James Dolan's Gulfstream G550 flies from North Kingstown to East Farmingdale in 26 minutes

James Dolan's Gulfstream G550, tail number N107VS, landed at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale at 02:48 UTC on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The aircraft had departed Quonset State Airport in North Kingstown at 02:22 UTC. The flight took 26 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 106 nautical miles, or 122 miles. The aircraft averaged 248 knots ground speed and reached a highest altitude of 10,250 feet and a top ground speed of 343 knots. Our estimate puts the fuel burned at about 183 US gallons, producing about 1,757 kg of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 4,348 miles. The Gulfstream G550 is an ultra-long-range jet with a maximum range of 6,750 nautical miles, a service ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 19 passengers. The flight used 2 percent of the aircraft's range.

In the 30 days before this flight, James Dolan's three tracked aircraft had landed at East Farmingdale 14 times. The last landing at East Farmingdale before this one was on November 4, three days earlier, by the Gulfstream G550 N5465M. The most common destinations for the fleet in that window were East Farmingdale with 14 landings, Newark with 6 landings, and Teterboro with 3 landings. N107VS had been on the ground at North Kingstown for about seven hours before this flight, following a trip from East Farmingdale to North Kingstown on November 7.

James Dolan is the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden and the owner of the New York Knicks. Republic Airport in East Farmingdale is about 35 miles east of Manhattan, close to the Knicks' home arena at Madison Square Garden. No public appearance or event tied to Dolan was found for the arrival date. The Knicks' season was underway in early November, with games scheduled at Madison Square Garden in the days around this flight.

The fleet logged 40 flights in the 30 days before this trip, covering about 35,340 nautical miles. The longest leg in that window was N176KH's October 23 flight from East Farmingdale to Palma de Mallorca, covering 3,382 nautical miles. On the same day as this flight, no other tracked flights by Dolan's aircraft were recorded.

The Gulfstream G550 is a GV-SP type, with more than 617 in operation worldwide. Its top speed is Mach 0.885, or 488 knots. The aircraft's estimated fuel burn is 430 US gallons per hour.

Quonset State Airport's longest runway is 7,000 feet, with an elevation of 18 feet. Republic Airport's longest runway is 6,833 feet, with an elevation of 82 feet.

Before this flight, N107VS had flown from East Farmingdale to North Kingstown on November 7, a 23-minute trip covering 110 nautical miles. On November 2, it flew from Lebanon to East Farmingdale in 42 minutes over 191 nautical miles, and earlier that day from East Farmingdale to Lebanon in 32 minutes over 178 nautical miles.