FEMSA's Gulfstream G280 flies 3,119 nm from Brazil to Mexico City

FEMSA's Gulfstream G280, tail number XA-FMX, flew from Fazenda Sararé Airport in Conquista d'Oeste, Brazil, to Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport on November 11 and 12, 2026. The flight departed at 20:59 UTC and landed at 03:24 UTC, spending 6 hours and 25 minutes in the air. The aircraft covered a great-circle distance of 3,119 nm at an average ground speed of 486 kt.

The Gulfstream G280 is a super midsize jet with a range of 3,600 nm and a top speed of Mach 0.84. It can seat up to 10 passengers and fly at a ceiling of 45,000 ft. On this flight, XA-FMX reached a highest altitude of 43,000 ft and a top ground speed of 513 kt. The aircraft burned an estimated 1,605 US gallons of fuel, releasing about 15.4 metric tons of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 38,169 miles.

This was the first landing at Mexico City by XA-FMX in 23 days. The aircraft's home base is Monterrey International Airport, 385 nm away. Over the last 38 tracked flights, the most common destinations were Monterrey, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. In the 30 days before this flight, XA-FMX visited 12 airports in 4 countries and flew about 8,837 nm.

FEMSA is a Mexican multinational beverage and retail conglomerate headquartered in Monterrey. It operates the world's largest Coca-Cola bottling franchise, Coca-Cola FEMSA, and the OXXO convenience store chain. The company's aviation subsidiary, Servicios Aereos Regiomontanos, manages a fleet of three corporate aircraft. Mexico City is a key hub for FEMSA's Latin American operations, and the company's fleet makes about 120 annual flights to the United States.

The flight from a rural airport in Brazil to Mexico City fits FEMSA's pattern of serving its extensive network across 10 countries. XA-FMX had flown from Toluca to Punta del Este three days earlier, a 4,078 nm leg that was the longest in the previous 30 days. The aircraft then made a short hop from Montevideo to Ciudad de la Costa before heading to Fazenda Sararé.

The Gulfstream G280 is the fastest and most fuel-efficient super midsize jet in its class. It burns an estimated 250 US gallons of fuel per hour. On this flight, the aircraft used 87 percent of its range. The departure field at Fazenda Sararé sits at an elevation of 925 feet. Mexico City's longest runway is 12,966 feet at an elevation of 7,316 feet.

Before this flight, XA-FMX had spent about 7 hours on the ground after its previous tracked landing at Campo Grande. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft made 12 flights totaling 28.7 hours in the air. Those flights released an estimated 68,822 kg of CO2. Another tracked aircraft, a Gulfstream G650ER operated by Merck, landed at Mexico City under an hour before XA-FMX.

This flight adds to the 38 flights tracked for FEMSA since July 2026. The aircraft's movements reflect the company's broad operational reach across the Americas.