Shaquille O'Neal's Global 6000 flies Atlanta to Baton Rouge in 1 hour 12 minutes

Shaquille O'Neal's Bombardier Global 6000, tail N626JJ, flew from DeKalb Peachtree Airport in Atlanta to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on Friday, November 6, 2026. The aircraft departed at 02:02 UTC and landed at 03:14 UTC, spending 1 hour 12 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 401 nautical miles. The aircraft averaged 336 knots ground speed and reached a highest altitude of 40,025 feet, with a top ground speed of 444 knots. Celebplanes estimates the flight burned about 478 US gallons of fuel, producing about 4,590 kilograms of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 11,361 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, N626JJ had landed at Baton Rouge once before, on September 27, 2026, 40 days earlier. The home base for both of Shaquille O'Neal's aircraft is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is 389 nautical miles from Baton Rouge. The most common destinations in that window were Atlanta, Driggs, and Orlando. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 44 hours since its previous tracked landing at Atlanta on November 4. Other recent flights by the same owner include a 3-hour 38-minute trip from Van Nuys to Atlanta on November 4 and a 5-hour 8-minute flight from Fort Lauderdale to Van Nuys on November 1. A Dow CRJ-900 landed at Baton Rouge about 12 hours before this flight.

Shaquille O'Neal is a 4-time NBA champion, Hall-of-Famer, and Inside the NBA broadcaster on TNT. He holds significant investments in Krispy Kreme and Authentic Brands Group. Baton Rouge is not near any of his known properties or usual destinations, which include Las Vegas, Orlando, Birmingham, Miami, Chicago, and Washington. 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 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.

The flight used 7 percent of the aircraft's range and arrived at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, which has a longest runway of 7,500 feet. Celebplanes will continue to track its movements.

DeKalb Peachtree Airport, where the flight began, has a longest runway of 6,001 feet and an elevation of 1,003 feet. The owner's other aircraft is a Bombardier Challenger 605, tail N3250N. In the 30 days before this flight, the longest leg tracked for the owner was a 4,290-nautical-mile trip from Olbia, Italy, to Atlanta on October 16, 2026, flown by N626JJ.