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James Dolan's Gulfstream G550 N5465M flies from Newark to East Farmingdale in 27 minutes
The Gulfstream G550 covered 46 nautical miles between New Jersey and Long Island on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
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James Dolan
James Dolan's Gulfstream G550, tail number N5465M, landed at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale at 22:35 UTC on Saturday, November 14, 2026. The aircraft had departed Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey at 22:08 UTC. The flight took 27 minutes.
Newark Liberty International Airport has a longest runway of 11,000 feet and sits at an elevation of 18 feet. Republic Airport's longest runway is 6,833 feet, with an elevation of 82 feet. The Gulfstream G550 is a GV-SP type, with more than 617 in operation worldwide. It has a top speed of Mach 0.885, or 488 knots.


The great-circle distance between the two airports is 46 nautical miles, or 53 miles. The aircraft averaged 102 knots ground speed and reached a highest altitude of 6,125 feet and a top ground speed of 287 knots. Our estimate puts the fuel burned at about 193 US gallons, producing about 1,850 kg of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 4,578 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 1 percent of the aircraft's range.
In the 30 days before this flight, all three of James Dolan's tracked aircraft had landed at East Farmingdale 13 times. The last landing at East Farmingdale before this one was on November 11, three days earlier, by the Gulfstream G650ER N176KH. The most common destinations for the fleet in that window were East Farmingdale with 13 landings, Newark with 5 landings, and Vancouver with 2 landings. N5465M had been on the ground at Newark for about one hour before this flight, following a trip from Amsterdam to Newark earlier on November 14.
On November 14, the same day as this flight, two other aircraft in James Dolan's fleet flew from East Farmingdale to Vancouver. The Gulfstream G650ER N176KH covered 2,134 nautical miles in 4 hours and 37 minutes. The Gulfstream G550 N107VS covered 2,130 nautical miles in 4 hours and 50 minutes. Three days earlier, on November 11, N176KH flew from Westfield to East Farmingdale, a 32-minute trip of 91 nautical miles.
James Dolan is the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden and the owner of the New York Knicks. Republic Airport in East Farmingdale is a frequent base for Dolan's fleet. No public appearance or event tied to Dolan was found for the arrival time.
The Gulfstream G550 burns an estimated 430 US gallons of fuel per hour. The aircraft had been on the ground at Newark for about one hour before departing for this flight.
The fleet logged 38 flights in the 30 days before this trip, covering about 37,184 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.
Gulfstream G550 exterior and cabin layout


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