Magic Johnson's Gulfstream III N32MJ flies from Mojave to Bakersfield in 9 minutes

Magic Johnson's Gulfstream III, tail number N32MJ, flew from Mojave Air & Space Port (KMHV) to Meadows Field (KBFL) in Bakersfield on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The aircraft departed at 17:50 UTC and landed at 17:58 UTC. The flight took 9 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 49 nautical miles, or 56 miles. The aircraft reached an average ground speed of 304 knots and a top speed of 304 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 7,650 feet. The Gulfstream III burned about 70 gallons of Jet-A fuel, producing an estimated 670 kilograms of carbon dioxide, roughly the same as driving a car 1,658 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 Bakersfield since September 25, 2026. The previous landing at Bakersfield was on October 31, 13 days before this flight. The aircraft's home base is Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), about 79 nautical miles from Bakersfield. In the 30 days before this flight, N32MJ visited 12 airports and flew about 3,860 nautical miles across 21 tracked flights totaling 17.3 hours. The most common destinations in that period were Mojave, with 10 landings; Bakersfield, with 8 landings; and Portland, with 7 landings. The longest leg in that period was from 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. N32MJ is a 1982 Gulfstream III registered to Magic Johnson Entertainment Inc of Los Angeles. The tail number nods to his Lakers jersey number 32 and initials. No public events or meetings tied to Magic Johnson or his organizations were found near Bakersfield on this date.

The aircraft spent about 17 hours on the ground at Mojave before this departure. Its previous tracked landing at Mojave was on November 12. This flight used about 1 percent of the aircraft's range.

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.

Mojave Air & 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.

Before this flight, the same owner's aircraft flew from Inyokern to Mojave on November 12, covering 43 nautical miles in 14 minutes. Another flight that day went from Apple Valley to Van Nuys, 107 nautical miles in 27 minutes.