Tim Barnard's Gulfstream G500 N175BC flies 114 nm from Jackson Hole to Bozeman

Tim Barnard's Gulfstream G500, tail number N175BC, flew from Jackson Hole Airport to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The flight departed at 20:57 UTC and landed at 21:26 UTC, spending 29 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 114 nm, or about 131 miles.

The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 236 kt and reached a highest altitude of 22,000 ft. The top ground speed seen during the flight was 433 kt. Based on celebplanes estimates, the Gulfstream G500 burned about 184 US gallons of fuel and produced about 1,766 kg of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 4,372 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.

This flight ended at Barnard's home base, Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft had landed at Bozeman 7 times; the last one was on October 31, 2026, 3 days before this flight. The most common destinations in that window were Bozeman, with 7 landings, and Phoenix, with 3 landings. The aircraft's previous tracked landing on November 3 was at Jackson Hole, meaning it spent about 5 hours on the ground before departing again.

Tim Barnard leads Barnard Construction, a family company founded in Bozeman, Montana in 1976. It builds pipelines, dams, tunnels, water systems and power projects across the U.S. 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 it Barnard Construction. Jackson Hole Airport is about 160 miles from Bozeman by air, and the area is known for outdoor recreation and tourism, but no public event tied to Barnard or his company was found near Jackson Hole on that date.

The aircraft's 30-day history shows 19 flights totaling 26.9 hours in the air and about 98,034 kg of CO2. It visited 15 airports in one country and flew about 11,311 nm. The longest leg in that period was a 1,343 nm trip from Bozeman to Harlingen on October 29, 2026.

The aircraft uses a Symmetry flight deck, which is scaled-down technology from the G650. The flight from Jackson Hole to Bozeman used about 2 percent of the Gulfstream G500's total range. Jackson Hole Airport has a longest runway of 6,300 feet and sits at an elevation of 6,451 feet. Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport's longest runway is 8,994 feet, with an elevation of 4,473 feet.

This flight added a short hop to the aircraft's recent activity, which included trips to Las Vegas, Fairfield, Phoenix, Del Rio, and Harlingen in the days before.

In the days before this short hop, the aircraft flew from Las Vegas to Jackson on November 3, covering 542 nm in 1 hour and 5 minutes. On November 2, it flew from Bozeman to Las Vegas, a 624 nm trip lasting 1 hour and 31 minutes. On October 31, it traveled from Fairfield to Bozeman, 670 nm in 1 hour and 26 minutes.