Denny Hamlin's Challenger 601 flies 17 nm from Miami to Fort Lauderdale

Denny Hamlin's Bombardier Challenger 601, tail number N400DH, flew from Miami International Airport (KMIA) to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (KFLL) on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The aircraft departed Miami at 15:18 UTC and landed in Fort Lauderdale at 15:32 UTC, spending 14 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is just 17 nautical miles, or about 20 miles.

Miami International Airport has a longest runway of 13,016 feet and an elevation of 8 feet. Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport has a longest runway of 9,000 feet and an elevation of 9 feet.

The flight covered 32 kilometers at an average ground speed of 73 knots, with a top speed of 265 knots and a highest altitude of 3,000 feet. Celebplanes estimates the aircraft burned about 59 US gallons of fuel, producing roughly 567 kilograms of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 1,404 miles. The Bombardier Challenger 601 is a midsize jet with a typical range of about 3,000 nautical miles, seating up to 12 passengers, and a service ceiling of 41,000 feet.

Before this flight, N400DH had landed at Fort Lauderdale only once in the tracked window of 40 flights since August 9, 2026, with that last arrival on October 29, 13 days earlier. The aircraft's most common destination in that period was Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) in North Carolina, with 19 landings, followed by Daytona Beach and Richmond with two each. The plane had been on the ground in Miami for about six days since its previous tracked landing on November 5, when it arrived from Concord.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 8 airports within one country and flew about 6,640 nautical miles. Recent trips include a 1-hour-35-minute flight from Concord to Miami on November 5, covering 576 nautical miles, and a 1-hour-33-minute flight from Fort Lauderdale to Concord on October 30, covering 562 nautical miles.

Denny Hamlin is a NASCAR Cup Series driver based in the United States. Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport is located in South Florida, a region where Hamlin has personal and professional ties, though no specific public event or appearance was found tied to this date. The short hop between Miami and Fort Lauderdale is a common repositioning move for private aircraft operating in the area.

This 14-minute flight is the shortest leg tracked for N400DH in recent months, contrasting with longer trips such as the 1,563-nautical-mile flight from Goodyear to Concord on October 18. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft completed 12 flights totaling 17.8 hours in the air and an estimated 42,751 kilograms of CO2. The aircraft's movements continue to follow patterns consistent with NASCAR-related travel.

The aircraft's estimated fuel burn is 250 US gallons per hour. On October 29, it flew from Concord to Fort Lauderdale in 1 hour 29 minutes, covering 560 nautical miles. Other recent flights include trips between Concord and Talladega, Gainesville, and Teterboro.

The aircraft arrived in Fort Lauderdale at 15:32 UTC on November 11, completing a brief repositioning between two South Florida airports.