Magic Johnson's Gulfstream III N32MJ flies from Tillamook to Portland in 15 minutes

Magic Johnson's Gulfstream III, tail number N32MJ, flew from Tillamook Airport (KTMK) to Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The aircraft departed at 01:22 UTC and landed at 01:37 UTC. The flight took 15 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 48 nautical miles, or 55 miles. The aircraft reached an average ground speed of 188 knots and a top speed of 304 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 8,925 feet. The Gulfstream III burned about 121 gallons of Jet-A fuel, producing an estimated 1,167 kilograms of carbon dioxide, roughly the same as driving a car 2,888 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.

This was the seventh landing by N32MJ at Portland Hillsboro Airport in the 30 days before this flight. The previous landing at Portland was on October 28, less than one hour earlier. The aircraft's home base is Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), about 710 nautical miles from Portland. In the 30 days before this flight, N32MJ visited 12 airports and flew about 4,561 nautical miles across 23 tracked flights totaling 21.7 hours. The most common destinations in that period were Bakersfield, with seven landings; Mojave, with seven landings; and Portland, with six landings. Another tracked aircraft, Phil Knight's Gulfstream G500, landed at Portland about 20 hours before this flight.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson is a five-time NBA champion with the Lakers and a Hall-of-Famer. He leads Magic Johnson Enterprises, a company valued at more than $1 billion, and is a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Sparks, and the Washington Commanders. No scheduled public appearance or event tied to Magic Johnson or his organizations was found near Portland on the date of this flight.

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 Tillamook to Portland used about 1 percent of the aircraft's total range.

Tillamook Airport's longest runway is 5,001 feet, with an elevation of 36 feet. Portland Hillsboro Airport has a longest runway of 6,600 feet and sits at 208 feet. 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.

In the 38 tracked flights from September 9 to October 27, 2026, N32MJ landed at Portland six times before this flight. The longest leg in that period was Bakersfield to Midland on October 16, covering 869 nautical miles. Recent flights include a 28-minute hop from Portland to Portland on October 27, and a 32-minute flight from Portland to Tillamook the same day.