Goldman Sachs Gulfstream G650ER lands in Abu Dhabi after Newark departure

Goldman Sachs's Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N650WS, landed at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 03:13 UTC. The aircraft had departed Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey at 15:38 UTC. The flight took 11 hours and 35 minutes. It was the first tracked landing by a Goldman Sachs aircraft at Abu Dhabi in the 30 days before this flight.

The great-circle distance between Newark and Abu Dhabi is 5,962 nautical miles, or about 6,860 miles. The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 515 knots and reached a top speed of 628 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 49,025 feet. Celebplanes estimates the flight burned about 5,444 US gallons of jet fuel, producing roughly 52.3 metric tons of CO2. The Gulfstream G650ER is an ultra long range jet with a range of 7,500 nautical miles and a ceiling of 51,000 feet. It can seat up to 19 passengers.

The bank's home base is Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Its usual destinations include London Heathrow, San Francisco, Dubai, Hong Kong, Miami and Washington Dulles. In the 24 hours before this landing, the aircraft had been on the ground for about 27 hours after a previous tracked landing at Newark on October 26. That flight was from Toronto to Newark, covering 303 nautical miles in 1 hour and 8 minutes.

Goldman Sachs is a global investment bank headquartered at 200 West Street in New York City. Its CEO is David Solomon. The bank operates a two aircraft fleet. A search of recent news did not find a public event or meeting tied to Goldman Sachs in Abu Dhabi on the day of this flight. The bank has not commented on the purpose of the trip.

The aircraft used 79 percent of its maximum range on this flight. Newark's longest runway is 11,000 feet. Al Bateen Executive Airport's longest runway is 10,499 feet. The most common destinations in the 30 days before this flight were Teterboro with 12 landings, Dulles with 3 landings, and Toronto with 2 landings.

The aircraft is a Gulfstream G650ER, an ultra long range jet with a top speed of Mach 0.925 or 516 knots. Celebplanes estimates the plane burns about 470 US gallons of fuel per hour. The distance from Teterboro Airport, the bank's home base, to Al Bateen Executive Airport is 5,951 nautical miles.

The longest leg in that period was a 3,451 nautical mile flight from Berlin to Teterboro on October 20, 2026. That flight was also made by N650WS. The bank's other aircraft, N280WS, is a Gulfstream G280.

Recent flights by the same owner include an October 25 trip from Austin to Teterboro covering 1,313 nautical miles in 3 hours and 19 minutes. On October 23, the G280 flew from San Francisco to Austin, a distance of 1,306 nautical miles in 3 hours and 10 minutes. On October 22, it flew from Teterboro to San Francisco, covering 2,226 nautical miles in 5 hours and 21 minutes.

If Goldman Sachs was aboard, the flight would have allowed executives to reach the Middle East after time in the New York area. The Gulfstream G650ER is now on the ground at Abu Dhabi. Its next departure is not yet tracked.