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Mitch Kapor's Gulfstream lands in Seattle the week of House online safety vote

If aboard, the Lotus founder's arrival in Seattle coincides with a pivotal tech policy push in Washington, D.C.

By celebplanes · 1 min read · Mitch Kapor

Mitch Kapor — owner of N700MK (Gulfstream G650ER)

Mitch Kapor

Mitch Kapor's Gulfstream G650ER (N700MK) flight path — CKX8 — Big River to KBFI — King County
Flight path · CKX8 — Big RiverKBFI — King County · 1h 44m airborne
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Departure
CKX8 — Big River
Arrival
KBFI — King County
Airborne
1h 44m
Distance
702 nm
CO₂
7.2t

Mitch Kapor's Gulfstream G650ER, tail N700MK, was tracked flying from Big River Airport in Saskatchewan to Boeing Field in Seattle on June 30, a 1-hour 44-minute hop that touched down just after 10 p.m. local time. The aircraft had been on an extended international itinerary in recent days, including stops in Iceland, France, and Japan, before this transcontinental leg.

If Mitch Kapor was aboard, the timing would suggest a visit to the Pacific Northwest the same week the U.S. House passed a sweeping kids online safety package on Monday, per The Next Web. Kapor, a longtime digital rights advocate and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has been a vocal proponent of privacy and safety online. The House version of the bill, which strips out a duty-of-care clause, now heads to the Senate — a fight that aligns with Kapor's stated mission to make the tech ecosystem more inclusive and accountable.

The flight also follows a pattern of movement between Kapor's known residences in Oakland and Healdsburg, California, and international destinations. Seattle is a short hop from his home base, and the city is a hub for tech policy discussions. Whether for meetings with fellow advocates or simply a return from a longer trip, the aircraft's path places Mitch Kapor in the region at a moment of high-stakes tech regulation debate.

Aboard the Gulfstream G650ER

Gulfstream G650ER exterior — Mitch Kapor's private jet (N700MK)
Gulfstream G650ER cabin floor plan — Mitch Kapor's private jet interior layout
Exterior & cabin layout · Gulfstream G650ER

The aircraft

Type
Gulfstream G650ER
Tail
N700MK
Max alt
47,025 ft
Max speed
529 kt

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