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If aboard, the short hop from Sarasota lines up with a weekend of yacht activity off Florida's east coast.
By celebplanes · 2 min read · Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison's Gulfstream G650, tail N817GS, was tracked departing Sarasota Bradenton International Airport at 14:48 UTC on September 15, 2026, and touching down at Palm Beach International Airport 30 minutes later, covering roughly 130 nautical miles at a max speed of 400.9 knots. The flight is one of several short hops between Florida airports this week, following a round trip from Palm Beach to Witham Field on September 14 and a return leg the same day.
If Larry Ellison was aboard, the aircraft's arrival in Palm Beach places him within 12 nautical miles of his 88-meter motor yacht Musashi, which was last reported underway off the U.S. East Coast via AIS tracking from our partner site celebyachts.com, with a fix logged about an hour before landing. The convergence of jet and yacht is suggestive, though not confirmatory — the plane could have carried anyone, and the yacht's position is a snapshot, not a promise. Still, the timing would line up with a weekend aboard, perhaps a short cruise along the Florida coast or a rendezvous with guests.


The destination itself offers no obvious public event to explain the trip — no major conference, hearing, or premiere in Palm Beach this week, per a scan of local listings. But the pattern of 's recent flights is telling: aside from the Florida shuttles, his aircraft made several Silicon Valley runs in early September, including a September 11 round trip between San Francisco and Van Nuys and a September 9 hop from San Jose to Van Nuys. Those movements align with his role as Oracle Corporation's chairman and CTO, where AI-driven stock surges have kept him in the headlines — his net worth briefly topped $400 billion in September 2025, per Bloomberg reporting at the time.
Aboard the Gulfstream G650


The aircraft
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Larry Ellison's base in Palm Beach is well documented: he filed a declaration of domicile in Manalapan, Florida, in May 2023, purchasing a $173 million estate about 20 minutes from Mar-a-Lago. His fleet of three aircraft — the G650, a Citation CJ4, and a Global Express XRS — has logged 50 of 71 trackable 2025 flights starting or ending in Florida, with none originating from Hawaii, despite his near-total ownership of Lanai. The short hop from Sarasota, then, fits a familiar rhythm: a quick coastal reposition, likely tied to the yacht rather than any business imperative.
Whether Larry Ellison was aboard the G650 or not, the flight is a reminder that his Florida presence is as much about leisure as commerce. The Musashi, a Feadship built in 2011, has been a constant companion along the East Coast, and its proximity to the landing strip offers a plausible, if unconfirmed, reason for the trip. For now, the aircraft's log is the only witness, and it tells a story of a man who keeps his options — and his yachts — close.