82 ft/m 113 nm 00:29 View
03NOV24 1800Z SSGY SBFI Aaron Priest Piper Turbo Arrow 3 (P28S) -108 ft/m 126 nm 00:46 View
21OCT24 2239Z SSGY SBFI VAF155 Alberto Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -39 ft/m 100 nm 00:28 View
21OCT24 2113Z SSGY SBFI Calling Sky Antonov An-2 (AN2) -18 ft/m 109 nm 00:48 View
05OCT24 1411Z SSGY SBFI Filipe Delgadinho Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -148 ft/m 119 nm 00:30 View
02OCT24 1604Z SSGY SBFI PAPA974 Cessna 414 Chancellor (C414) -6 ft/m 97 nm 00:34 View
25SEP24 1746Z SSGY SBFI XxGuI2eNxX Cessna Caravan (C208) -125 ft/m 111 nm 00:39 View
23SEP24 1958Z SSGY SBFI Dan Cooper Cessna 414 Chancellor (C414) -106 ft/m 102 nm 00:30 View
14SEP24 1622Z SSGY SBFI Mike Hawk Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -23 ft/m 94 nm 00:23 View
08SEP24 0124Z SSGY SBFI Rp Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -157 ft/m 98 nm 00:21 View
02SEP24 1848Z SSGY SBFI Kawfee Experimental >200kts (HXC) -72 ft/m 105 nm 00:28 View
21AUG24 1336Z SSGY SBFI VAF278 Roberto Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -62 ft/m 148 nm 00:37 View
01AUG24 1531Z SSGY SBFI Ron Batchelor Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -65 ft/m 99 nm 00:22 View
20JUL24 1238Z SSGY SBFI LilPecky Beechcraft 58 Baron (BE58) -81 ft/m 98 nm 00:32 View
14JUL24 1916Z SSGY SBFI David Embraer 170/175 (E170) -29 ft/m 110 nm 00:25 View
26JUN24 0308Z SSGY SBFI Zaarrd Diamond DA-40 Diamond Star (DA40) -104 ft/m 106 nm 00:48 View
05JUN24 1055Z SSGY SBFI Ernest Maillet De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (DHC6) -34 ft/m 140 nm 00:54 View
28MAY24 1730Z SSGY SBFI Sandro Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -104 ft/m 98 nm 00:30 View