Neymar's Dassault Falcon 900LX PS-NJR flies 69 nm from Guarulhos to Congonhas

Neymar's Dassault Falcon 900LX, tail number PS-NJR, flew from São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (SBGR) to Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (SBSP) on Sunday, October 18, 2026. The flight departed at 23:37 UTC and landed at 00:10 UTC, spending 33 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 69 nautical miles, or 80 miles. The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 125 knots and reached a top speed of 290 knots at a maximum altitude of 28,000 feet. Our estimates show the flight burned about 155 US gallons of fuel and produced about 1,492 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 3,693 miles. The Dassault Falcon 900LX is a long-range jet with a range of 4,750 nautical miles, a top speed of Mach 0.87, and a ceiling of 51,000 feet. It typically seats 12 to 14 passengers.

PS-NJR had landed at São Paulo airports twice in the 30 days before this flight, with the last landing on October 12, 2026, six days earlier. Neymar's home base on file is São Paulo/Guarulhos (SBGR), and his usual destinations include Congonhas (SBSP), King Khalid International Airport (OERK) in Riyadh, London Heathrow (EGLL), and Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN). In the 30 days before this flight, Neymar's two aircraft completed 39 flights, totaling 27.5 hours in the air. Recent flights by PS-NJR include a 42-minute trip from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo on October 17 and a 35-minute hop from São Bernardo do Campo to Rio de Janeiro on the same day.

Neymar is a Brazilian forward who played for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League from August 2023 before returning on loan to Santos in 2025. The flight from Guarulhos to Congonhas, both in the São Paulo area, is consistent with travel related to his professional commitments in the region.

The aircraft landed at Congonhas after a short 33-minute flight from Guarulhos, covering just 1 percent of its maximum range.

The Falcon 900LX is actually a 900EX with blended winglets, which reduce drag by 7 percent. It burns about 280 US gallons of fuel per hour. Congonhas has a longest runway of 6,365 feet, while Guarulhos has a longest runway of 12,139 feet. The elevation at Congonhas is 2,631 feet, slightly higher than Guarulhos at 2,461 feet.

The most common destinations were São Bernardo do Campo with 11 landings, São Roque with 5, and Rio de Janeiro with 3. The longest leg in that period was São Bernardo do Campo to Recife on September 25, 2026, covering 1,191 nautical miles. That flight was in the Cessna Citation Sovereign, PR-SMK.

Before this flight, PS-NJR had been on the ground for about 27 hours after its previous tracked landing on October 17 at São Paulo. Recent hops include a 23-minute flight from Campinas to São Paulo on October 12 and an 8-minute hop from São Bernardo do Campo to São Paulo on October 9. The distance from Neymar's home base at Guarulhos to Congonhas is only 16 nautical miles.