Amelia Rose Earhart Space Museum, Earhart completed a circumnavigation of the globe in a single-engine airplane with her copilot, Shane Jordan. Her route was to fly across the US, then south into the Caribbean, northeast Brazil, the South Atlantic Ocean, then the African continent, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Islands, and the Pacific Ocean before returning to California. Earhart and Jordan started the global circumnavigation flight on June 26, 2014, departing Oakland, California at 8:19 am Pacific Standard Time in a single engine Pilatus PC-12 NG. They made 17 stops during the 24,300 nautical-mile trip over 108 flying hours, landing back in Oakland
Earhart Hall Earhart Hall Earhart Hall is one of the sixteen residential halls within Purdue University, located on 1275 First Street facing First Street Tower and behind Shreve Hall. It is officially named after the famous aviator Amelia Earhart. It is one of the many co-ed residence halls at Purdue. The official club of Earhart Hall is known as The Itasca Club, which was named after the ship that last heard from Amelia Earhart. Earhart Hall opened in 1964. This building was constructed by Walter Scholer and Associates. Amelia Earhart first came to Purdue University when the campus had enrollment of only