Neymar's Cessna Citation Sovereign PR-SMK flies 115 nm from Congonhas to Guarulhos

Neymar's Cessna Citation Sovereign, tail number PR-SMK, flew from Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (SBSP) in São Paulo, Brazil, to São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (SBGR) on Friday, November 13, 2026. The aircraft departed at 14:33 UTC and landed at 14:53 UTC, spending 20 minutes in the air. The flight ended at the home base on file for Neymar.

The great-circle distance between the two airports was 115 nautical miles, or 133 miles. The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 353 knots, reached a top ground speed of 453 knots and climbed to a highest altitude of 23,000 feet. Our estimate for fuel burned on this leg is about 65 US gallons, producing roughly 627 kg of CO2, about the same as driving a car 1,552 miles. The flight used about 4 percent of the aircraft's range. The Cessna Citation Sovereign is a super midsize jet with a range of 3,010 nautical miles, a top speed of Mach 0.80 and a service ceiling of 47,000 feet. It typically seats 9 passengers, up to 12.

This was the seventh landing at São Paulo/Guarulhos in the tracking window that began on September 29, 2026, and the most recent before it came on November 10, 2026, also by PR-SMK. In the 30 days before this flight, Neymar's two aircraft used 11 airports in one country and flew about 5,831 nautical miles. The most common destinations in the window were São Bernardo do Campo with 7 landings, São Paulo/Guarulhos with 6 and Congonhas with 6. The longest leg in those 30 days was Belém to São Paulo on November 10, 1,379 nautical miles, again by PR-SMK. Earlier on November 13, PR-SMK flew from São Bernardo do Campo to Congonhas in 13 minutes over 34 nautical miles, and the aircraft sat on the ground for about 1 hours before this leg.

The owner's two aircraft made 37 tracked flights in the window from September 29, 2026 to November 13, 2026. Earlier landings at São Paulo in that window totaled 6, and the last one was on November 10, 2026, 3 days before this flight, by PR-SMK. The Cessna Citation is a super midsize aircraft. Our estimate for its fuel burn is 200 US gallons per hour.

Neymar Jr. is a Brazilian forward who plays for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League and was on loan back to Santos in 2025. He previously played for Santos, Barcelona and PSG. São Bernardo do Campo, the most common destination in the window, is a city in the São Paulo metropolitan area, close to Santos. A web search found no recent news linking Neymar or his company to a specific event at either airport on this date. The second aircraft on file, the Dassault Falcon 900LX PS-NJR, last appeared in our tracking on November 4, 2026, when it flew from São Bernardo do Campo to São Paulo/Guarulhos in 1 hour 41 minutes over 9 nautical miles.

Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport has a longest runway of 6,365 ft and sits at an elevation of 2,631 ft. São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport has a longest runway of 12,139 ft and an elevation of 2,461 ft. On November 10, 2026, PR-SMK flew from São Bernardo do Campo to São Paulo, a 1,284 nautical mile leg that took 2h 60m. On November 3, 2026, PS-NJR flew from São Bernardo do Campo to Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport in 9 minutes over 21 nautical miles.

The aircraft has now completed two short hops around the São Paulo area on November 13.