Michael Jordan's Gulfstream G650ER returns to West Palm Beach from Tampa

Michael Jordan's Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N236MJ, flew from Tampa International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The flight departed at 20:20 UTC and landed at 21:01 UTC, spending 41 minutes in the air. The aircraft covered 151 nautical miles, or 174 miles, at an average ground speed of 221 knots and a top ground speed of 421 knots at a highest altitude of 23,000 feet.

The flight used about 2 percent of the aircraft's total range. The Gulfstream G650ER burns an estimated 470 US gallons of fuel per hour. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft made nine flights totaling 31.7 hours in the air and producing about 143,081 kilograms of CO2.

Our estimates show the flight burned about 323 US gallons of Jet-A fuel, producing roughly 3,100 kilograms of CO2, about the same as driving a car 7,674 miles. The Gulfstream G650ER is an ultra-long-range jet with a maximum range of 7,500 nautical miles, a top speed of Mach 0.925, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 19 passengers.

This flight ended at Jordan's home base, President Donald J. Trump International Airport, where the aircraft has landed 10 times in our tracking window. The previous landing at West Palm Beach was on October 19, 2026, three days before this flight. Before this trip, the aircraft had been on the ground in Tampa for about six hours, following a flight from West Palm Beach earlier that day. In the 30 days before this flight, N236MJ visited seven airports in four countries, flying about 13,714 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was from Lisbon to Las Vegas on September 30, covering 4,728 nautical miles in 10 hours 46 minutes. Another tracked aircraft, Altria's Gulfstream G600, landed at West Palm Beach about 22 hours before this flight, and Dominion Energy's Gulfstream G450 landed about three hours earlier.

The aircraft's previous flight on October 22 was from West Palm Beach to Tampa, covering 155 nautical miles in 38 minutes. On October 19, it flew from George Town to West Palm Beach, a 449-nautical-mile trip lasting 1 hour 20 minutes. On October 15, it flew from West Palm Beach to George Town, covering 454 nautical miles in 1 hour 23 minutes.

Michael Jordan is a six-time NBA champion, five-time MVP, and team owner with a net worth over $1 billion. He co-owns 23XI Racing, which won the 2026 Daytona 500. His primary residence is in Jupiter, Florida, where he owns two estates inside The Bear's Club. The Gulfstream G650ER, serial number 6579, is one of the last produced, and its tail number carries symbolic meaning: 23 for his jersey, 6 for his championships, and MJ for his initials. The aircraft features a custom silver-and-black elephant-print livery inspired by the Air Jordan 3, with a paint job estimated to cost about $500,000.

The flight marks a return to Jordan's home base after a brief trip to Tampa. The departure airport in Tampa has a runway 11,002 feet long at an elevation of 26 feet. The arrival airport in West Palm Beach has a runway 10,001 feet long at an elevation of 19 feet.

Michael Jordan sold his Highland Park, Illinois mansion, which had a Jumpman-logo indoor court, for $9.5 million in December 2024. He owns a 70-meter motor yacht named Joy, built by Feadship in 2016, and a 74-meter motor yacht named M'Brace, built by Abeking & Rasmussen in 2018.