Magic Johnson's Gulfstream III N32MJ flies from Mojave to Bakersfield in 19 minutes

Magic Johnson's Gulfstream III, tail number N32MJ, flew from Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV) to Meadows Field (KBFL) in Bakersfield on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The aircraft departed at 00:50 UTC and landed at 01:08 UTC. The flight took 19 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 57 miles. The aircraft reached an average ground speed of 159 knots and a top speed of 324 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 8,275 feet. The Gulfstream III burned about 150 gallons of Jet-A fuel, producing an estimated 1,437 kilograms of carbon dioxide. That is roughly the same as driving a car 3,557 miles. The Gulfstream III is a large business jet with a range of 3,650 nautical miles, a ceiling of 45,000 feet, and seating for up to 19 passengers.

The Gulfstream III is a stretched GII with a NASA-designed wing and winglets. Its top speed is Mach 0.85, or 459 knots. The aircraft burns an estimated 480 gallons of Jet-A fuel per hour.

This was the eighth landing by N32MJ at Meadows Field since September 8, 2026. The previous landing at Bakersfield was on October 16, five days earlier. The aircraft's home base is Van Nuys Airport (KVNY). In the 30 days before this flight, N32MJ visited 12 airports and flew about 3,886 nautical miles. The most common destinations in that period were Mojave, with eight landings; Bakersfield, with seven landings; and Portland, with four landings.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew 22 tracked flights totaling 23.2 hours in the air. Those flights produced an estimated 106,967 kilograms of carbon dioxide. The longest leg in that period was from Bakersfield to Midland on October 16, covering 869 nautical miles.

He leads Magic Johnson Enterprises, a company valued at more than $1 billion. He is a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Sparks, and the Washington Commanders. Bakersfield is about 79 nautical miles from Van Nuys, the aircraft's home base. No scheduled public appearance or event tied to Magic Johnson or his organizations was found near Bakersfield on the date of this flight.

Mojave Air and Space Port has a longest runway of 12,503 feet at an elevation of 2,801 feet. Meadows Field has a longest runway of 10,849 feet at an elevation of 510 feet. The aircraft had been on the ground for about three days before this flight, following a tracked landing at Mojave on October 18.

The aircraft, a 1982 Gulfstream III registered to Magic Johnson Entertainment Inc of Los Angeles, carries the tail number N32MJ. The tail number combines his Lakers jersey number 32 and his initials. The flight from Mojave to Bakersfield used about 1 percent of the aircraft's total range.