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The Flight Quest
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The Quest in the News: Listen to an interview on WVTF's Weekend Virginia (7/6/09, 1MB)
(note that the address at the end of the interview should be fifer.net, not .com)
THE QUEST
The quest is simple: to use as many airports in the world as possible.
RULES
A. You may join the Flight Quest whenever you like. There is no minimum number of airports to participate.
B. In order to count an airport as having been used:
- You must have taken off from or landed at the airport in any aircraft of any type. It is not sufficient to have simply visited the airport (to give someone a ride, take a tour, eat at a restaurant, etc.)
- For the purpose of the Flight Quest, "airports" are any named locations at which aircraft routinely takeoff and land, including airstrips, carriers, seaplane bases, and designated landing zones (however unfurnished). Airports may be temporary or permanent, but do not include arbitrary locations such as a crash site (unless otherwise at an airport), a random clearing in which a hot air balloon landed, or the ocean into which a hang glider landed.
- Notwithstanding the definition of airport, an "aircraft" is any vehicle intended to travel through the air in free flight. An aircraft can be powered or unpowered, but may not be attached or tethered to a structure or to the ground.
- If asked, you must be able to identify the approximate date on which or itinerary for which you used the airport.
- You must be absolutely, positively sure you have used the airport.
GETTING STARTED
The easiest way to begin is to review your calendar and find the places you've visited. It will be fairly easy to identify the origin and destination airports, but you may have to review your ticket stubs, e-mail confirmations, frequent flyer statements, or other documentation to figure out connecting airports. E-mail me the list of airports and carriers you've used. Airport codes are helpful if you're sure about them, but I can look them up if you don't know them. Please be sure to include the city or airport name in addition to the code.
You can help stop human trafficking by staying alert while you travel.
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As of March 23, 2024, the Flight Quest includes:
- 7,985 unique visits
- 106 people and 1 dog
- 1,082 airports
- 172 countries and territories
- 151 of the 193 member states of the United Nations
- IATA codes starting with every letter except Q.
- 519 airports in the United States
- all inhabited U.S. states and territories except American Samoa and the District of Columbia
Standing |
Name
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Airports |
1 |
Joshua Jay |
269 |
2 |
Heather Brown |
242 |
3 |
Chris Gallaway |
179 |
4 |
Leslie Tourigny |
171 |
5 |
Clinton Bench |
164 |
6 |
David Wasserman |
154 |
7 |
Dennis Jones |
153 |
8 |
David Weingart |
147 |
9 |
Spencer Lucker |
145 |
10 |
Craig Fifer |
141 |
11 |
Brie Stoianoff |
128 |
12 |
Amy Drummond |
127 |
13 |
Marla Wilson |
125 |
14 |
Todd Eakes |
124 |
15 |
Jamie Turner |
120 |
16 |
Tami Reiss |
119 |
17 |
Rob Pegoraro |
118 |
18 |
Matt Synder |
116 |
19 |
Jeremy Pelofsky |
114 |
20 |
Rachel Balsham
|
113 |
21 |
Christine Hall |
108 |
Byron LaMasters |
23 |
Samantha Neakrase |
107 |
24 |
Elizabeth Jones |
106 |
Jonathan Maer |
26 |
Katrina Martin |
103 |
27 |
Alex Crawford-Batt |
102 |
28 |
Elfije Lemaitre |
101 |
29 |
Rafael Lemaitre |
99 |
Kathryn Poindexter |
Adam Zuckerman |
32 |
Brad Cheney |
97 |
33 |
Elizabeth Leventhal |
96 |
34 |
Chris Fillio |
94 |
35 |
Nadav Kadar |
93 |
36 |
Volker Hirsch |
90 |
37 |
Justin Wilson |
89 |
38 |
Libby Anne Russler |
88 |
39 |
Abby Fifer Mandell |
83 |
Dominic Gabello |
41 |
DJ Harper |
81 |
42 |
Claire Guthrie Gastañaga |
78 |
43 |
Michael Acks |
76 |
Joseph Gruber |
45 |
Eddie Jones |
75 |
Michael O'Connor |
47 |
Christina Worden |
70 |
Lauren Worley |
49 |
Max Frankel |
69 |
50 |
Sean Morash |
67 |
Gina Zuckerman |
52 |
Todd Lawson |
65 |
Jeff Leanna |
Jamie Trachtenberg
|
55 |
Yael Krigman |
63 |
56 |
Rafi Krigman |
62 |
57 |
Marybeth Alexander |
61 |
58 |
Greg Lane |
60 |
Dave Leichtman |
60 |
Piotr Tomasik |
59 |
61 |
Josephine Jones |
58 |
Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer |
63 |
Alison Keppler |
57 |
64 |
Jeff Lake
|
56 |
65 |
Kim Bumgarner |
55 |
66 |
Eric Payne |
53 |
Leyton Pitzer |
68 |
John Baine
|
50 |
Jordan Fifer |
Eli Wilson |
71 |
Maya Eckstein
|
48 |
Kenton Ngo |
73
|
Jennifer McClellan
|
47
|
74
|
Sean Johnson
|
46 |
75
|
Chris Bast |
45 |
Adam Ebbin
|
David Fifer |
Rus Heywood |
79
|
Joe Savukas
|
44
|
Suellen Savukas
|
81 |
Jamie Gregorian |
42 |
82
|
Roxanne Krigman |
41 |
Aaron May
|
Lena Wilson |
85 |
Laura Palomino |
40 |
86 |
Gabriel Botnick |
39 |
87
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Missy Neff
|
38
|
88 |
Bob Batt |
32 |
Janet Kramer |
Shai Mandell |
91
|
Christie Ann Bieber
|
31
|
Rhya Marohn
|
Anna Weisfeiler |
94
|
Laura Sanchez
|
30
|
95 |
Sofia Lemaitre |
29 |
96 |
Lila Drummond |
26
|
97 |
Carolyn Fiddler |
25 |
98 |
Allen Tackett |
24 |
99 |
Nathan Moeller |
21 |
100 |
Augustine Lemaitre |
17 |
Bo Mandell |
102 |
Sarah Norris |
16 |
103 |
Thalia Cook |
12 |
104 |
Ben Gallaway |
6 |
Sydney Marohn-Johnson |
106 |
Tristan Jones |
2 |
Copyright 2000-2024 by Craig T. Fifer
Rev. March 23, 2024
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