Tim Draper flies home to San Jose after a short hop from San Francisco

Tim Draper flew from San Francisco International Airport to San Jose on May 13, a 32-minute hop in his Gulfstream G550, N550DA. The aircraft climbed to just 5,050 feet and reached a top speed of 288 knots before setting down at a private airstrip near his home base of KSJC.

The same week, the Bitcoin 2026 conference is underway in San Francisco, per the event's official schedule. Tim Draper, an outspoken Bitcoin maximalist and early investor in the cryptocurrency, is a frequent speaker at such gatherings. The short flight from SFO to San Jose suggests he may have attended the conference or related meetings in the city before returning home.

Tim Draper's recent flights show a pattern of short hops: he flew from San Jose to Vancouver, Canada, on May 12 and returned to the Bay Area the following day. The Vancouver leg likely involved business meetings or family visits, but the quick turnaround to San Jose aligns with a homecoming after a conference-heavy week in the region.