Tom Cruise's HondaJet N77VA flies from Canandaigua to Greensboro in 1 hour 22 minutes

Tom Cruise's HondaJet HA-420, tail number N77VA, flew from Canandaigua Airport (KIUA) in Ontario County, New York, to Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The aircraft departed at 20:45 UTC and landed at 22:07 UTC, spending 1 hour and 22 minutes in the air.

The flight covered a great-circle distance of 426 nautical miles, or 490 miles. The aircraft reached a top ground speed of 419 knots and a highest altitude of 36,000 feet, with an average ground speed of 310 knots. Celebplanes estimates the flight burned about 110 US gallons of fuel, producing roughly 1,056 kilograms of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 2,615 miles. The HondaJet HA-420 is a light jet that typically seats four to five passengers, has a top speed of Mach 0.72, a range of 1,223 nautical miles, and a service ceiling of 43,000 feet.

This is the second tracked landing by N77VA at Piedmont Triad International in the 40-flight window from August 4 to October 29, 2026. The previous landing at Greensboro was on September 15, 44 days before this flight. Tom Cruise's home base is Clearwater Air Park (KCLW), located 508 nautical miles from Greensboro. 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 10 airports and flew about 10,675 nautical miles. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 6 hours since its previous tracked landing at Ontario County IDA earlier the same day.

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 Greensboro 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 aircraft used about 35 percent of its total range on this flight. The departure field in Ontario County sits at an elevation of 814 feet. Piedmont Triad International's longest runway stretches 10,001 feet and sits at 925 feet above sea level.

In the 30 days before this flight, the most common destination for N77VA was Tampa, with 13 landings. Ontario County IDA saw four landings, and Pinellas Park had three. On October 25, the aircraft flew from Belmar/Farmingdale to Tampa, covering 843 nautical miles in 2 hours and 19 minutes.

In the 30 days before this flight, the HondaJet made 15 flights totaling 31.5 hours in the air. Celebplanes estimates those flights produced about 24,214 kilograms of CO2. The longest leg in that period was a 1,033-nautical-mile trip from Burbank to Salina on September 30, 2026.