MGM Resorts flies back to Las Vegas after a busy night in Los Angeles

MGM Resorts flew from Hollywood Burbank to Las Vegas Harry Reid International on May 26, 2026, a 47-minute hop aboard its Embraer Legacy 500 (N783MM). The jet left KBUR just before 8:40 p.m. local time and touched down at KLAS at 9:29 p.m., according to Celebplanes flight data.

The late-night return from Los Angeles is routine for MGM Resorts' fleet, which primarily moves VIP guests between the Strip and major U.S. metros. There is no specific public event in Las Vegas this week that would explain the quick turnaround, but the company has been leaning heavily on its private-jet program to court high-spending gamblers as part of a broader recovery strategy. MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle told analysts on an April 29 earnings call that Las Vegas Strip revenue grew year-over-year in the first quarter for the first time in over a year, driven partly by group and convention business, per a transcript published by The Motley Fool. The company's Las Vegas operations generated $8.4 billion in net revenue in 2025, down 4 percent from 2024, as a tourism slump weighed on results, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

The same aircraft has been active all week, making four round trips between Southern California airports and Las Vegas on May 22 alone. That shuttle pattern — Henderson Executive to Burbank, Burbank to Las Vegas, Las Vegas to Los Angeles, Los Angeles back to Las Vegas — suggests MGM Resorts is using the Legacy 500 to serve two of its most important feeder markets in a single evening. For a company that has ordered six Embraer business jets to ferry its most valuable customers, a simple overnight flight from Burbank to the Strip is just another night's work.