Mike Cannon-Brookes's Bombardier Global 7500 flies Bangkok to Sydney in 9 hours 15 minutes

Mike Cannon-Brookes's Bombardier Global 7500, tail number N1711M, flew from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The aircraft departed Bangkok at 13:46 UTC and landed in Sydney at 23:01 UTC. The flight took 9 hours and 15 minutes.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 4,073 nautical miles, or 4,687 miles. The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 441 knots and reached a top ground speed of 564 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 45,025 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 4,160 US gallons of fuel and produced an estimated 39,964 kilograms of CO2, about the same as driving a car 98,920 miles. This was the 11th tracked landing at Sydney by N1711M in the tracking window that began on June 26, 2026. The previous landing at Sydney was on November 7, 2026, 5 days before this flight. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 1 hour since its previous tracked landing at Bangkok on November 11. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 7 airports in 6 countries and flew about 20,409 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was a 6,750-nautical-mile flight from Sydney to Vancouver on November 8. 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 11. The flight from Bangkok, a major business and travel hub in Southeast Asia, could have been for business or personal reasons. The flight used about 53 percent of the aircraft's total range. The Bombardier Global 7500 entered service in 2018 and is designed for ultra-long-range travel. The aircraft has four living zones and a 54.4-foot cabin. A Global 8000 upgrade is available for the aircraft. Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport has a longest runway of 12,139 feet and an elevation of 9 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 November 10, 2026, the aircraft made 36 tracked flights. Its most common destination was Sydney, with 10 landings before this flight. Bangkok saw 3 landings, and London, Essex saw 2 landings. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew 7 flights totaling 45.2 hours in the air and produced about 195,238 kilograms of CO2.

The aircraft's estimated fuel burn is 450 US gallons per hour. Recent flights include a 14-hour 19-minute trip from Lisbon to Bangkok on November 10, and a 2-hour 26-minute hop from London, Essex to Lisbon the same day.