Shahid Khan's Bombardier Global 7500 returns to Savoy after 10 days in London

Shahid Khan's Bombardier Global 7500, tail number N919FG, landed at University of Illinois Willard Airport in Savoy on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 18:13 UTC. The flight departed London Stansted Airport at 10:12 UTC and spent 8 hours 2 minutes in the air. The aircraft, an Ultra Long Range jet built by Bombardier, can fly 7,700 nm without stopping and seats up to 19 passengers.

The aircraft used 46 percent of its total range on this leg. The departure airport, London Stansted, has a longest runway of 10,003 feet and sits at 348 feet elevation. The arrival field, University of Illinois Willard Airport, has a longest runway of 8,101 feet and an elevation of 755 feet.

The great-circle distance between the two airports was 3,529 nm, or 4,061 miles. The aircraft reached a highest altitude of 43,025 ft and a top ground speed of 543 kt, with an average ground speed of 440 kt. Our estimate for fuel burned on this leg is 3,613 US gallons, producing about 34.7 metric tons of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 85,908 miles. The Bombardier Global 7500 has a top speed of Mach 0.925 and a ceiling of 51,000 ft.

Our estimate for fuel burn on this flight is 450 US gallons per hour. The Bombardier Global 7500 cabin is 54.4 feet long and has four living zones. A Global 8000 upgrade is available for this aircraft model.

This was the eighth tracked landing at Savoy since June 24, 2026, and the first since October 1, 18 days before this flight. In the 30 days before this flight, N919FG visited four airports in two countries and flew about 7,789 nm. The most common destinations in that window were Savoy with seven landings, London Stansted with two, and Detroit with two. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 10 days after its previous tracked landing at London Stansted on October 9.

Khan, an alumnus of the university, has a long history of supporting its engineering and business programs. No public event or appearance tied to Khan or his organizations was scheduled in the area on the day of the landing.

The aircraft's previous tracked flight was from Savoy to London Stansted on October 9, a 6-hour 31-minute trip covering the same 3,529 nm distance. Before that, on October 1, N919FG flew from Van Nuys to Savoy in 3 hours 17 minutes, covering 1,480 nm. The flight history shows a pattern of regular visits to Savoy, with seven landings in the tracked window.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew 16.3 hours and produced about 70,560 kg of CO2, according to our estimate. The owner's 122-meter motor yacht Kismet, built by Lürssen in 2024, was last seen in the Ligurean Sea 20 minutes ago, according to AIS tracking via our partner site celebyachts.com.

N919FG is registered to N919FG LLC, a company, and is publicly linked to Shahid Khan. The aircraft's return to Savoy continues a pattern of frequent visits to the central Illinois airport.