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Tommy Hilfiger returns to Palm Beach via private Falcon jet.

The fashion designer's flight from New York underscores his bicoastal lifestyle between business hubs and Florida residence.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger

Flight path · KMMU — Morristown → KPBI — Palm Beach
Flight path · KMMU — MorristownKPBI — Palm Beach · 2h 33m airborne
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Departure
KMMU — Morristown
Arrival
KPBI — Palm Beach
Airborne
2h 33m
Distance
888 nm
CO₂
7.9t

Tommy Hilfiger's Dassault Falcon 900EX, tail number N818TH, touched down at Palm Beach International Airport on May 5, 2026, after a 2-hour-33-minute journey from the New York area. Departing around 1:20 p.m. EDT from coordinates near Teterboro, the aircraft reached a maximum altitude of 45,025 feet and a ground speed of 537.7 knots before landing at 3:54 p.m. This routine hop aligns with Hilfiger's frequent shuttles between his Plaza Hotel apartment in Manhattan and his Palm Beach home base.

As founder of the Tommy Hilfiger brand since 1985 and a key figure in preppy-American sportswear, Hilfiger sold his corporation to PVH for $3 billion in 2010. His travel patterns reflect a lifestyle split across residences in New York, Palm Beach, and Mustique, with recurring trips to Los Angeles, Aspen, London, and Saint-Tropez for fashion weeks and leisure. No public events tie directly to this arrival, but the timing fits his ongoing oversight of the global brand from personal enclaves.

In an era of private aviation for high-profile executives, Hilfiger's flight exemplifies the seamless mobility that sustains a transatlantic fashion empire. The Falcon 900EX, operated through Tommy Hilfiger USA Inc., remains a staple for these efficient East Coast runs, quietly ferrying the designer back to Florida's sunny shores amid a packed calendar.

Aboard the Dassault Falcon 900EX

Dassault Falcon 900EX exterior
Dassault Falcon 900EX floor plan
Exterior & cabin layout · Dassault Falcon 900EX

The aircraft

Type
Dassault Falcon 900EX
Tail
N818TH
Max alt
45,025 ft
Max speed
538 kt

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