Magic Johnson's Gulfstream III N32MJ flies a 22-minute loop from Portland to Portland

Magic Johnson's Gulfstream III, tail number N32MJ, flew from Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) to Portland Hillsboro Airport on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The aircraft departed at 00:02 UTC and landed at 00:24 UTC, spending 22 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between departure and arrival was 84 nautical miles, or 96 miles. The aircraft reached an average ground speed of 229 knots and a top speed of 336 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 10,925 feet. The Gulfstream III burned about 175 gallons of Jet-A fuel, producing an estimated 1,686 kilograms of carbon dioxide, roughly the same as driving a car 4,172 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 ninth landing by N32MJ at Portland Hillsboro Airport since September 10, 2026. The previous landing at Portland was on October 30, less than one day 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 4,637 nautical miles across 22 tracked flights totaling 20.2 hours. The most common destinations in that period were Portland, with eight landings; Bakersfield, with seven landings; and Mojave, with seven landings. The longest leg in that period was Bakersfield to Midland on October 16, covering 869 nautical miles.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson is a five-time NBA champion with the Lakers and a Hall-of-Famer. He leads Magic Johnson Enterprises, valued at over $1 billion, and is a co-owner of the LA Dodgers, LA Sparks, and 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, which combines his Lakers jersey number 32 and his initials. Portland Hillsboro Airport has a longest runway of 6,600 feet at an elevation of 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 about 480 gallons of Jet-A fuel per hour. This flight used about 2 percent of the plane's total range.

In the 37 tracked flights from September 10 to October 30, the aircraft made eight landings at Portland. The previous landing at Portland was on October 30, about one hour before this flight.

Recent flights before this one include a trip from Tillamook to Portland on October 30, lasting 1 hour 31 minutes over 44 nautical miles. On October 29, the aircraft flew from Tillamook to Portland in 17 minutes, covering 73 nautical miles. On October 25, it flew from Bakersfield to Portland in 1 hour 47 minutes, covering 635 nautical miles.