Kash Patel's Gulfstream G550 N708JH flies from St Augustine to Jupiter, Florida

Kash Patel's Gulfstream G550, tail number N708JH, flew from Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St Augustine to William P Gwinn Airport in Jupiter, Florida, on Monday, November 2, 2026. The flight departed at 00:47 UTC and landed at 02:05 UTC, spending 1 hour and 19 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 201 nautical miles, or 232 miles. The aircraft reached a top altitude of 28,050 feet and a top ground speed of 467 knots, with an average ground speed of 153 knots. The flight burned an estimated 565 US gallons of fuel, producing about 5,427 kilograms of CO2. The Gulfstream G550 is an ultra-long-range jet with a range of 6,750 nautical miles, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 19 passengers.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft had not landed at Jupiter. Its home base is Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field in Virginia. Over the past month, the aircraft visited 18 airports and flew about 20,794 nautical miles, with Richmond being the most common destination at 14 landings. Recent flights include a trip from Richmond to St Augustine on November 1, and a round trip between Richmond and San Diego on October 28 and 29.

Kash Patel was confirmed as the 9th Director of the FBI on February 20, 2025. As FBI director, he is required by federal policy to use the Department of Justice's Gulfstream G550 for all travel, including personal trips, for which he must reimburse the government. The aircraft has drawn scrutiny for flights to Las Vegas, Hawaii, and visits to his girlfriend's hometown.

The flight from St Augustine to Jupiter is a short hop that used only 3 percent of the aircraft's range. It arrived at a small airport with a 7,003-foot runway, about 723 nautical miles from the aircraft's home base in Virginia. The aircraft had been on the ground at St Augustine for about one hour before departing for Jupiter. This trip adds to a pattern of flights to Florida that have been the subject of public and congressional attention. The aircraft continues to be tracked by public flight data services. No further flights have been recorded since this landing.

The aircraft is one of several Gulfstream jets in the federal government's fleet used for senior official transport. It is registered to an address at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, which is FBI headquarters. Former FBI agent Kyle Seraphin and reporters from The Intercept published guides to tracking N708JH using ADS-B Exchange, despite Patel's reported efforts to block the aircraft from public tracking databases.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew 33 flights totaling 54.9 hours in the air. Those flights produced an estimated 226,772 kilograms of CO2. The longest leg in that period was from Camp Springs to San Francisco on October 6, covering 2,136 nautical miles. The Gulfstream G550 is a GV-SP type, with over 617 in operation worldwide.

The departure airport, Northeast Florida Regional Airport, has a longest runway of 12,000 feet and an elevation of 10 feet. In 2025, members of Congress demanded Patel reimburse taxpayers and produce records of personal flights, lavish vacations, and date nights charged to the government.