Arthur Blank's Bombardier Global 6000 N611BF flies 44 nm from Camp Pendleton to Los Alamitos

Arthur Blank's Bombardier Global 6000, tail number N611BF, flew from Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport in Oceanside, California, to Los Alamitos Army Air Field in California on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The aircraft departed at 20:46 UTC and landed at 21:03 UTC, spending 18 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 44 nautical miles, or 51 miles.

The flight covered just 1 percent of the aircraft's 6,000-nautical-mile range. The Bombardier Global 6000 reached a highest altitude of 10,025 feet and a top ground speed of 313 knots. The average ground speed was 149 knots. Celebplanes estimates the flight burned about 127 US gallons of fuel, producing about 1,217 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 3,013 miles. The Global 6000 typically seats 13 passengers, up to 17, and has a service ceiling of 51,000 feet.

This was the first tracked landing at Los Alamitos for any of Arthur Blank's aircraft in the tracking window from August 22 to October 20, 2026. In that period, celebplanes tracked 39 flights across both of Blank's aircraft, with the most common destinations being Marietta (KMGE, 19 landings), Austin (KAUS, 6 landings), and Oceanside (KNFG, 2 landings). Before this flight, N611BF had been on the ground at Oceanside for about 29 hours, following its arrival there from Marietta on October 19. In the 30 days before this flight, all of Blank's aircraft visited 10 airports in one country and flew about 13,820 nautical miles.

Arthur Blank is the co-founder of Home Depot and the owner of the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL and Atlanta United of MLS. His aircraft are operated through AMB Group LLC out of Atlanta. Los Alamitos Army Air Field is located in Southern California, near Long Beach and Los Angeles. No public events or appearances tied to Arthur Blank or his organizations were found near the arrival airport on this date.

The aircraft's recent flights include a transcontinental trip from Marietta to Oceanside on October 19, covering 1,636 nautical miles in 3 hours 53 minutes. That same day, Blank's other aircraft, a Bombardier Global 7500 (N62LV), flew from Marietta to Teterboro, New Jersey. Earlier in October, N611BF made multiple round trips between Marietta and Austin, Texas.

The 18-minute hop from Camp Pendleton to Los Alamitos used a fraction of the Global 6000's capabilities, suggesting a short repositioning or crew movement. The aircraft remains at Los Alamitos as of the landing time.

The Bombardier Global 6000 is classified as an Ultra Long Range aircraft and was originally built as a Global Express XRS with advanced avionics. Its top speed is Mach 0.89, or 513 knots. Celebplanes estimates the aircraft burns about 430 US gallons of fuel per hour.

Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport has a longest runway of 6,005 feet at an elevation of 78 feet. Los Alamitos Army Air Field has a longest runway of 7,999 feet at an elevation of 32 feet.