Sergio Perez's Bombardier Challenger 604 flies Veracruz to Mexico City in 28 minutes

Sergio Perez's Bombardier Challenger 604, tail number XA-ASP, flew from General Heriberto Jara International Airport in Veracruz, Mexico, to Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The flight departed at 16:09 UTC and landed at 16:37 UTC, spending 28 minutes in the air.

The departure airport in Veracruz has a longest runway of 7,874 feet and sits at an elevation of 90 feet. The arrival airport in Mexico City has a longest runway of 12,966 feet and an elevation of 7,316 feet. The aircraft used about 5 percent of its total range on this flight. Its top ground speed reached 465 knots.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 213 nautical miles, or 245 miles. The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 453 knots and reached a highest altitude of 28,000 feet. Based on celebplanes estimates, the flight burned about 118 US gallons of fuel and produced about 1,130 kilograms of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 2,797 miles. The Bombardier Challenger 604 is a large-cabin jet with a range of 3,900 nautical miles, a top speed of Mach 0.82, a ceiling of 41,000 feet, and seating for up to 12 passengers.

This was the second landing by XA-ASP at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport in the tracked window from July 28 to November 2, 2026. The previous landing at the same airport was on October 20, 2026, 14 days before this flight. In that window, the aircraft's most common destinations were Toluca with four landings, Miami with two landings, and Cancún with two landings. Before this flight, the aircraft had been on the ground for about 22 hours after its previous tracked landing on November 2 at Miami. In the 30 days before this flight, XA-ASP visited 15 airports in five countries and flew about 5,720 nautical miles.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft made 8 flights, spent 13.7 hours in the air, and produced an estimated 32,977 kilograms of CO2. Recent flights by the same owner include a 2-hour-40-minute trip from Del Rio to Miami on November 2, 2026, and a 27-minute hop from Durango to Chihuahua on October 29, 2026.

Sergio Perez is a Formula 1 driver from Mexico. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico and a major hub for business and travel. No public appearance or event tied to Sergio Perez was found near the arrival airport for the date of this flight.

The aircraft's route history shows a mix of short hops and longer legs, including a 2,128-nautical-mile flight from Quebec to Mexico City on October 13, 2026. Over the last 35 tracked flights, XA-ASP spent about 97 hours in the air and produced an estimated 232.2 metric tons of CO2.