Luke Bryan flies to Jacksonville ahead of his CMA Fest closing set

Luke Bryan flew from Eagles Ridge Airport in Mississippi to Jacksonville International Airport on June 9, a one-hour-and-eighteen-minute hop aboard his Learjet 60, N506AB. The flight arrived at 20:53 UTC.

The trip lands in Jacksonville the same week Bryan is set to headline the closing night of CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Sunday, June 8 — a sold-out show that capped the Country Song Came On Tour's launch weekend, per a tour update on his official website. Earlier in CMA Fest week, on June 6, Bryan surprised fans by bartending and performing at his Nashville bar, Luke's 32 Bridge, as reported by Entertainment Now.

Jacksonville is not a recurring destination listed in Bryan's briefing, but the flight from a Mississippi airport suggests he may have been traveling from a side trip or a weekend farm visit; his recent flights show a pattern of shorter hops out of Memphis and Nashville, often for tour stops or appearances. This week's detour appears to be a brief stop before returning to Music City for the CMA Fest finale.