Alex Rodriguez's Gulfstream IV SP N313AR flies from West Palm Beach to Miami in 16 minutes

Alex Rodriguez's Gulfstream IV SP, tail number N313AR, flew from President Donald J. Trump International Airport (KDJT) in West Palm Beach to Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF) on Saturday, November 14, 2026. The aircraft departed at 02:06 UTC and landed at 02:22 UTC, spending 16 minutes in the air. The flight covered 47 nautical miles, or 54 miles, at an average ground speed of 177 knots. The aircraft reached a highest altitude of 7,075 feet and a top ground speed of 307 knots.

The great-circle distance of 47 nautical miles represents 1 percent of the aircraft's range of 4,166 nautical miles. The Gulfstream IV SP typically seats 14 passengers, with a maximum of 19, and has a ceiling of 45,000 feet. The estimated fuel burn was about 102 gallons, producing about 978 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 2,420 miles. The aircraft is a special performance variant of the Gulfstream IV, with a top speed of Mach 0.88 or 500 knots.

Before this flight, N313AR had landed at Miami seven times in the 40 tracked flights since August 5, 2026, with the last one on November 6, 2026. The aircraft's home base is Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. Usual destinations include Teterboro, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Boston, and Seattle. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 14 airports and flew about 15,360 nautical miles. Recent trips included a 1,807-nautical-mile leg from Salt Lake City to Miami on October 30, 2026. Another tracked aircraft, Len Blavatnik's Gulfstream G650, landed at Miami about five hours earlier.

Alex Rodriguez is a 14-time MLB All-Star, three-time AL MVP, and retired professional baseball player. He is CEO of A-Rod Corp and co-owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx. He appears on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball and is based in Miami. The flight from West Palm Beach to Miami is a short hop that ended at his home base, suggesting a routine return.

The aircraft returned to its home base after the flight.

The aircraft had been on the ground for about three hours before this flight, following a tracked landing at West Palm Beach earlier on November 13. In the 30 days before this flight, N313AR completed 17 flights, spending 39.4 hours in the air. Our estimate puts the CO2 output for that period at about 143,929 kilograms.

Recent trips included a 1,263-nautical-mile leg from Minneapolis to West Palm Beach on November 13, which took 2 hours and 49 minutes. On November 11, the aircraft flew from Austin to Minneapolis, covering 907 nautical miles in 2 hours and 17 minutes. Another flight on November 10 went from Minneapolis to Austin, 906 nautical miles in 2 hours and 27 minutes.

President Donald J. Trump International Airport has a longest runway of 10,001 feet and sits at an elevation of 19 feet. Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport has a longest runway of 8,002 feet and an elevation of 8 feet. The Gulfstream IV SP burns an estimated 380 gallons of fuel per hour.