Michael Jordan's Gulfstream G650ER N236MJ flies from Portland to Hillsboro in 24 minutes

Michael Jordan's Gulfstream G650ER, tail number N236MJ, flew from Portland International Airport to Portland Hillsboro Airport on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The aircraft departed at 20:49 UTC and landed at 21:13 UTC, spending 24 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 20 nautical miles, or 23 miles.

The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 50 knots and reached a top speed of 244 knots at a highest altitude of 3,850 feet. Our estimates show the flight burned about 190 US gallons of Jet-A fuel, producing roughly 1,827 kilograms of CO2, about the same as driving a car 4,523 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 Portland Hillsboro Airport, 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. In the 30 days before this flight, N236MJ visited seven airports in two countries, flying about 4,559 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was from Indiantown to Portland on November 9, covering 2,292 nautical miles in 5 hours 37 minutes. Another tracked aircraft, Phil Knight's Gulfstream G650, landed at Portland about 22 hours before this flight.

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

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.

The aircraft used about 0.3 percent of its maximum range on this 20-nautical-mile trip from Portland International Airport. The departure runway at Portland International is 11,000 feet long at an elevation of 31 feet. The arrival runway at Portland Hillsboro is 6,600 feet long at an elevation of 208 feet.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft completed 8 flights, spending 12.5 hours in the air and producing an estimated 56,285 kilograms of CO2. The distance from the home base at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach to the arrival airport at Portland Hillsboro is 2,330 nautical miles. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 19 hours before this flight, following a previous tracked landing at Portland on November 10.

This flight adds Portland Hillsboro to the list of airports visited by N236MJ in the current tracking window.