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Michael Dell's Gulfstream lands in San Sebastián as the Spain AI Summit opens

If aboard, the timing would align with the annual technology and innovation conference in the Basque city.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Michael Dell

Michael Dell — owner of N228ZD (Gulfstream G650ER)

Michael Dell

Michael Dell's Gulfstream G650ER (N228ZD) flight path — 58.79°, 4.33° to LESO — San Sebastián
Flight path · 58.79°, 4.33°LESO — San Sebastián · 2h 18m airborne
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Departure
58.79°, 4.33°
Arrival
LESO — San Sebastián
Airborne
2h 18m
Distance
954 nm
CO₂
10.4t

Michael Dell's Gulfstream G650ER, N228ZD, was tracked flying from an origin near Madeira to San Sebastián Airport on June 30, a 2-hour-18-minute hop that touched down just after midday local time. The aircraft arrived from the Portuguese archipelago, where earlier tracking showed the jet had been operating short flights in the region over the previous days.

If Michael Dell were aboard, he would land in the Basque Country the same week San Sebastián hosts the Spain AI & Deep Tech Summit, which is being held at the Kursaal Congress Centre from June 29 to July 1, per the event's published agenda. The summit brings together European tech leaders, investors and policymakers, a plausible backdrop for the founder of a company that has recorded $16.1 billion in AI server revenue in a single quarter and holds a record $43 billion AI backlog, as reported in recent earnings coverage. AOL noted this week that Dell Technologies' AI business has helped drive its share price up roughly 255% since February.

The aircraft's movements suggest a return from Hawaii to Austin on June 29 before a European swing: the G650ER repositioned to Funchal, then island-hopped before crossing to the mainland. Michael Dell maintains homes in Austin, Hawaii and New York, but European tech meetings and the region's investment climate have become a recurring destination pattern for his fleet — the same jet recently visited Switzerland and France, per flight logs, before turning south toward Spain this week.

Aboard the Gulfstream G650ER

Gulfstream G650ER exterior — Michael Dell's private jet (N228ZD)
Gulfstream G650ER cabin floor plan — Michael Dell's private jet interior layout
Exterior & cabin layout · Gulfstream G650ER

The aircraft

Type
Gulfstream G650ER
Tail
N228ZD
Max alt
45,000 ft
Max speed
535 kt

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