MetLife's Bombardier Global 5000 N1868M returns to Teterboro from Barcelona

MetLife, Inc.'s Bombardier Global 5000, tail number N1868M, landed at Teterboro Airport (KTEB) on Friday, October 23, 2026. The aircraft departed Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (LEBL) at 14:08 UTC and touched down at 22:09 UTC. The flight took 8 hours and 1 minute. This was the aircraft's 11th tracked landing at Teterboro since June 2026.

The Bombardier Global 5000 is a shortened Global Express, optimized for shorter missions. It has a top speed of Mach 0.89, or 499 knots. The aircraft burns an estimated 400 US gallons of jet fuel per hour.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 3,324 nm, or 3,826 miles. The aircraft's average ground speed was 415 kt, with a top ground speed of 514 kt. The highest altitude seen was 43,025 feet. Based on our estimate, the flight burned about 3,206 US gallons of jet fuel, producing about 30,801 kg of CO2. That is roughly the same as driving a car 76,241 miles. The Bombardier Global 5000 is a large-class jet with a range of 5,200 nm, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 16 passengers.

Before this flight, the aircraft had 10 tracked landings at Teterboro in the same window, the most recent on October 17. Its home base is Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR), about 11 nm away. Usual destinations include Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare, London Heathrow, Tokyo Haneda, San Francisco, and Charlotte Douglas. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft made 11 flights, spending 46.5 hours in the air and covering about 20,329 nm. Other tracked aircraft that landed at Teterboro in the 24 hours before this landing included a Gulfstream G600 operated by Antonio Gracias and a Bombardier Global 7500 operated by Shahid Khan.

MetLife, Inc. is the largest US life insurer by assets, with roughly $700 billion. The company is based in New York City, and Teterboro is a common airport for New York-area business travel. No specific public event or meeting tied to MetLife was found in news reports around the arrival date. The flight follows a pattern of transatlantic travel for the aircraft, which recently flew from Barcelona to New Delhi on October 20.

The aircraft spent about 2 hours on the ground at Barcelona before this departure. It had previously landed there on October 23 after a flight from New Delhi. This Teterboro trip used about 64% of the aircraft's range. The flight is part of a busy period for N1868M, which has logged 33 tracked flights since June 6, 2026.

The longest leg in the 30 days before this flight was from Barcelona to New Delhi on October 20, covering 3,657 nm. The aircraft's most common destinations in that window were Teterboro with 10 landings, Chicago/West Chicago with 2 landings, and Dulles with 2 landings.

MetLife's aviation activity remains consistent with its global operations. The aircraft is now on the ground in New Jersey.