Shaquille O'Neal's Global 6000 flies Orlando to Charleston in 54 minutes

Shaquille O'Neal's Bombardier Global 6000, tail N626JJ, departed Orlando Executive Airport at 01:52 UTC on Sunday, October 25, 2026, and landed at Charleston International Airport at 02:46 UTC. The flight took 54 minutes to cover the 268-nautical-mile great-circle distance between the two airports.

The aircraft averaged 299 knots ground speed and reached a highest altitude of 33,025 feet, with a top ground speed of 482 knots. Celebplanes estimates the flight burned about 359 US gallons of fuel, producing about 3,444 kilograms of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 8,526 miles. The Global 6000 is an Ultra Long Range jet with a range of 6,000 nautical miles, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 17 passengers.

In the 30 days before this flight, none of Shaquille O'Neal's two aircraft had landed at Charleston International Airport. The home base for both aircraft is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is 225 nautical miles from Charleston. The most common destinations in that window were Atlanta, Dallas, and Driggs. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 23 hours since its previous tracked landing at Orlando on October 24.

Shaquille O'Neal is a four-time NBA champion, Hall of Famer, and Inside the NBA broadcaster on TNT. He holds significant investments in Krispy Kreme and Authentic Brands Group. Charleston is not near any of his known properties or usual destinations, which include Las Vegas, Orlando, Birmingham, Miami, Chicago, and Washington Dulles. A web search found no scheduled public appearance, board meeting, or other event tied to Shaquille O'Neal or his organizations for the arrival date.

The flight used 4 percent of the aircraft's range and arrived at Charleston International Airport, which has a longest runway of 9,001 feet. The aircraft's other recent flights include a 1-hour 15-minute trip from Atlanta to Orlando on October 24 and a 15-nautical-mile repositioning between Atlanta's two airports on October 17.

The Global 6000 has a top speed of Mach 0.89, or 513 knots. It was originally built as a Global Express XRS with advanced avionics. Celebplanes estimates the aircraft burns about 400 US gallons of fuel per hour. Shaquille O'Neal also flies a Bombardier Challenger 605, tail N3250N.

Orlando Executive Airport has a longest runway of 6,004 feet and an elevation of 113 feet. The longest leg in that window was a 4,394-nautical-mile trip from Atlanta to Vilnius on September 28, 2026, flown by N626JJ.

Other recent flights by the same owner include a 7-hour 25-minute trip from Plattsburgh to Prague on October 18, 2026, covering 3,374 nautical miles in N3250N. That same day, N3250N flew from Denver to Plattsburgh in 3 hours 10 minutes over 1,424 nautical miles. On October 17, N3250N flew from Salt Lake City to Driggs in 30 minutes, covering 168 nautical miles.