Elon Musk's Gulfstream G650ER N628TS returns to Austin from Van Nuys

Elon Musk's Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N628TS, flew from Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) to Austin Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The aircraft departed at 18:24 UTC and landed at 20:45 UTC, spending 2 hours and 21 minutes in the air. This is the same Gulfstream G650ER that Musk has used as his primary jet, with the tail number referencing his June 28 birthday.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 1,077 nm (1,239 miles). The aircraft reached a top ground speed of 592 kt and a highest altitude of 41,050 ft, with an average ground speed of 460 kt. Based on celebplanes estimates, the flight burned about 1,101 US gallons of fuel and produced about 10,579 kg of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 26,185 miles. The Gulfstream G650ER has a range of 7,500 nm, a top speed of Mach 0.925, a ceiling of 51,000 ft, and can seat up to 19 passengers.

The aircraft used 14 percent of its 7,500 nm range on this trip. Van Nuys Airport has a longest runway of 8,001 ft at an elevation of 802 ft. Austin Bergstrom International Airport has a longest runway of 12,250 ft at an elevation of 542 ft. Before this flight, N628TS had been on the ground at Van Nuys for about 21 hours, following a 49-minute flight from San Jose on November 6.

This flight ended at Musk's home base on file, Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The last tracked landing at Austin by any of Musk's aircraft was on November 5, 2026, two days before this flight, when the Gulfstream G450 N450GG arrived from Mountain View. In the 30 days before this flight, Musk's five aircraft made 35 flights, spending 54.7 hours in the air and producing about 227,708 kg of CO2. The most common destinations in that window were Los Angeles (10 landings), San Jose (6 landings), and Austin (5 landings). Travis Kalanick's Gulfstream G650ER also landed at Austin about 16 hours before this flight.

A recent article in the Austin American-Statesman noted that San Jose has become a recurring destination for Musk's aircraft, hosting X's engineering and operations hub.

Musk's fleet includes five Gulfstream jets operated through Falcon Landing LLC. The other aircraft are N8628 (G800), N272BG and N502SX (G550s), and N450GG (G450). In 2024, Musk's jets made 355 flights totaling about 881 hours, with heavy political travel including 31 flights to and from Palm Beach.

In the 30 days before this flight, the longest leg by any of Musk's aircraft was a 1,410 nm flight from Perryville to Los Angeles on October 31, flown by the Gulfstream G550 N272BG. Musk's usual destinations on file include Brownsville, San Jose, Los Angeles, West Palm Beach, Washington Dulles and Lubbock. He lives in a SpaceX-rented home near Starbase, Texas, and sold all California properties in 2020.

The aircraft's return to Austin marks the end of a multi-day trip that included stops in San Jose and Los Angeles. N628TS is now on the ground at its home base.