N100RP flies 59 miles from Sir Abu Nu'ayr to Dubai Al Maktoum in 15 minutes

Brad Garlinghouse's Bombardier Global 6000, tail number N100RP, flew from Sir Abu Nu'ayr Airport in the United Arab Emirates to Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai on Sunday, November 15, 2026. The flight departed at 19:58 UTC and landed at 20:13 UTC. It spent 15 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 59 nautical miles, or 68 miles. The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 232 knots and reached a top speed of 304 knots. Its highest altitude was 10,425 feet. The flight burned about 101 US gallons of fuel, releasing an estimated 975 kilograms of CO2, about the same as driving a car 2,412 miles. N100RP is a Bombardier Global 6000, an ultra long range jet with a range of 6,000 nautical miles, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 17 passengers.

This was the first tracked landing at Al Maktoum International Airport for N100RP in the tracking window that began August 21, 2026. The aircraft's home base is San Francisco International Airport. Its usual destinations include Miami, Teterboro, and Van Nuys. In the 30 days before this flight, it visited nine airports in two countries and flew about 17,182 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was Miami to Reus on November 13, covering 4,045 nautical miles.

Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple Labs, a position he has held since January 2017. His net worth is estimated at $9 to $10 billion, mostly from his 6.3 percent stake in Ripple and XRP holdings. Ripple is based in San Francisco, and Garlinghouse is also listed as Fort Lauderdale-based on Crunchbase. Dubai is a major hub for cryptocurrency and blockchain events, and Ripple has held conferences and meetings in the region in the past. No public appearance or event tied to Garlinghouse or Ripple was found for Dubai on this date.

The aircraft had been on the ground for about three hours before this flight, following a previous tracked landing at San Francisco earlier on November 15. N100RP's most recent trips before this one included a flight from Reus to San Francisco on November 15, a Miami to Reus leg on November 13, and a Chicago to Miami flight on November 11. The plane's last 30 days included 13 flights totaling 38.1 hours in the air.

The aircraft is a 2011 Bombardier Global 6000, serial number 9450, with a top speed of Mach 0.89. It was originally certified as a Global Express XRS and has advanced avionics. The plane is LADD-flagged and valued at about $25 million.

Al Maktoum International Airport has a longest runway of 14,764 feet and an elevation of 114 feet. The departure airport, Sir Abu Nu'ayr, sits at 13 feet elevation. This flight used about 1 percent of the aircraft's total range.

In the tracking window from August 21 to November 15, 2026, the aircraft made 39 tracked flights. Its most common destinations were Miami with 9 landings, Teterboro with 6, and Van Nuys with 5. The distance from the home base at San Francisco to Dubai is 7,051 nautical miles.