Tim Barnard's Gulfstream G500 N175BC flies 13 nm from Bozeman to Bozeman

Tim Barnard's Gulfstream G500, tail number N175BC, flew from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport on Sunday, November 15, 2026. The flight departed at 00:06 UTC and landed at 00:09 UTC, spending 4 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 13 nm, or about 15 miles.

The aircraft averaged a ground speed of 200 kt and reached a highest altitude of 6,675 ft. Based on celebplanes estimates, the Gulfstream G500 burned about 23 US gallons of fuel and produced about 218 kg of CO2, roughly the same as driving a car 540 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 11 times; the last one was on November 14, 2026, 0 days before this flight. The most common destinations in that window were Bozeman, with 11 landings, and Phoenix and Scottsdale, each with 3 landings. The aircraft's previous tracked landing on November 14 was at Bozeman, meaning it spent about 0 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. Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is the home base for the aircraft, and no public event tied to Barnard or his company was found near Bozeman on that date.

The aircraft's 30-day history shows 27 flights totaling 42.3 hours in the air and about 154,352 kg of CO2. It visited 18 airports in one country and flew about 18,106 nm. The longest leg in that period was a 1,650 nm trip from White Plains to Bozeman on November 14, 2026.

The aircraft is a 2021 model with serial number 72089 and hex code A12BDC. It features a Symmetry flight deck, which uses scaled-down technology from the G650. The Gulfstream G500 burns an estimated 380 US gallons of fuel per hour. Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport has a longest runway of 8,994 ft and sits at an elevation of 4,473 ft.

On November 14, 2026, the same owner flew from Bozeman to Bozeman in 38 minutes covering 308 nm. Earlier that day, the aircraft flew from Scottsdale to Spokane in 2 hours 22 minutes over 878 nm, and from Bozeman to Scottsdale in 1 hour 40 minutes over 734 nm. On November 10, 2026, it flew from Bozeman to New York in 3 hours 13 minutes over 1,645 nm.

On November 4, 2026, the aircraft flew from Scottsdale to Bozeman in 1 hour 54 minutes over 730 nm, and earlier that day from Bozeman to Scottsdale in 1 hour 40 minutes over 735 nm. On November 3, 2026, it flew from Jackson to Bozeman in 29 minutes over 114 nm.