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Dan Towriss's Gulfstream G650 N60CD hops 19 miles from KIND to KTYQ
The 19-minute flight on November 2, 2026, moved the jet from Indianapolis International to Indianapolis Executive.
By celebplanes · 3 min read · Dan Towriss

Dan Towriss
Dan Towriss's Gulfstream G650, tail number N60CD, flew from Indianapolis International Airport to Indianapolis Executive Airport on Monday, November 2, 2026. The aircraft departed at 21:01 UTC and landed at 21:20 UTC, spending 19 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 17 nautical miles, or about 20 miles.
Indianapolis International Airport has a longest runway of 11,200 feet at an elevation of 797 feet. Indianapolis Executive Airport's longest runway is 7,001 feet at an elevation of 922 feet. The Gulfstream G650 holds more than 110 speed records and was launched in 2005. The aircraft burns an estimated 430 US gallons of fuel per hour.


The flight covered 17 nm at an average ground speed of 53 knots, reaching a top speed of 244 knots and a highest altitude of 4,825 feet. The Gulfstream G650 burned an estimated 139 US gallons of fuel, producing about 1,337 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 3,309 miles. This aircraft is a 2019-build ultra long range jet with a range of 7,000 nm, a top speed of Mach 0.925, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for typically 12 passengers.
This was the 12th landing at Indianapolis Executive Airport tracked for N60CD in the window from August 11 to November 2, 2026, with the previous one on October 16, 18 days earlier. The aircraft's home base on file is Indianapolis International Airport, 19 nm away. In the 30 days before this flight, N60CD visited 13 airports in 4 countries, flying about 18,918 nm, with the longest leg being Honolulu to Seletar on October 7 at 5,832 nm. Recent flights include a 3-hour 7-minute leg from Toluca to Indianapolis on November 2, and a 1-hour 15-minute leg from Austin to Saltillo on October 27.
In the 30 days before this flight, N60CD flew 13 flights totaling 41.8 hours in the air, producing an estimated 172,694 kilograms of CO2. The most common destinations tracked in the window from August 11 to November 2, 2026, were Indianapolis Executive Airport with 11 landings, Indianapolis International Airport with 4 landings, and Teterboro Airport with 4 landings.
Dan Towriss is the CEO of the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, which joined the grid for the 2026 season under General Motors branding. He is also chief executive of Group 1001, the Indiana-based insurance and annuities group behind the Gainbridge brand, and founder of TWG Motorsports, which owns Andretti Global, Wayne Taylor Racing, and Spire Motorsports. His business base is Indianapolis, where Group 1001 and the American arm of the Cadillac F1 team are headquartered. The short repositioning flight between the two Indianapolis airports is a routine move for a jet that regularly shuttles between the city and race destinations in the US, UK, and Europe.
Recent flights by the same owner include a 13-minute hop from Indianapolis International to Indianapolis Executive on October 13 covering 18 nm. Other recent flights include a 27-minute leg from Orlando to Jacksonville on October 15 covering 125 nm, a 41-minute leg from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando on October 15 covering 155 nm, and a 47-minute leg from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale on October 15 covering 155 nm.
The flight is a brief repositioning hop between two local airports. The aircraft's next destination will show where the Cadillac F1 team's schedule takes it next.
Gulfstream G650 exterior and cabin layout


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