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The Emerald City

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west.

Indigenous Australians have inhabited the Sydney area for at least 30,000 years, and thousands of Aboriginal engravings remain throughout the region. During his first Pacific voyage in 1770, Lieutenant James Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to chart the eastern coast of Australia, making landfall at Botany Bay. In 1788, the First Fleet of convicts, led by Arthur Phillip, founded Sydney as a British penal colony, the first European settlement in Australia. After World War II, it experienced mass migration and became one of the most multicultural cities in the world

Sydney has hosted major international sporting events such as the 2000 Summer Olympics. The city is among the top fifteen most-visited cities in the world, with millions of tourists coming each year to see the city's landmarks. Boasting over 1,000,000 ha (2,500,000 acres) of nature reserves and parks, its notable natural features include Sydney Harbour and Royal National Park. Built attractions such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House are also well known to international visitors. The main passenger airport serving the metropolitan area is Kingsford Smith Airport, one of the world's oldest continually operating airports.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at YSSY, your flight distance must be further than 150 NM. Your landing rate must not exceed 200 f/m.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
16DEC24 2301Z NZCH YSSY Asgard2006 Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -105 ft/m 1174 nm 00:39 View
15DEC24 2218Z YQDI YSSY Jose Luis G. Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -120 ft/m 169 nm 00:41 View
15DEC24 1543Z KSFO YSSY Andrea Bertelli Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -189 ft/m 6647 nm 07:09 View
15DEC24 1010Z YSCB YSSY Hugbald Beechcraft Duchess (BE76) -20 ft/m 168 nm 01:08 View
13DEC24 0518Z YPAD YSSY VGSTRAT Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -2 ft/m 684 nm 01:37 View
11DEC24 0843Z NZAA YSSY Naina Boeing 777-200LR/F (B77L) -181 ft/m 1214 nm 03:04 View
10DEC24 0900Z NZAA YSSY Kimi7 Airbus A380-800 (A388) -93 ft/m 1519 nm 03:57 View
10DEC24 0303Z KLAX YSSY RetroGamerLycan Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -160 ft/m 6638 nm 14:13 View
04DEC24 2004Z NZAA YSSY OY-RCC Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -175 ft/m 1202 nm 02:33 View
03DEC24 2207Z NZAA YSSY Phil Airbus A320 (A320) -96 ft/m 1206 nm 02:52 View
02DEC24 1000Z LEMD YSSY Adrián Roselló Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -114 ft/m 4010 nm 00:18 View
02DEC24 0040Z WMKK YSSY Daniel Counahan Boeing 747-400 (B744) -174 ft/m 3631 nm 07:22 View
01DEC24 0332Z YWSL YSSY Jeff Johnson Beechcraft G36 Bonanza (BE36) -62 ft/m 333 nm 01:59 View
28NOV24 2102Z NZAA YSSY Leo Stephan Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -174 ft/m 1213 nm 02:59 View
28NOV24 0036Z YMES YSSY VAF155 Alberto Boeing 737-700 (B737) -121 ft/m 337 nm 00:18 View
26NOV24 1313Z NZAA YSSY James Hargreaves Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -118 ft/m 1201 nm 02:46 View
25NOV24 1635Z YSSY YSSY Tomas Hoza Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -111 ft/m 422 nm 00:52 View
22NOV24 2008Z YBCS YSSY Josh Bennett Boeing 737-800 (B738) -93 ft/m 1099 nm 02:52 View
22NOV24 1750Z YPAD YSSY Clawphantom Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -155 ft/m 643 nm 01:31 View
22NOV24 1731Z YBBN YSSY Ali Riza Mortas Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -195 ft/m 452 nm 01:14 View