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Google’s Gulfstream G550 returns to San Jose after a Las Vegas tech summit

The same week Google faces a federal antitrust closing argument in D.C., Sundar Pichai’s fleet shuttles between Sin City and Silicon Valley.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Google

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Google's Gulfstream G550 (N904G) flight path — KLAS — Harry Reid to KSJC — Norman Y. Mineta San Jose
Flight path · KLAS — Harry ReidKSJC — Norman Y. Mineta San Jose · 1h 5m airborne
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Departure
KLAS — Harry Reid
Arrival
KSJC — Norman Y. Mineta San Jose
Airborne
1h 5m
Distance
335 nm
CO₂
4.3t

Google flew one of its Gulfstream G550s, N904G, from Las Vegas (KLAS) to San Jose (KSJC) on June 3, 2026, a short 65-minute hop that brought the aircraft home to Moffett Federal Airfield just before midnight. The tail number logged a round trip: it had flown the same route southbound the previous day, suggesting a multi-day deployment.

The same week, Google parent Alphabet is in the crosshairs of the U.S. Department of Justice’s landmark antitrust trial over online search dominance, with closing arguments scheduled in Washington D.C. The Las Vegas-to-Silicon Valley shuttle also coincides with the annual AWS re:Inforce cloud security conference in Sin City (June 2–4, per the conference calendar), where major tech firms send senior delegations to network and negotiate cloud partnerships.

This pattern of rapid West Coast turnarounds is typical for Google’s fleet: N904G made a similar SJC-to-LAS run on May 25, and the sister ship N10XG has frequent flyer status on the corridor. When your top executives need to be in two places at once, a G550 makes the commute passably quiet.

Aboard the Gulfstream G550

Gulfstream G550 exterior — Google's private jet (N904G)
Gulfstream G550 cabin floor plan — Google's private jet interior layout
Exterior & cabin layout · Gulfstream G550

The aircraft

Type
Gulfstream G550
Tail
N904G
Max alt
40,000 ft
Max speed
478 kt

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