Michael Jordan's Gulfstream G650ER flies 29 nm from West Palm Beach to an unresolved field

Michael Jordan's Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N236MJ, flew from President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach to an unresolved field on Monday, November 9, 2026. The aircraft departed at 17:53 UTC and landed at 18:10 UTC, spending 17 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 29 nautical miles, or 34 miles.

The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 102 knots and reached a top speed of 214 knots at a highest altitude of 2,875 feet. Our estimates show the flight burned about 135 US gallons of Jet-A fuel, producing roughly 1,299 kilograms of CO2, about the same as driving a car 3,216 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 an unresolved field, where the aircraft had not landed in our tracking window before. The home base on file is President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, where the aircraft has landed 12 times in our tracking window. The previous landing at West Palm Beach was on October 25, 2026, 15 days before this flight. In the 30 days before this flight, N236MJ visited five airports in two countries, flying about 2,237 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was from Anniston to West Palm Beach on October 25, covering 514 nautical miles in 1 hour 19 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 Jupiter, Florida, where he owns two estates inside The Bear's Club. The short flight from West Palm Beach may be linked to a local destination near the unresolved field, though no specific event or appearance was confirmed in web sources tied to Michael Jordan or his organisation.

This flight adds an unresolved field to the list of airports visited by N236MJ in the current tracking window.

N236MJ is a Gulfstream G650ER with serial number 6579, one of the last produced. Its tail number is symbolic: 23 for Jordan's jersey, 6 for his championships, and MJ for his initials. The previous N236MJ was a G550 sold to a Bank of Utah Trustee in 2024.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew 6 flights totaling 6.6 hours in the air, producing about 29,647 kilograms of CO2. The most common destinations in the tracking window were West Palm Beach with 12 landings and Lisbon with 2 landings. The departure field, President Donald J. Trump International Airport, has a longest runway of 10,001 feet and an elevation of 19 feet.