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Mark Zuckerberg's aircraft lands in Truckee the week Lake Tahoe heats up

A 27-minute hop from Watsonville — if Mark Zuckerberg was aboard, the timing would suggest a summer retreat to his $59 million Lake Tahoe property.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg — owner of N68885 (Gulfstream G650ER)

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg's Gulfstream G650ER (N68885) flight path — KWVI — Watsonville to KTRK — Truckee Tahoe
Flight path · KWVI — WatsonvilleKTRK — Truckee Tahoe · 27m airborne
Listen — voice briefing0:29
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Departure
KWVI — Watsonville
Arrival
KTRK — Truckee Tahoe
Airborne
27m
Distance
165 nm
CO₂
2.1t

Mark Zuckerberg's Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N68885, was tracked departing Watsonville Municipal Airport on June 24, 2026, and arriving at Truckee Tahoe Airport 27 minutes later, climbing to 25,000 feet at 489 knots. The aircraft, registered through the A7P Trust and operated by Solairus Aviation, touched down at the high-Sierra airfield just before 7:10 a.m. local.

If Mark Zuckerberg was on board, the flight drops him into Lake Tahoe the same week midsummer crowds and events fill the basin — his $59 million compound on the lake's north shore sits within a short drive of Truckee. While no specific public appearance has been reported in Truckee this week, the arrival follows a pattern of California-to-Tahoe hops logged on the same airframe throughout June, including a flight from Monterey to Truckee on June 23, according to tracking data [available on celebplanes.com](https://www.celebplanes.com/celebrity/mark-zuckerberg).

The brief hop appears as the latest in a series of short-haul movements across California — the G650ER also flew Watsonville to an unlisted location earlier the same day, then repositioned eastward from Truckee to the New York area on June 23. Mark Zuckerberg maintains two Gulfstreams in his fleet, with the G650ER having logged 294 trips and more than 348,000 miles since 2021, per celebplanes records.

Aboard the Gulfstream G650ER

Gulfstream G650ER exterior — Mark Zuckerberg's private jet (N68885)
Gulfstream G650ER cabin floor plan — Mark Zuckerberg's private jet interior layout
Exterior & cabin layout · Gulfstream G650ER

The aircraft

Type
Gulfstream G650ER
Tail
N68885
Max alt
25,000 ft
Max speed
489 kt

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