Tim Barnard's Gulfstream G500 N175BC flies 44 nm from Bozeman to Northwest Arkansas

Tim Barnard's Gulfstream G500, tail number N175BC, flew from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport to Northwest Arkansas National Airport in Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The flight departed at 17:39 UTC and landed at 17:52 UTC, spending 13 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 44 nm, or about 51 miles.

The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 211 kt and reached a highest altitude of 13,300 ft. The top ground speed seen during the flight was 369 kt. Based on celebplanes estimates, the Gulfstream G500 burned about 80 US gallons of fuel and produced about 769 kg of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 1,903 miles. The G500 is a large-class jet built by Gulfstream, with a range of 5,300 nm, a top speed of Mach 0.925, a service ceiling of 51,000 ft, and seating for up to 19 passengers.

The Gulfstream G500 features a Symmetry flight deck with scaled-down G650 technology. The departure airport, Bozeman Yellowstone International, has a longest runway of 8,994 ft and sits at an elevation of 4,473 ft. The arrival airport, Northwest Arkansas National, has a longest runway of 8,801 ft and an elevation of 1,287 ft.

This flight ended at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, which is 949 nm from Barnard's home base, Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. Earlier that same day, the aircraft had already landed at Bozeman once, meaning it spent about 0 hours on the ground before departing again. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 8 airports in 1 country and flew about 2,992 nm. The longest leg in that period was a 843 nm trip from Bozeman to Bozeman on October 24, 2026. Recent flights by the same owner include a 636 nm leg from Phoenix to Bozeman on October 23, a 308 nm leg from Burbank to Phoenix on October 21, a 722 nm leg from Denver to Van Nuys on October 20, and a 447 nm leg from Bozeman to Denver on October 19.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft made 7 tracked flights totaling 7.3 hours in the air. Those flights produced an estimated 26,575 kg of CO2. The most common destination in that window was Bozeman, with 3 landings.

Tim Barnard leads Barnard Construction, a family company founded in Bozeman, Montana in 1976. The company builds pipelines, dams, tunnels, water systems and power projects across the United States and Canada and is one of the largest private employers in Montana. The FAA lists Barnard Aviation II LLC of Bozeman as the owner of N175BC, and spotter photos caption the aircraft as Barnard Construction. A web search did not find a specific event or news tied to Barnard Construction in the Northwest Arkansas area at this time. The flight from Bozeman to Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers is a short hop between two airports, and Bozeman is the company's home base.

This 13-minute flight used about 1 percent of the aircraft's total range. The aircraft is a 2021 model with serial number 72089 and hex code A12BDC.