Mike Cannon-Brookes's Bombardier Global 7500 flies Canberra to Sydney in 37 minutes

Mike Cannon-Brookes's Bombardier Global 7500, tail number N1711M, flew from Canberra Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The aircraft departed Canberra at 00:23 UTC and landed in Sydney at 01:00 UTC. The flight took 37 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 128 nautical miles, or 147 miles. The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 206 knots and reached a top ground speed of 383 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 21,000 feet. The Bombardier Global 7500 has a range of 7,700 nautical miles, a top speed of Mach 0.925, and a service ceiling of 51,000 feet. It typically seats 13 passengers and can seat up to 19. The flight burned about 280 US gallons of fuel and produced an estimated 2,691 kilograms of CO2.

This was the 10th tracked landing at Sydney by N1711M in the tracking window that began on June 26, 2026. The previous landing at Sydney was on October 13, 2026, 24 days before this flight. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 17 days since its last tracked landing at Canberra on October 21. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited six airports in four countries and flew about 8,520 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was a 5,681-nautical-mile flight from Amsterdam to the Western Islands on October 8. An Australian Government Flight, a Boeing 737-8 BBJ MAX, landed at Sydney about 18 hours before this flight.

Mike Cannon-Brookes is the co-CEO of Atlassian, an Australian software company. Atlassian is headquartered in Sydney, and the company often holds events and meetings in the city. A web search did not find any scheduled public appearance, board meeting, or court date tied to Mike Cannon-Brookes or Atlassian in Sydney on or around November 7. The flight from Canberra, where the Australian Parliament and many government agencies are based, could have been for business or personal reasons.

The short flight used only about 2 percent of the aircraft's total range. The Bombardier Global 7500 entered service in 2018 and is designed for ultra-long-range travel.

The Bombardier Global 7500 has four living zones and a 54.4-foot cabin. A Global 8000 upgrade is available for the aircraft. Canberra Airport's longest runway is 10,771 feet, and its elevation is 1,886 feet. Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport's longest runway is 12,999 feet, with an elevation of 21 feet.

In the tracking window from June 26 to October 21, 2026, the aircraft made 31 tracked flights. Its most common destination was Sydney, with nine landings. Amsterdam and Bengaluru each saw two landings. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew four flights totaling 19.6 hours in the air and produced about 84,759 kilograms of CO2.

Recent flights by the same owner include a 5-hour-15-minute trip from Surabaya to Sydney on October 13, covering 2,672 nautical miles. On October 9, the aircraft flew from the Western Islands to Seletar in 27 minutes over 40 nautical miles. A flight from Johor Bahru to Amsterdam on October 4 took 13 hours 18 minutes and spanned 5,650 nautical miles.