GLOCK's Global Express XRS returns to Klagenfurt after 5-hour 50-minute flight

GLOCK Ges.m.b.H.'s Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number OE-IGG, landed at Klagenfurt Airport (LOWK) in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 19:19 UTC. The aircraft had departed from the same airport at 13:29 UTC, spending 5 hours and 50 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance flown was 3,093 nautical miles (3,559 miles, 5,728 km).

The aircraft reached a highest altitude of 41,025 feet and a top ground speed of 592 knots, with an average ground speed of 530 knots. The flight used about 50 percent of the aircraft's 6,160-nautical-mile range. Celebplanes estimates the aircraft burned about 2,334 US gallons of fuel, producing approximately 22,420 kg (22.4 metric tons) of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 55,496 miles. The Bombardier Global Express XRS is an Ultra Long Range business jet with a top speed of Mach 0.89 (488 knots) and a service ceiling of 51,000 feet, seating up to 16 passengers.

This flight ended at the aircraft's home base, Klagenfurt Airport. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited five airports in four countries, flying about 14,665 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was from Hammelburg to Marietta on October 19, 2026, covering 4,032 nautical miles in 9 hours 17 minutes. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 21 hours before this flight, following its previous tracked landing at Marietta.

Klagenfurt Airport's longest runway is 8,924 feet, and its elevation is 1,472 feet. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft completed five flights totaling 32.3 hours in the air. Celebplanes estimates those flights produced about 124,281 kg of CO2.

GLOCK Ges.m.b.H. is the Austrian firearms manufacturer founded by Gaston Glock in 1963. The company remains privately held and discloses almost nothing. Gaston Glock died on December 27, 2023, aged 94, and control consolidated under his second wife, Kathrin Glock. The company's aircraft is registered to Glock Aviation GmbH, which operates from Klagenfurt and markets the airframe for charter from Austria. A web search found no scheduled public appearance, board meeting, or court date for GLOCK near Klagenfurt at this time. (krone.at) reported that Gaston Glock's urn was transported by a Glock Aviation helicopter and jet in late December 2023, but no similar event is tied to this flight.

Earlier records list Glock Services GmbH as the operator. The jet is photographed regularly at Vienna Schwechat.

Recent tracked flights by the same owner include a trip from Nice to Teterboro on October 5, 2026, covering 3,477 nautical miles in 8 hours 31 minutes. Another flight on September 15 went from South Cerney to George Town, 4,113 nautical miles in 8 hours 53 minutes. A September 12 flight from Miami to Feldkirchen bei Graz covered 4,510 nautical miles in 8 hours 48 minutes.

This flight from Klagenfurt and back to Klagenfurt adds a new loop to GLOCK's tracked movements. The aircraft's next flight will be logged when it broadcasts its position again.