Tom Cruise's HondaJet N77VA flies from New Jersey to Tampa in 2 hours 19 minutes

Tom Cruise's HondaJet HA-420, tail number N77VA, flew from Monmouth Executive Airport (KBLM) in Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, to Tampa International Airport (KTPA) in Florida on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The aircraft departed at 21:15 UTC and landed at 23:35 UTC, spending 2 hours and 19 minutes in the air. The great-circle distance between the two airports is 843 nautical miles, or 970 miles.

The flight covered 69 percent of the aircraft's 1,223 nautical mile range. The HondaJet reached a top ground speed of 469 knots and a highest altitude of 38,000 feet, with an average ground speed of 363 knots. Celebplanes estimates the flight burned about 186 US gallons of fuel, producing roughly 1,786 kilograms of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 4,421 miles. The HondaJet HA-420 is a light jet that typically seats four to five passengers, has a top speed of Mach 0.72, and a service ceiling of 43,000 feet.

This is the 14th tracked landing by N77VA at Tampa International Airport in the 40-flight window from July 28 to October 23, 2026. The previous landing at Tampa was on October 13, 12 days before this flight. Tom Cruise's home base is Clearwater Air Park (KCLW), located 12 nautical miles from Tampa International. His usual destinations include Fort Lauderdale Executive, Van Nuys, Naples Municipal, President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Teterboro, and Farnborough. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 11 airports and flew about 9,704 nautical miles. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 46 hours since its previous tracked landing at Monmouth Executive on October 23.

The departure airport, Monmouth Executive, has a longest runway of 7,345 feet at an elevation of 153 feet. Tampa International's longest runway is 11,002 feet at 26 feet elevation. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew 13 flights totaling 29.1 hours in the air. Celebplanes estimates those flights produced about 22,368 kilograms of CO2. The longest leg in that period was from Salina to Van Nuys on September 26, covering 1,035 nautical miles.

Tom Cruise is an actor, producer, and aviation enthusiast with a net worth of about $600 million and a global box office of more than $11.5 billion. He is a licensed pilot and has maintained a primary residence in Clearwater, Florida, since 2017. No public event or appearance by Tom Cruise has been announced in the Tampa Bay area for this date. The flight follows a pattern of regional travel that has included trips to the Northeast and Midwest in recent weeks.

The HondaJet is operated via Nexgen Flight Solutions and is used primarily for shorter hops around Florida and the East Coast. This flight from New Jersey back to the Tampa area fits that profile, returning the aircraft to its operational base after a two-day stop in the Northeast.

The HondaJet is the fastest light jet, with an over-wing engine mount, and costs $3.65 million new. It typically seats four passengers. Celebplanes estimates the aircraft burns about 80 US gallons of fuel per hour. In the 30-day window before this flight, the most common destinations were Tampa with 13 landings, Ontario County IDA with 4 landings, and Pinellas Park with 3 landings.